Eclipsed

Christine and I have been helping a beautiful woman we met several weeks ago get her spiritual life on track. This woman has an incredible spirit, but darkness in her heart has eclipsed His light. She has been listening to the "Shine" CD frequently, and Christine used one of the songs from the record to illuminate how His pure heart can be eclipsed by darkness in our hearts.

Here is what Christine said:

With regards to a pure heart, I can only speak from my own experience. In the song, 'Eclipsed,' I say, "You say I must believe that I have already received." I believe that I have already received the pure heart that Jesus died to give me. I believe that all He is lives inside of me. I also believe there are parts of me standing in the way of the full expression of His heart within me. He allows me to see the darkness (what I refer to as "roadblocks") in my heart, as He knows I can handle them, and I invite Him to deal with me in these certain areas. Little by little, He heals the wounds in my heart. With each miraculous healing, turmoil is replaced with peace. As I accept the truths He reveals to me, shackles fall.

You know what? This process is like an eclipse. The sun (Son) is there in all it's (His) fullness. However, the earth's shadow is darkening it's radiance. The only thing we can do is to allow Him to work within us. It is up to us to allow the Lord to deal with the shadow so that He may shine completely in our hearts. He is there, 100%. There is no doubt about it. We just have to surrender each hurt to Him through the Cross so that He can heal that part of our heart. This is our responsibility in the relationship we have with Him. As we do, the shadow moves off and His light grows brighter.

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We believe the songs on "Shine" can be used to touch hearts, heal, and transform darkness into light. We are truly blessed to be able to help followers of Christ shine. After all, it is His music, not ours.

Agape,

steve