not going well for those who returned to
province of Judah. They are in great trouble
and disgrace. The wall of Jerusalem has been
torn down, and the gates have been
destroyed by fire."
When I heard this I sat down and wept.
In fact, for days I mourned, fasted,
and prayed to the God of heaven.
Nehemiah 1:3-4
so you stare at what once
held dreams and hopes and
promises for tomorrow,
and you see pieces on the ground.
could be pieces of a home.
pieces of a career.
pieces of a heart.
pieces of a life.
perhaps in a instant,
perhaps over time.
either way,
the pain is
crushing.
and have we not all been there
at one point or another?
standing in what can be
described only as ruins.
despair threatens to
overcome all hope
as hearts drop
and
tears
fall.
it is at this moment precise
that you hear His whisper:
My beloved child,
your heart feels shattered,
your mind numb.
you wonder how.
you wonder why.
you wonder where...where am I in this?
hear Me well, My child.
I am right here beside you.
I am not helpless in your situation.
no ruin, be it physical, emotional, spiritual,
tangible and touchable or intangible and untouchable,
nothing is beyond the grasp of My hand! what you see as tragedy or adversity can
and will be redeemed by My hand!
remember always, My beloved,
that your ways are not My ways and your
thoughts are not My thoughts...
or even like My thoughts.
you see only yesterday and today.
I see all, for I live outside the realm
of time and space as you know it.
I not only see all, I know all.
I promise to bring
beauty from ashes,
hope from despair
joy from tears.
remember that I am a God of surprises.
of the unexpected.
you must trust Me.
and do not run ahead of Me,
as you are so prone to do.
one day you will look back and see
My fingerprints covering
every moment
every heartbeat
of your life
and the lives
of those you hold dear.
I love you, child,
now and forever."
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