Step by Step.
No matter the terrain.
No matter the weather.
Paved? Dirt? Gravel? Snow? Mud?
Shattered glass?
Keep going.
Open your eyes,
Listen to your heart.
There is a song buried deep inside,
A song with a melody,
Step by Step.
Note by Note.
Pick up the pace.
Time waits for no one.
The Time is Now.
Ready, Set, Go…
He is waiting for you.
You can’t see it, but you can feel it…
If you close your eyes, you can sense it…
His feathers on your face, soft, gentle, with affection…
He loves you more than you know. It is a love that surpasses all understanding.
How can He love so unconditionally? Because He is who He says His is…
He is the Mighty Warrior, the Prince of Peace, the True Vine, the Good Shepherd and the Light of the World.
He first loved us… He knit us together… He chose to die on the cross to give us direct access to the Father.
I want to go deeper and further with Jesus…
The racing heart, the cluttered mind, the deep deep hurt that cannot be undone…
Or so it seems…
You walk outside, the wind whips around you, in the storm, He is there.
He is there…He stiffens His arms to shield you and love you through it all.
He exclaims, Child put on my Father’s armor!
Even if it means that I must work through the pain to find freedom in Him.
I will move forward.
Breathe…
Inhale…Exhale….
Inhale…Exhale…
Inhale…Exhale…
His love is all that matters.
His embrace, His guidance, His Call.
I am His child.
Hold on tight, you must go on.
He is the Mighty Warrior, He’s got you.
-KI
To be consumed…
A term used in this case to describe the Love of Jesus and the desire to be all that He has called me to be and to follow Him step by step through the wilderness and path of life.
To be so moved by the Love of Jesus that the world disappears and all that I desire is to accomplish the tasks that He has for me. Teach me who you are and take me to a place where I can fully run to you…
I am thirsty for you. I cannot move without you.
I want more of you Jesus.
I am who He says I am, I am defined by His promises and shaped by His words every single day.
Rest in Him, He remains the same and He loves you and me. A love that is like no other.
An endothermic and exothermic reaction, Energy in and Energy out…
A love that cannot be extinguished.
I don’t completely understand it.
I hope to learn more about it.
I pray to completely surrender to it.
To Love and Be Loved.
– KI
She runs
She skips
She sinks
She can’t breathe
She cries
She screams
She hides
She shuts down
She whispers
She doesn’t speak
She shouts
He gazes
She reaches
She looks
She runs
She hides
She peeks
She thinks
He beckons
She hides
She runs
She battles
She prays
She cries
She screams
She bleeds
He extends His arms
He calls
She cries
She desires
She hides
He is bigger
He fights for her
She prays
She runs
She cries
She hides
She seeks
She prays
She worships
She bends her knees
He smiles
He loves her
He comforts
She trusts
She accepts
She believes
She takes a giant leap
He embraces
He understands
He listens
He cares
He stays
She says Yes
He says I love you
He begins to heal
He is finding the broken pieces
She cries
He embraces
Together they work on healing and together they build on the spiritual transformation process.
She surrenders
She is being made new
She stops running
His Banner Over Me…. is Love.
When you are running, you know you are running… It can be from a good or bad place, but you know you are running.
Stride after Stride, which way do you turn? Left, Right, can’t go backward, but always move forward… Breathe.
The cycle can continue, constantly feeling like you are drowning and not quite living and your pants can be caught by the flames.
It is important to recognize from what and why you are running and where you are going… always look ahead.
Are you truly thriving and being who you are called to be?
The key questions remain: Whose am I and Who am I?
Arriving in a place where there is nowhere to go, but to look up and reach out…
He says…ever so gently…as any gentleman would be.
I see you, my dear, I see you… I see you. I am here.
He reaches for me through the flames…
Baby girl, grab my hand.
He died for me, for you, for us. It is through Love that He chose to die so that we could be with Him in eternity.
When you feel all is lost, don’t give in to the thoughts of despair, but look to Him who gives you Hope, Strength, Courage… a renewed spirit, a new heart, a call to follow Him.
Acknowledge, Believe and Confess…
But even more…to Trust and Surrender.
He is going to pick up the pieces and mend those broken places.
It is in the deep, in those deep places that He is there and He will never leave you.
So climb out of the dungeon, crawl away from the dark corner where you thought that protecting yourself from everyone and everything was for your good.
You were dying in that place.
Step out in Faith, grab His hand and don’t look back.
I am His and He is mine.
He is my Father and I am His child.
He is the King and I am a Princess.
He is the Mighty Warrior and I am a Princess Warrior…
Pick up that sword, Girl, we’ve got work to do.
Krysten.Ivey 