Wow! This just came up on my Facebook page as a “memory”. I wrote it three years ago, but it hit the bullseye for what I’m going through right now. Here it is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I can’t sleep yet. I had three Scriptures weighing on my heart as I laid in bed weeping and praying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jesus said, “Because lawlessness will be increased, the love of many will grow cold.” (Matt. 24:12) He saw it coming across the millennia. He told us this not to scare us but to prepare us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.” Prov. 4:23 <\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves; so be shrewd as serpents and innocent as doves.” Matt. 10:16<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You and I are NOT accountable for the conditions of anyone else’s heart. We are each accountable for our OWN heart, attitudes, actions, and behaviors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Therefore, what I am telling myself I will share with you: Don’t let your love grow cold, guard your heart, be shrewd [alert] AND be innocent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
May God’s blessings, protection, discernment, and direction be on all of us as we navigate this crazy world. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
–Dorothy <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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