Oh Your LOVE is a symphony-all AROUND me. Running through Me.

On a side note-I'm beginning to dislike red backpacks and tall blond men.

Blessed are the pure in heart; for they will see God.
-Matthew 5:8

Purity. What does purity even look like in our lives? I feel like last week, purity-was a recurring theme. Something God wanted me to grasp and experience. Last week at Evensong, all the songs had something to do with purity, and it was emphasized when the leader said, "Remember, purity is not something you have-it's something only God can give you." But what is this purity that will allow us to see God?
As I looked up the definition for purity-I came across with a lot of "freedom from impurity, freedom from guilt, abstinence, innocence, free from taint or pollution," and those are a few of the many definitions. But the word freedom-just surprised me. Freedom is what we all yearn from. How could purity free us?

Purity is not about being sinless before God so you can see Him-but rather it is about desiring to be pure in your thoughts, words and actions. And we can only be made pure through God-through the great Purifier. It's about having those thoughts, word and actions adhere to God. It's about having God be your One and Only-the core of your very being and desire. Then God draws near to you.-and as you set your eyes on Him you are made pure.
I don't know about you, but I just want to be pure. So wholly and perfectly pure for my savior. To please Him. To remove thoughts/hungers for the things I shouldn't hunger and instead desire for God and clearing and cleaning my thoughts and setting Him as the Only thing worth living and having. Because without Him I am truly nothing and I have nothing. But in Him I am made whole-I am made pure, no matter what I've done or who I have become. He can take my thoughts, my mind, my actions and set it up on Him-and reveal Himself to me.
We waste so much of our time thinking of things we shouldn't, doing things we shouldn't-but the beauty of our Savior is that he doesn't condemn us. He has His arms wide open inviting us to take a sip of The Purity we all very much desire. It's not easy. It's hard toil, giving up the things of this world-saying no to our flesh, it takes dedication. But His everlasting Love is there to help us along the way. To carry us out of the pit of sin and into His loving arms where we are made pure through Him.

Psalms 51:9-10

Hide your face from my sins
and blot out all my iniquity.
Create in me a pure heart, O God,
and renew a steadfast spirit within me.