The first words I think about when naming the ABCs and thinking about what it means to be a Christian… I still have so much to learn.
A Adopted
B Blessed
C Chosen
D Daughter
E Enveloped
F Forgiven
G Gifts
H Holiness
I Inside
J Jesus
K Kindness
L Loved
M Majesty
N New
O Oceans
P Passionately
Q Quiet
R Redeemed
S Savior
T Trustworthy
U Understands
V Victory
W Warrior
X Xenodochial
Y Yeshua
Z Zephaniah 3:17
Current deep pain mixed with prior pain from the past can just hit you hard when you are a baby Christian.
Learning can be disrupted when there are clear misunderstandings…especially when you know you’ve been called by God to be part of something that is way bigger than yourself, but the other part of the called does not see it.
Spiritual moms and dads…They are part of a higher calling by God. Whether or not they respond to the call by God to help guide and be alongside those who need to learn…can impact the spiritual family foundation.
Worship, Prayer, Praise… that is the only answer. Leaving the call by God unanswered hurts deeply.
Continue to speak truth, allow the Lord to mend those hurt places and allow humility and grace.
Pray for those who also fight in the trenches with you and pray for the battles that occur everywhere.
May those who are also broken find that they can be made whole in Him.
We all are told that the Lord is our Father, our Prince of Peace, the Almighty Counselor
But
Do you let Him do what He needs to do in your life?
I know I struggle with complete surrender of those deep places of pain and hurt. But as my friend reminded me…He can fix it, if we let Him.
He is a gentleman and will not cross your boundaries unless you want Him to come in, He waits for you to…trust.
Trust, Trust, Trust.
When you feel like you can no longer keep fighting… keep going. He is with you, He is ready to help… let Him love you.
Let Him work in you. To fix the brokenness and to help protect your heart. To help you fight those deep hard battles, to fight those hard life decisions and to embrace and cover you in His arms.
He dearly loves you!
Trust Him.
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
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