Messages of Interest

Below is an excerpt from an email I received this past week from Communion With God Ministries.  I have not yet mentioned CWGM in my "Ministries of Interest" postings yet but intend to in the near future.  May this beatitudes chart be good food for thought for us this coming week.

Is My Heart Properly Postured to Easily Sense the Holy Spirit's Flow?

The nine beatitudes below are attitudes which posture my heart to receive from God.

The Trait	Scripture	I Experience This As…	Missing the Mark
I am poor in spirit	Matt. 5:3	I know I need God’s anointing	I can handle life myself
I mourn	Matt. 5:4	I easily, freely repent of my sin	I resist the Spirit’s conviction
I am meek	Matt. 5:5	I can easily be entreated	I know more than you do
I hunger and thirst	Matt. 5:6	I whole-heartedly seek God	I trust in my abilities
I am merciful	Matt. 5:7	I am moved by compassion	I am callous toward others
I am pure in heart	Matt. 5:8	I am full of faith, hope & love	I am fearful, hopeless & angry
I am a peacemaker	Matt. 5:9	I create love, unity & harmony	I am accusative & divisive
I am persecuted for righteousness' sake	Matt. 5:10	I experience attack because I believe in divine encounter	I am wishy-washy, agreeing with everyone
When reviled/persecuted	Matt. 5:11	I remain rejoicing and glad	I become angry & attack