20160120_ Ps 50_ Foot on the Way! Happy Feet ! The Second Heart!

(Photo taken in March 2015, Perth, one of the beaches on way to Pinnacles)

Ps 50 : Foot on the Way - Happy Feet! The Second Heart!

This morning on 20/1/2016, as I meditated on this Psalm 50,  my heart was overwhelmed with THANKSGIVING!  Why? It is the Day24 since I fractured my foot and as of yesterday, my injured foot seemed so much better and stronger! Oh Yes! And I could walked without the LIMP! PTL!

So here was my Happy Feet that led to a very Happy Heart!

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FACT : Do you know that our feet is also called the SECOND Heart?
(extract from internet)

The circulatory system is responsible for delivering oxygen to cells; it is made up of the heart, arteries, veins, capillaries, and blood. The heart’s pumping action forces oxygenated blood from the lungs to reach millions of cells throughout the body via arteries and capillaries. After the cells have been nourished, blood returns to the heart through the venous system and is then re-oxygenated in the lungs.
There are two systems of veins at work in the legs: the deep system and the superficial system. The deep system veins are of a large diameter and are situated close to the bone, surrounded by muscle. The superficial system veins are located in the fat tissue under the skin, and are visible at times. These two systems meet at two junctions, one at the groin and the other behind the knee. They also meet through a series of connecting veins called perforators.
Blood moves within the venous system because of the heart’s residual pumping force, the negative pressure in the veins created while breathing, as well as the contraction of the muscles in the calf and foot – a muscle-vein system often referred to as the second heart.
Venous Facts
The body has roughly 60,000 miles of blood vessels.
The heart beats approximately 100,000 times a day, pushing 2,250 gallons of blood.
The average person takes approximately 9,000 steps a day.
The venous system holds 70% of our blood at any given time.
The Second Heart
The second heart is a system of muscles, veins, and valves in the calf and foot that work together to push deoxygenated blood back up to the heart and lungs. Vein valves act as trapdoors that open and close with each muscle contraction to prevent the backflow of blood.
When valves become defective or weak the second heart can be overwhelmed, blood can pool in veins, and varicose veins, spider veins, and Chronic Venous Insufficiency (CVI) can develop.
  
 So much for the Heart facts ! Not only that, do you know that the heart is formed before the brain in the foetus? Yes Yes. So the saying goes, the heart of any matter is the matter of the heart! :)
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Reflection on Psalm 50 - Post Red Dot Jubilee in Jan 2016!

The Mighty One, God, The LORD speaks and summons the earth and the heavens.  The whole world is His! All the creation is His!
And there is no need for us to sacrifice the bull or goat to Him!

So what then does He want from us?

Just only this ONE Thing :-
Our sacrifices of thanks offerings.
Our praises.
Our worship and adoration unto Him.

it is just this One thing that would bring honor and glory to Him!

It is just so simple.

Yet, we have been so clouded with the work of the Lord - doing and not being. And many got burned out and the heart became burdened.  The service unto Him became a chore than a joy.  We had forgotten to thank the Lord of the work for every small little things in our life - Which we tend to take for granted. Like my feet -   until it was cracked!

So now , My foot is well! So happy to have the balance without the pain .  To walk without the limp!

So Asaph the psalmist declared “As soon as i set my foot on the Way, the Lord will show me the salvation of the Lord!” V23

So Bring it on Happy Feet! Dance in rejoice with praise and thanksgiving! For the Lord does not require anything else really from us, really! Out of the heart the mouth speaks! So Let  us show it on our face - be joyful! be thankful!
Ps 50 reminded me of 1 Thess 5 :16 What is God’s will for our life?
Simply 3-in-1 thing too :
Be joyful always
Pray continually
Give thanks in all circumstances!

Amen!