Right now my Father is working on me. He's working on my heart. He's healing and restoring me. He's teaching me how to trust again and how to love with an unbroken heart. My Father's hand is steady and deliberate. There is purpose in every motion that He creates in my life.
Though I don't know you yet, please wait patiently, because the day is coming when the timing will finally be right. On that day, He will take you by the hand and lead you into my life and I'll forever be able to sing "God Gave Me You". Until then, I will be patiently awaiting our day.
God's been placing so many thoughts in my heart lately. My mind has been swirling with words, scriptures, ideas and concepts. I know these are from my Father's heart, because many of these are come head-to-head against my own fears, limits and frustrations. I feel He is drawing me into a new season and I cannot wait to see where all this leads.
I just want to journal a rough list of recent things on my heart. Father let these be done in me...
My plan is out-dated, old and obsolete. His plan is the new strategy.
Nothing of this world will matter to me any more.
I have died to myself, I am dying to my own dreams and goals. I am only alive for the purposes of Christ. In Him I live and breathe.
The book of my life is being rewritten. Love is the plot, Faith is the binding and Hope is the pen with which I write.
Fears are gone! Fear of death, failure, loneliness, fear of growing old, fear of poor health, your notice has been served! You have been broken!
Money and finances are no longer the most important thing to me. In fact, they are being moved to the most insignificant place. I am fully funded to do what my Father asks.
Simplify, Downsize, Eliminate, Lighten the load, Sell, Give, Live below my means.
Cap my spending and income and give the rest.
My American dream robs from my Heavenly treasure.
My earthly cost: persecution, suffering, misunderstood, hated, mocked
My heavenly reward: priceless beyond measure
Time to move from the checkbook to the street. Go! Touch! Tell! Love! Serve!
Fast, Pray, Discern, Listen, Hunger, Thirst, Seek
Risk everything. Go "all in". Expect the unexpected.
6 billion people need my Father.
Just Go... Make a difference... the world is waiting.
While he was still speaking a crowd came up, and the man who was called Judas, one of the Twelve, was leading them. He approached Jesus to kiss him, but Jesus asked him, "Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?"
When Jesus' follower saw what was going to happen, they said "Lord, should we strike with our swords?" And one of them struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his right ear.
But Jesus answered, "No more of this!" And he touched the man's ear and healed him (immediately).
I speak with experience when I say "betrayal cuts like a knife." Nothing that I have ever experienced has pierced so deeply and caused so much pain in my life. Anxiety quickly set in, and depression lingered on and on.
My Father God was so faithful to rescue me. For almost a year, He led me to specific scriptures that soothed my soul on a daily basis. He put songs in my heart, and worship on my lips. He taught me how to forgive, how to love, and how to move on. He put friends and mentors in place with words of encouragement. It's been a very long process, but today I am a new creation in Jesus, and my heart has been completely healed and set free.
Even after all of this, the process of healing still requires the hand of God in my life every day, and today was no exception. In the middle of a perfect day, a simple, small reminder hit me like a brick wall. Within seconds I could feel my blood boiling and my heart sinking. It was like the devil had punched me right in the stomach and took the wind out of me. Three minutes earlier life was great, now I was once again at the bottom of a pit looking up.
But Jesus is so faithful and He is so near...
Just like the scripture above, I could hear him say "No more of this!" I could feel His hand reaching out to me, and swiftly healing me once again. He lifted me and put my feet back on stable ground. He reminded me of forgiveness and love, and he quickly restored my soul. The whole experience from sinking to healing lasted about 10 minutes.
God is so good, and so faithful!!
Praise you Lord Jesus for your swift healing!!
a) to seek the affection, favour or love of.
b) to seek after zealously or hopefully.
c) to court, to invite, to seek."
God has been wooing my heart all day long. He's been drawing me closer through words, verses, songs, and favor. When I woke up, I could immediately feel His presence and felt Him saying "I miss you" and "I'm with you". I've been here before, and I knew that it was going to be a precious day. I began seeking Him by praying while taking a shower, and calling out His name. I could sense the heart of my Father drawing near. His presence continued to beckon me throughout my day and I'm finally beginning the climb out of the heaviness that has been on my heart lately. His Grace empowers and His Love Never Fails.
He's relentless. He pursues me. He engulfs me. He overwhelms me. He chases.
He goes before me. He walks beside. His glory is my rear guard. He covers me. He lifts and secures my step
He never gives up. He comes like He promises. He pours out His Spirit. There's always more. There's always more.
He's unending. He opens up the heavens. He rains down. He reaches farther and farther. And then He does it again.
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