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~ July 2025 ~
~ July 16th, 2025 ~
Peace
Denzel Washington is one of my favorite actors. After I read these words from him, I thought about my life and how this truly applies.
Wise words from Denzel Washington that hit deeper the older you get:
"These days, everyone wants to get there fast. But I’ve learned that what truly matters… takes time."
There are no shortcuts that don’t cost double later.
If you have to force something to fit — it probably wasn’t meant for you.
I’ve seen people rise quickly… only to crash hard because they had no roots.
Success doesn’t hold you up. Character does.
It’s not about the noise you make — it’s about the quiet respect you earn.
I’d rather move slowly, with intention, than race blindly just to keep up.
Because when you know who you are, you don’t run —
you walk with purpose.
And when something is truly meant for you…
you don’t have to chase it.
It finds you — in peace.
Well, with me for sure I found what was meant for me, Jesus, yep, peace. I also found that with God there are no shortcuts. Our ways and timing are not His ways. When I surrendered my life to Him in 1997 I had no idea what He had in store for me. All I said was, “use me” and my friends, I meant it. First what I found was most important is I had to know Him before I could tell people about Him. How do you know God you might ask? Through His Word, the Bible.
What this meant was I had to go back to church that I broke away from 40 some years prior. I had to get involved with other people of God.
I am still amazed at what God has done with my life since I turned it over, willingly, to Him. Back in 1997 I was still working. Even prior to that awesome day God was setting my life in the direction of being “fruitful” for the Kingdom. I was encouraged to get into computers which I didn’t realize it at the time but it also played a big part in my outreach ministry and also God’s poetry to reach all with His message of “love and grace” after I retired. See, the knowledge of computers helped me design and implement a production reporting system for the manufacturing plant. After 18 years of doing the same thing I then was promoted, for someone believed in what I could create that would help the company.
So now, looking back since that day in March of 1997 all I can say is the same that I said on that day, “Thank You, Jesus!” See, what Denzel Washington stated, “Because when you know who you are, you don’t run — you walk with purpose”, my purpose is “I am a Child of God!”
From God’s Heart, to Mine, to Yours
Edward Shagott
~ July 14th, 2025 ~
Choose Truth
I like this devotional b Neil T. Anderson. To me it explains why it is important to surrender (submit) yourself to God. We are living in a very troubling and try time when satan will use everything he can to keep you from having a relationship with God.
SUBMIT TO GOD
1 John 2:14 NIV
I write to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God lives in you, and you have overcome the evil one.
According to John, new Christians are like little children whose sins are forgiven and who have entered into the knowledge of God. Mature saints are likened to old men who have a deep knowledge of God. In between are the young men, growing Christians whose chief characteristic is that they have overcome the evil one. No wonder we don't have very many mature saints in the Western world. We scarcely recognize that there is an evil one, let alone overcome him!
Until you have overcome the evil one, you may not have a lot of mental peace. If you are attempting to deal with deceiving thoughts by trying to rebuke them, you'll be like the person treading water in the middle of the ocean whose life's purpose is to keep 12 corks, which are bobbing close by, submerged with a little hammer! Acknowledge the presence of the corks, but ignore them and swim to shore! Don't pay attention to deceiving spirits.
The whole thrust of Scripture directs us to choose truth. We dispel the darkness by turning on the light. If you are plagued by tempting thoughts, bring the issue before God and seek to resolve that which is keeping you from having perfect fellowship with Him. The devil isn't the primary issue--he is only taking advantage of the fact that your fellowship with God has been broken. James 4:7 has the right priorities: "Submit therefore to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you." The primary issue is to submit to God.
Satan knows that if he can keep our minds distracted, we won't have much of a prayer life with God. Prayer is the vital link for God's guidance. If we are going to walk with God through the darkness, we must have the peace of God which surpasses all comprehension and guards our hearts and minds in Christ Jesus (Philippians 4:7).
Prayer: Lord, thank You that as I submit to You and resist the devil, Satan must flee and I will be free.
Yes, as Martin Luther King Jr. said, "Free at last, free at last, thank God almighty we are free at last!" My friends, when and if you ever submit to God you will then understand what he meant by that. I surely do!
From God's Heart, to Mine, to Yours
Edward Shagott
~ July 10th, 2025 ~
Have A Heart
I like this devotional by Max Lucado. It meshes well with this message.
A New Heart
By Max Lucado
“You were taught to be made new in your hearts, to become a new person.” Ephesians 4:23
What if, for one day and one night, Jesus lives your life with his heart? Your heart gets the day off, and your life is led by the heart of the Christ. His priorities govern your actions. His passions drive your decisions. His love directs your behavior . . .
Would people notice a change? Would you still do what you had planned to do for the next twenty-four hours?
I truly believe people have seen a change in me. Once you turn your life over to Jesus (surrender) there will for sure be a change for your old sinful self is no longer. What you find is you "WANT" to be like Jesus for He is now in control. Below is a few Poems that He touched my heart with about "heart".
God’s Heart
God’s heart is like ours
for it also feels pain.
It broke in two,
on that terrible day.
All throughout history,
His heart was pierced again,
reaching out to all others,
wanting to be their best friend.
Even if we betray Him,
and from Him turn away,
God’s heart remains open,
to love us someday.
So the choice is ours,
in what ever we do.
God’s heart remains open,
just waiting for me and you.
E. P. Shagott
9/29/2010
A Broken Heart
A broken heart cannot be healed,
by either you or me.
It must be healed by our Creator,
for He first put it together you see.
He knows every little part,
that in this life might break.
He knows the pain that goes with it,
for His own heart once did break.
I asked Him, “What can I do,
to mend my heart that did break?”
He said, “Nothing My child,
I will do it for you, definitely time it will take.”
So each day that passes,
I know my heart will heal,
and what is truly amazing about it,
is how close to Jesus each day I do feel!
E. P. Shagott
12/20/2010
A Heavy Heart
I started to rise,
a heavy weight I did feel.
as started my day,
my joy the devil wanted to steal.
I worried and fret,
didn’t sleep much last night.
I just kept thinking,
tomorrow wouldn’t be right.
My heart grew heavier,
as bad thoughts came in.
My joy was leaving,
making room for more sin.
I cried to the Lord,
“How can this be”
He said in an instant,
“Just focus on Me!
Your heart was made,
for Me from the start,
all sin you let in,
makes for very heavy heart.”
E. P. Shagott
10/15/2010
The heart is so important that I was inspired to write a song about it. Below are the lyrics to that song. The music has not been written yet.
As He Looks Into My Heart
BY Ed Shagott
As He looked into my heart
Jesus smiled at what He saw
All the dark had turned to light
all the bitterness now gone
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As He looks into my heart
He now understands
I believe in His love
and the wonders of His hands
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The selfishness that was there
now replaced with His love
All the anger and despair
now erased by Calvary's blood
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As He looks into my heart
He now understands
I believe in His love
and the wonders of His hands
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For nothing was there for me
like His love from the start
and this my Savior sees
As He looks into my heart
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As He looks into my heart
He now understands
I believe in His love
and the wonders of His hands
As He looks into my heart
From God's Heart, to Mine, to Yours
Edward Shagott
~ July 9th, 2025 ~
Keep Going
Here is another message I found on Facebook and thought how true. It was written by Coach Mantas. For sure in this life we will have our share of problems and heartbreak!
Ernest Hemingway once wrote: The hardest lesson I have had to learn as an adult is the relentless need to keep going, no matter how broken I feel inside.
This truth is raw, unfiltered, and painfully universal. Life doesn’t stop when we are exhausted, when our hearts are shattered, or when our spirits feel threadbare. It keeps moving—unyielding, indifferent—demanding that we keep pace. There is no pause button for grief, no intermission for healing, no moment where the world gently steps aside and allows us to mend. Life expects us to carry our burdens in silence, to push forward despite the weight of all we carry inside.
The cruelest part? No one really prepares us for this. As children, we are fed stories of resilience wrapped in neat, hopeful endings—tales where pain has purpose and every storm clears to reveal a bright horizon. But adulthood strips away those comforting illusions. It teaches us that survival is rarely poetic. More often than not, it’s about showing up when you’d rather disappear, smiling through pain no one sees, and carrying on despite feeling like you're unraveling from the inside out.
And yet, somehow, we persevere. That’s the quiet miracle of being human. Even when life is relentless, even when hope feels distant, we keep moving. We stumble, we break, we fall to our knees—but we get up. And in doing so, we uncover a strength we never knew we had. We learn to comfort ourselves in the ways we wish others would. We become the voice of reassurance we once searched for. Slowly, we realize that resilience isn’t always about grand acts of bravery; sometimes, it’s just a whisper—“Keep going.”
Yes, it’s exhausting. Yes, it’s unfair. And yes, there are days when the weight of it all feels unbearable. But every small step forward is proof that we haven’t given up. That we are still fighting, still holding on, still refusing to let the darkness consume us. That quiet defiance—choosing to exist, to try, to hope—is the bravest thing we can do.
In the Bible, John 16:33 it states, These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world. My friends, I believe many who read this verse stop after reading about "tribulation" (trouble) and they miss the part "be of good cheer", see, for Jesus has conquered all! So if Christ is in you, then you will too! So what we do is "Keep going" with Jesus!
From God’s Heart, to Mine, to Yours
Edward Shagott
~ July 8th, 2025 ~
A Story Of Life
I try to use this Heart Message page to post inspirational and/or interesting articles or stories I come across that touch my life and I pray will touch others. This I found on Facebook as I find many of the stories that catch my notice. This one is by Echoes of Insight. I thought very interesting and true.
Once a man lost his way in the desert. The little food and water he had was finished, and for the last two days he was desperate for even a drop of water.
He knew that if he didn’t find water soon, he would die in a few hours. Still, a small hope was alive inside him, so he kept searching for water. He didn’t give up.
He kept hoping he might find water somewhere. That’s when he saw a hut. At first, he couldn’t believe his eyes.
Earlier too, he had been tricked by mirages in the desert. But he had no other choice but to believe it this time. After all, this was his last hope.
He gathered his remaining strength and walked towards the hut. As he got closer, his hope grew. This time, luck was on his side. The hut was real.
But when he reached, he saw that the hut was deserted. It looked like no one had been there for years. Still, the man went inside, hoping to find water.
Inside, he was shocked. There was a hand pump. Filled with new energy, he quickly went to the pump and tried to draw water.
But the pump was dry. It seemed it hadn’t worked for a long time. Disappointed, he fell to the ground. He thought he would surely die now.
Just then, he noticed a bottle tied to the roof. Somehow he managed to reach it. He was about to open the bottle and drink the water when he saw a note stuck to it. The note said:
“𝗨𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝘂𝗺𝗽. 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻.”
This confused him. Should he drink the water and save himself? Or should he pour it into the pump, hoping it would work?
Many thoughts ran through his mind. What if the pump didn’t work even after he poured the water? What if the note was wrong, and even the underground water was gone? But what if the pump worked and gave him plenty of water? He was unsure.
Finally, he decided to trust the note. With shaking hands, he poured the water into the pump.
𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝘂𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲.
After a few tries, water began to flow. Cool, fresh water! He drank as much as he wanted. His mind became clear again.
He then refilled the bottle and tied it back to the roof, just as the note had asked.
While doing this, he noticed another glass bottle. Inside it was a pencil and a map showing the way out of the desert.
He memorized the way and put the map back, filled his own water bottles, and got ready to leave.
He walked a little ahead, then stopped and looked back. He thought for a moment, went back to the hut, and wrote on the note:
“𝗕𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝗲, 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝘂𝗺𝗽 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀.”
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𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲.
It teaches us to never lose hope, even in the worst times.
It also shows that before getting something big, we often have to give something from our side — just like the man poured all the water he had into the pump first.
In this story, water stands for the precious things in our lives — like knowledge, love, or money.
To get these, we must first put in our efforts, like pouring water into the hand pump of life. In return, we often receive much more than we gave.
It also shows how doing good can spread from one person to another, slowly making the whole world better.
From God's Heart, to Mine, to Yours
Edward Shagott
~ July 7th, 2025 ~
The Path
John 14:6
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
My friends, we are somewhere on this path.
And what you do with the gospel of Jesus Christ determines where you land in eternity.
So don’t read this like just another message.
Read it like it’s your last warning.
Because for some… it will be.
FROM CHURCH TO ETERNITY — THE FINAL ROAD
“Jesus is the Narrow Road — and those in Him already have eternal life.”
(Matthew 7:13–14 | John 3:36 |1 Corinthians 15:1–4 KJV | Revelation 21)
1. THE CHURCH AGE — Where We Are Right Now
“Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.” — 2 Corinthians 6:2
This is the age of grace — when the gospel is freely preached.
God is calling sinners to repentance and faith in Christ.
Those who believe now already possess eternal life (John 5:24).
But this age won’t last forever. And when it ends — so does the open door.
2. THE RAPTURE — Sudden. Unannounced. Irreversible.
“In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye...” — 1 Corinthians 15:52
“The Lord himself shall descend... and the dead in Christ shall rise first.” — 1 Thessalonians 4:16
Jesus will return to gather His people — those born again by the gospel.
Billions will be left behind. And the age of wrath will begin.
If you're not saved now, you won't escape then.
3. THE TRIBULATION — Hell on Earth
“For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning...” — Matthew 24:21
“Woe to the inhabiters of the earth...” — Revelation 12:12
Seven years of global destruction, judgment, deception.
The Antichrist will rise. God’s wrath will fall.
Plagues, war, death, and supernatural terror.
This is not fear-mongering. This is prophecy.
4. THE MILLENNIAL REIGN — Christ’s 1,000-Year Kingdom on Earth
“And they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.” — Revelation 20:4
After His return, Jesus will rule from Jerusalem.
Satan will be bound. Peace will cover the Earth.
No more corrupt rule. No more injustice.
This is the literal Kingdom of the King.
5. ETERNITY — New Heaven. New Earth. New Jerusalem.
“And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away...” — Revelation 21:1
“And I John saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven...” — Revelation 21:2
“The tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them...” — Revelation 21:3
After the final judgment, God creates a new heaven and a new earth, pure and eternal.
And descending from above comes New Jerusalem — the radiant, holy city where God dwells with His redeemed forever.
No more curse. No more night. No more sorrow.
Only peace, glory, and the everlasting presence of the Lord.
But for the lost, there is only one destination:
“Whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.” — Revelation 20:15
THE GOSPEL — THE ONLY WAY TO BE SAVED
1 Corinthians 15:1–4 (KJV)
“Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
And that he was buried,
And that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures.”
This is the only gospel that saves.
Not religion.
Not your good deeds.
Not tradition.
Only faith in the finished work of Jesus Christ — crucified, buried, and risen.
If you believe this gospel from the heart, you are saved.
NOW IS THE TIME
“He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life...” — John 3:36
“Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.” — Romans 10:13
If you are not in Christ — you are not ready.
The world is running out of time. The trumpet is about to sound.
From God's Heart, to Mine, to Yours
Edward Shagott
~ July 3rd and 4th, 2025 ~
Happy July 4th!
I wrote this poem in 2022 thinking of the next day being the 4th of July. Now three quick years later, yes they do go by quickly, still true today on this day before the 4th of July.
The Day Before the Fourth
It was the day before the fourth,
another 4th of July coming soon.
Cookouts, fireworks and celebration,
people singing “America, we love you”!
But do we really mean it?
Are we showing it by what we do?
Are we staying true to our country and flag?
Are we still proud of the Red, White and Blue?
Are we still “One nation under God?”
Oh, I wish it still be true.
Do we ask, “What can I do for my country?”
Or expecting our country to take care of you?
Have all the true Americans gone before us,
shed their blood, sweat and tears in vain?
It is not too late to be proud once again,
that is why so many to America they came.
Yes, it is the day before the fourth,
“America, America, God shed His grace on thee,
and crown thy good with brotherhood”,
not division, “from sea to shinning sea”!!
I want to share some quotes that I thought very fitting for this Independence holiday:
George Washington, 1st U.S. President
“While we are zealously performing the duties of good citizens and soldiers, we certainly ought not to be inattentive to the higher duties of religion. To the distinguished character of Patriot, it should be our highest glory to add the more distinguished character of Christian.”
–The Writings of Washington, pp. 342-343.
John Adams, 2nd U.S. President and Signer of the Declaration of Independence
“Suppose a nation in some distant Region should take the Bible for their only law Book, and every member should regulate his conduct by the precepts there exhibited! Every member would be obliged in conscience, to temperance, frugality, and industry; to justice, kindness, and charity towards his fellow men; and to piety, love, and reverence toward Almighty God … What a Eutopia, what a Paradise would this region be.”
–Diary and Autobiography of John Adams, Vol. III, p. 9.
Thomas Jefferson, 3rd U.S. President, Drafter and Signer of the Declaration of Independence
“God who gave us life gave us liberty. And can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are of the Gift of God? That they are not to be violated but with His wrath? Indeed, I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just; that His justice cannot sleep forever; That a revolution of the wheel of fortune, a change of situation, is among possible events; that it may become probable by Supernatural influence! The Almighty has no attribute which can take side with us in that event.”
–Notes on the State of Virginia, Query XVIII, p. 237.
Benjamin Franklin, Signer of the Declaration of Independence and United States Constitution
“Here is my Creed. I believe in one God, the Creator of the Universe. That He governs it by His Providence. That He ought to be worshipped.
“That the most acceptable service we render to him is in doing good to his other children. That the soul of man is immortal, and will be treated with justice in another life respecting its conduct in this. These I take to be the fundamental points in all sound religion, and I regard them as you do in whatever sect I meet with them.
“Happy 4th of July! As you take this day to honor America, ask yourself, “Why am I not honoring America on the other 364 days? Shame on me.” — Stephen Colbert
Finally I want to share and close with a poem I was blessed to write five years ago which I believe is to very true today. John F. Kennedy said it very well when he said; "Ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country."
The Real America
The real America where can it be?
Was there ever a place
where we all could live free?
Is this the America
that was founded under God,
where all men and women could walk
freely wherever they trod?
Is the real America a place
where freedom truly reigns?
Where many men and women
paid the ultimate sacrifice
and so many of us don’t say thanks
or even know their names?
What is the real America?
Could it and is it only a dream?
Is there such a place where
human beings live and get along
or is it just so it seems?
Well, I for one believe it’s here
and to make it real is truly up to us.
To not look through evil eyes
but to reach out to each other,
to be sincere, to love and to trust.
America, America, God does shed
His grace on thee.
The only way our country
will and can be great,
is it’s up to you
and it’s up to me!
From God's Heart, to Mine, to Yours
Edward Shagott