From My Heart To Yours (Part 1): Personal Experiences to highlight the supremacy of Christ

This document was started with no thought of publishing or making it public. It was a joy to sit during the morning quiet time and write some thoughts which seem at times fairly unrelated to one another. However, the thoughts reflected a personal journey, a discovery of the kaleidoscopic relation with and discovery of the risen Lord and Savior. This exercise turned into a soul-searching exercise and, through various life experiences, became an examination of heart and soul in light of the Word of the Living God.
Major themes within the meditations of this book obviously became anchors for the writer’s flow of thoughts. The Person of Jesus Christ and His centrality; The person, work, presence, and power of the Holy Spirit; and other themes that are at the core of the Christian life, such as forgiveness, faith, obedience, church life, application of God’s love, and what makes the believer’s walk challenging and sometimes blurred.
This document has scattered in it personal experiences; many were posted to this author’s Facebook page laying bare a soul that’s in pursuit of Christ and none other. Over the past four years, many regular readers have encouraged me to convert the postings into a book because it has been a blessing to them. The reason behind this thematic combination is to see the relevance of God’s principles expressed in daily life. Much is written about sound doctrine. However, to me, one of the nagging issues in Christendom today is the soundness of doctrine but dead reflection of the life of Christ in everyday life. Surely, there is a bridge that is solidly founded in God’s Word. Discovering aspects of that bridge is one of the objectives of this writing.
This author’s premise is that doctrines are wonderful and easy to identify, and ascertain their veracity through the objective study of God’s Word, but without the indwelling Holy Spirit and daily obedience, discipline, and application, such life is purely pharisaic and counter-productive in personal, family, church, and social life. It grieves the Spirit and produces no fruit. The fact remains that unless the grain goes into the ground and dies; it will remain alone and will bear no fruit. Rightness of doctrine is no guarantee of righteousness that’s Christ born and Spirit-implemented. Beginning in faith requires faith for the rest of the journey. Only the Holy Spirit can sustain such lifestyle, filled with the variegated beauty of Christ’s character. Then I can worship in Spirit/spirit and truth. And then I can enjoy Him forever. The rest of the journey is simply diverse details making each one unique and rich.