Monday, February 06, 2006

A Quiet Heart

A quiet heart is soft and gentle... and is very beautiful.
It has learned to reside in that place of peace and "resting" which is the presence of God.

A quiet heart will practice love and and choose peace and joy as it's companions.
A quiet heart thinks well of others.

It will not waver... or struggle... or fear, but will trust.
It will speak softly and carefully, and it's words will be healing words.

It will be able to see clearly and hear accurately, for it is sensitive to the Spirit of God.
A quiet heart is very beautiful in the sight of God.

"He leads me beside the still and restful waters."
Psalm 23:2 Amplified Bible

"Let not yours be the (merely) external adorning with (elaborate) interweaving and knotting of the hair, the wearing of jewelry, or changes of clothes; but let it be the inward adorning and beauty of the hidden person of the heart, with the incorruptible and unfading charm of a gentle and peaceful spirit, which (is not anxious or wrought up, but) is very precious in the sight of God."
I Peter 3:3-4 Amplified Bible

© 2006 Arlene Schwartzkopf