A Heart Of Multitude

 Charles Spurgeon says: ''It is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness.''

There's a sign on the door, says, "Come as you are" but I doubt it, 'Cause if we lived like it was true, every Sunday morning pew would be crowded, But didn't you say the church should look more like a hospital, A safe place for the sick, the sinner and the scarred and the prodigals, Like me, Well truth be told, The truth is rarely told, Oh am I the only one who says, I'm fine, yeah I'm fine oh I'm fine, hey I'm fine but I'm not, I'm broken And when it's out of control I say it's under control but it's not And you know it, I don't know why it's so hard to admit it, When being honest is the only way to fix it, There's no failure, no fall, There's no sin you don't already know, So let the truth be told, Can I really stand here unashamed, Knowin' that you love for me won't change?, Oh God if that's really true, Then let the truth be told.

Will You be my light, when I cannot see? And when I can't take another step, Lord, would You carry me? And when I've lost my fight, will You be my strength? Will You set me a table in the presence of my enemies? I shall not want, I shall not want, Oh, my soul's got a shepherd in the valley and I shall not want, I shall not want, I shall not want, 'Cause my cup's running over, running over and I shall not want, And I will lift my eyes to where my help comes from And I won't be afraid of the shadow, 'Cause I've seen the sun, No, I will not stop, when the way gets hard, 'Cause the green only grows in the valley And that's where You are (say).

I know you're tired, I know you're weak And all of that fighting's got you, Down on your knees, You're desperate for change, Desperate to know, There's a light, Still a light, Child lift up your eyes, For your help draws nigh, Child lift up your eyes, It'll be alright, Every tear you've cried, Let the sunlight dry, Every tear you've cried, It'll be alright, If you still have breath in your lungs, If you still have breath in your lungs, You're not done, I'll be your strength And I'll be your song, I'll be the solid rock, You can stand on, I'm with you always, You're never alone, 'Cause I'm right by your side.

The most beautiful way to start and end the day is with a Grateful Heart.

1 Thessalonians 5 verse 16-18: Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.

Colossians 4 verse 6: Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.

John 16 verse 24:  Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive, and your joy will be complete.

1 Peter 2 verse 9:  But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.

Matthew 13 verse 32: Though it is the smallest of all seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds come and perch in its branches.”

John 14 verse 1: “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God[a]; believe also in me.

Psalm 51 verse 10: Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.

Matthew 17 verse 20: He replied, “Because you have so little faith. Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.”

Romans 10 verse 17:  Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word about Christ.

In everything we see how God gives us a heart of multitude, gratitude, happiness, joy, love, peace, faith, we see how God turns the small things into greater blessings so that we may be able to have an abundance of hope that gives us understanding to know we can receive a message meant for us to hear and so that we may walk by Faith and not by Sight. In each scripture we see how this heart of multitude can develop into a better understanding of how we live in the heart of Christ and not in the heart of the Enemy. The Enemy would not want us to have a heart of multitude by a heart of despair. God doesn't want us to live in despair.

God wants us to live our lives to the fullest and we know this, we can seek out His unfailing and unwavering love that is so unconditional that God gives us an open mind, an open heart and eyes to see in how we can give thanks for all that He continues to do and how we can see in the heart of God, God loves us daily.

'Cause there's only love in the heart of God, No room for shame in His open arms, There's beauty from ashes, so come as you are And there's only love in the heart of God, Come, prodigal children, it's never too late, Run home to the Father, let Him clothe you with grace And bury your burdens, break free from your fear, Step out of the shadows, there's no judgment here, There's only love in the heart of God, No room for shame in His open arms, There's beauty from ashes, so come as you are And there's only love in the heart of God.

We see in this song that we can take everything in a heart of gratitude and turn it into a multitude in the things that give us the abundance of small blessings that turn into bigger blessings when we seek Him.

God calls us to be still, to listen, and to be in the waiting sometimes so that a Heart of multitude that may be small because we want what we think the plan should be to come quick but God has us wait and that Heart of Multitude can grow bigger and deeper into something that God shows and shines a light in, in our Faith.

What are you thankful in this heart of multitude in your season of life? Think of this reflection question as I share two final quotes and end on these two quotes tonight.

Dwight L. Moody: ''Faith makes all things possible. Love makes all things easy.''

Roy T. Bennett: ''When one has a grateful heart, life is so beautiful.''