rarely are
new normals
something we
seek out.
rather,
they seem to find us,
often invading and
radically changing
everything we know.
we are left stunned.
and it is nearly impossible
to not question God.
to ask that small yet
all encompassing word:
why?
over
and
over.
and honestly,
His answers do not
always satisfy.
for
how do you understand
the ununderstandable?
how do you comprehend
the incomprehensible?
when the heart is still
enough to hear, He whispers,
"My beloved child,
I am here.
I am closer
than your next breath,
your next heartbeat.
I. am. here.
no pain is without purpose.
no pain is ever wasted.
every lonely moment,
every heartbreak,
every tear cried,
are being woven
into the very fabric
of your heart with a
delicacy unimaginable.
not for one moment
have I or will I let go.
the story of your life
is being formed into
a living, breathing testimony.
an exquisite love story,
written before
time began
by
My
hand.
do not be afraid.
do not fear the
departure from
what you know,
for you can be assured
that the unknown is
not unknown to Me.
nothing can separate
you from Me.
no place on earth,
no emotion felt,
no court room,
no hospital room,
no darkness black
exists where My light,
My love,
My peace,
My comfort
are not.
for I AM.
and I am for you,
not against you.
in time that which
feels so wrong today
will be embraceable
as the beauty of your
story unfolds."
your Abba
And I am convinced that nothing can
ever separate us from God's love.
Neither death nor life,
neither angels nor demons,
neither our fears for today
nor our worries about tomorrow ~
not even the powers of hell can
separate us from God's love.
No power in the sky above
or in the earth below~
indeed, nothing in all creation
will ever be able to separate
us from the love of God that
is revealed in Christ Jesus,
our Lord.
Romans 8:38~39
Monday, February 27, 2017
Tuesday, February 7, 2017
before time
gray clouds hang low.
tiny raindrops kiss roses
so white.
tears fall,
mingling
with the rain.
from before
time even began,
He saw this day.
before the
morning stars
were taught to sing
and planets placed in orbit,
He knew.
He knew when
her first heartbeat
would softly stir.
He knew when that same heart
would beat its last.
and He knew every
heartbeat
in between.
He knew
every step
she would take.
He knew every
smile and laugh
as well as tear
she would cry.
and He gathered
those tears tenderly
to keep forever,
just as He gathers
your tears today.
He knew each song
she would sing,
for how could
the Composer
not know every
intimate detail
and nuance of
His composition?
He knew each harmony
that would be formed as
the melody of her life,
soaring with beauty,
would intertwine with
the life songs of those
blessed to be called
her family,
her friends.
and He knew the exquisite
richness and depth of love
as two life songs
blended into one,
became three.
three lives
woven together
in His symphony
for His glory.
this movement,
this season,
which began
thirteen years ago,
is now transitioning into
the next.
tears fell on her face
as you held her close,
gently letting go
as Jesus gathered
her into His arms.
until you meet
again.
"He will wipe every tear
from their eyes, and there
will be no more death or sorrow
or crying or pain. All these things
are gone
forever."
Thursday, February 2, 2017
sun, shade, rain, roof
sun or shade...rain or roof...four words searing into my soul...am I the scorching desert sun burning you or the shade protecting you? am I the cold rain soaking you or the roof sheltering you? am I for you or against you? am I building you up or tearing you down? profound questions begging to be answered...especially in these days of division and disunity...
it matters not what the issues are, even when the issues are as complex and the ramifications as far-reaching as they are today...the issue at hand...the one tugging at my heart is how we are treating one another...and I will be the first to admit that certain viewpoints and words have drawn out in me some responses (even if only in thought) that are anything but Jesus-like...I have had to take a step back and ground myself in what I know to be true...that issues aside, Jesus commands us to love each other...you might say,"well that is the exact issue!" and you are right...the conversations have been about how do we love the least of these, whether the least be an unborn child or an already born child or adult in desperate need...
yet for this moment I am thinking about how we as Jesus lovers are treating one another..."This is My commandment: Love each other in the same way I have loved you. There is no greater love than to lay down one's life for one's friends." Jesus, in John 15:12-13
loving each other certainly doesn't mean we must agree on all things...rather it is in how we disagree...I believe the Father's heart weeps when we attack those who think differently from us...and has not social media provided the perfect platform for this? so easy to sit behind a screen criticizing or belittling or judging one another...oh how the enemy loves the disunity and outright anger resulting!
and I have not always loved well...I have been the sun scorching and the rain soaking those who love Jesus just as I do yet have an opinion different from mine...and for that I am sorry...not that I must be sorry for my opinion just as you need not be sorry for your opinion, for we both believe very passionately in that which we believe...it is in our mutual reaction to one another's opinions where we must be careful, for a world is watching...
"I have given them the glory you gave me, so they may be one as we are one. I am in them and you are in me. May they experience such perfect unity that the world will know that you sent me and that you love them as much as you love me." Jesus, in John 17:22-23
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