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The stripes on Your back,
Nails in Your hands and feet, and
A thorn in Your brow…
Were put there for me…
[EVEN if it were JUST me]
…for my sickness
Physically,
Mentally,
Emotionally, and
Spiritually.
You make me whole.
I am complete in You and inYou alone.
Abba
Father
Daddy
You are the God who sees me…
You are the One who knows ME…
You loved me when I was covered in sin and dead in my transgressions…
You loved me when I wasn’t yet born or even a thought to my parents…
Abba
Father
Daddy
You love me for ME…
I don’t have to pretend or put a mask on,
Because You don’t care about the “appearance” of things-
All you want is ME.
You woo me in and draw me to Yourself,
To transform me into the bride for Your Son…
Abba
Father
Daddy
In desperation I seek You…
I wait…
I hope…
I expect…
You.
Yearning for Your presence,
I come to Your Throne.
I fall face down, in awe of You,
As Your grace and love overwhelm my whole being.
You lift my head, and hold me in Your arms,
Showing me that YOU will never leave me,
That YOU will prove faithful and true.
Sending me full of Your peace,
to go and do Your will.
I feel it deep inside,
It’s something I’ve tried to hide.
But it gets louder, stronger,
When I suppress it longer.
My head says… no,
You really can’t go.
Why would I long to be,
In a place that may not want me.
My heart says…YES Lord!
Move me forward!
To do Your will is the desire of my heart…
But is this Your will or mine???
My Spirit man is getting weak…
How can I make it through another week?
When the call is getting louder and stronger,
And each day I long for it more?
“Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart.” Psalms 37:4
After hearing the sermon my pastor taught on Sunday [which was, by the way, totally for me!], I realized something new…not that I had not noticed it before or believed it before, but it dawned on me that the Lord’s “giving” of the desires of your heart is in HIS timing. The light bulb “clicked”. Ha…I wish I realized this earlier; it would have saved me a lot of worry and grief.
Also, did you know that Abram waited more than my whole lifetime for God’s promise of a child!!! Wow…so that shows me, everything that God wills for my life will take place in His timing and all I have to do is seek His face and wait.
Eagerly Wait.
Patiently Wait.
Contently Wait.
Wait.
Wait.
Wait.
“Repentance assumes we are naming the sin to acknowledge it…daily confession is like refreshment to our souls.” Beth Moore
Have you ever thought about true repentance? I was reading in my devotional the other day about repentance and it struck me again what TRUE repetance is.
In my words, it is when you fall flat on your face and ask God to help you turn from your sin(s) and when you give it over to him. He takes it on himself (our sin) and carries it and helps us to turn and run the other direction in pursuit of righteousness.
It is AMAZING the LOVE and GRACE that God offers and gives us if we just ask!
As I was reading my Bible, I noticed something that I had noticed before, but had never given it much thought…
Isaac had just finished asking his father where the lamb was for the burnt offering…
Genesis 22:8- “Abraham answered, ‘God himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering, my son.’ And the two of them went on.”
Can you believe the faith that Abraham had in God? After God had promised him a son and descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky, God was telling him to sacrifice the one whom this promise was to be fulfilled in…Isaac.
This just goes to show me that God requires everything of me and He expects me to hold nothing back. To love Him with all my being…that’s all He wants from me…a relationship….
Lord help me to grow in a close relationship with you. Help me to serve You with all my heart and soul…
Amazed: Desperation Band
You dance over me
While I am unaware
You sing all around
But I never hear the sound
Lord I’m amazed by You
Lord I’m amazed by You
Lord I’m amazed by You
How You love me
How wide
How deep
How great
Is Your love for me
I am in amazement at the great love God has for me. While I was still unclean, unrighteous, unholy- He saw me, had compassion and mercy on me…all the while knowing that I might not choose Him, YET [THANK YOU LORD THERE IS A YET!!!], He died for me anyway…WOW…what GREAT, WIDE, and DEEP love God has for me [and you].
“But God demonstrates His own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” Romans 5:8
WOW…think about it; bask in His great love…
Either this stuff is real or it isn’t…
What does that mean?
Simply put: Either God is or He isn’t…you fill in the blank… [Provider, Healer, Saviour, Lord, Strength, Love, Mercy, Hiding Place, etc...]
I know this may seem like a simple statement, but there is so much truth behind it. When Pastor Hyer made this statement, it resounded within me with first conviction and then an innermost peace. I knew, at least for me, that that was for me. God was saying to me, “Brandi, either I am who I am or I am not.”
And Glory to God, He is ALL He says He is.
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