Today's Food for Thought (October 2, 2017)

There is a road from the eye to the HEART that doesn't go through the intellect. - G.K. - Chesterton

It is strange how often a heart must be broken before the years can make it wise. As the thinking instrument of your soul, your heart is made to break – it bursts open again and again so that it can see and hold evermore wonder; so it can seek enlightenment. For it is only when your heart breaks that you open yourself to asking God for help. You seek His help so you grasp the meaning of things revealed to the mind and apply the understanding to your heart. For when He searches you, He looks at the 'eyes of your understanding' – your heart.

Perhaps our eyes need to be washed by our tears once in a while so that we can see life with a clearer view again. Sometimes you have to laugh through the tears, smile through the pain so that you can live through the sorrow. Hear with your heart, see with your soul, be guided by a Hand that you cannot hold. Trust even if you can't see, that's how faith must be. The heart that has a firm faith is not frightened by obstacles because it knows well that God's love does not abandon those who trust in Him.

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CHRISTMAS COUNTDOWN: We only have 84 days to go before Christmas 2017 and 91 days remaining before 2017 ends.