Zion Rebekah

You ask me how I know He Lives: He lives within my heart;a line of an old hymn written in 1887. It was one of the songs I loved singing  when I rededicated my life to Him about the age of 25 ..I was pregnant with my daughter Brooke and I had been so hungry for that relationship I knew as a child. My choices had taken me off that road less traveled and even though I had found a wonderful man and was starting  a family, something was missing. I remember going to the Baptist church one night in Dick's hometown. We had just moved there from Colorado and there was a group of kids  sharing their testimonies and one young lady shared the scripture out of Ecclesiastes chapter 5 vs. 20.  For he will not dwell unduly on the days of his life, because God keeps him busy with the joy of his heart. One translation says, For he will not dwell on the days of his life, because God will keep him occupied with gladness of heart. Well my heart leaped in me, I realized I was missing gladness of heart and the joy of my salvation. My favorite hymn for several years after that was this song He Lives. He lives, He lives, Christ Jesus lives today, He walks with me, He talks with me, along life's narrow way, He lives, He lives, Salvation to impart! You ask me how I know He lives:He lives within my heart. I was so longing for the intimacy with Him I had as a child. I know when I let circumstances , worry or fear take over,  my heart becomes heavy..so a few days ago this song came back to me and I am reminded that I need to quit dwelling unduly on life's problems or the past, I need to let his joy overtake me and let gladness of heart return. Which by the way Nehemiah says is my source of strength!