who do you want to please?

so what does being pure in heart mean?

for one it means i'm continually conscious of GOD's presence.

a pure in heart person is conscious of the presence of GOD all the time. that is the mark of maturity.

the more mature you are the more you're conscious that GOD is with you all the time and the less conscious you are of other people around you when you're doing good.

an immature person, when he prays, is more worried about the people around him than he is about GOD. an immature person says, "i wonder if they're going to like this prayer." a mature person just focuses on pleasing GOD.

the desire of every CHRISTian's heart is to be a pleasure to HIM. that's what it means to be pure in heart.

happiness boils down to simply, who do you want to please in life? GOD says, you want to please other people? fine. try it. you can't please everybody. as soon as you get one crowd pleased, another crowd gets angry with you. you can't please everybody. but you can please GOD.

you say, "GOD, i want to do what YOU want me to do." doesn't that simplify life? reduce the stress? i can't please everybody in this world, but if i can please GOD then i know that it's the right thing. and that simplifies life so much. the tension, stress, and pressure go down. say, GOD make me more conscious that you're with me all the time.

just a thought from the front porch…