The frustrations of the spiritual life

[sky]

Originally Posted by Molearner

FallingLeaves,

I suppose the answer is that ‘hope springs eternal’……without hope we die….

And with hope we die

[pixiedust]

Originally Posted by Molearner

…….what does one do with the excess ?

Follow your heart [?]

Originally Posted by sky

I wonder would Mr Jeremiah object to me saying a 'Pure Heart' or is that also deceitful

It is written in Jer. 17//Jeremiah said:
7Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is.
8For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.

So in our walk and talk we just keep producing fruit and our fruit shows the state of our Heart.
Our fruit shows our depth of root and access to good water.So we can just be the tree we are.No real attempt has to be made.Our fruit will not lie.People can pick it from the branch when ripe our let it fall and spread it's seed.No worries.Life continues on.

So of course the Purest Hearts will produce the Purest fruits.Which Jeremiah IMO would agree.