"Let your tears come. Let them water your soul." ~Eileen Mayhew
Let this love letter for you from God speak to your heart....taken from Sheri Rose Shepherd's book His Princess...Love letters from Your King
I see how hard you to try to handle your heart, and I know you want to live a life without heartaches or pain. I'm asking you to take a step closer to your Father in heaven by crying out to Me when you hurt. Let Me heal you. Remember My chosen, King David? He cried out to Me in his fears, disappointments, and sin, and I answered. You are also My chosen one, and you are My daughter/son...so it's okay to cry. I don't expect you to pretend that pain is not real. It is truth and tears that will give you the freedom that I want you to know. Now let go of that part of your heart that only I can heal. Let your heavenly Daddy hold you while you cry.
Love,
Your King who wipes away your tears
Often times we cover up the very feelings that God has called us to reveal to Him. We hide what's underneath so that we come across as someone who has it all together. The truth is we all make mistakes and have problems, it's okay to be vulnerable and transparent with the One who knows what we feel before we share it with Him. He wants to hear from you and He wants you to know it's okay to cry.
Saturday, October 6, 2012
Friday, October 5, 2012
Whispers of His Nearness
As a lot of you know, I am now living in Colorado Springs attending the School of Worship at New Life Church. I am staying with an amazing family and they have made the transition an easy one. However, I wanted to share with you a major God-thing that happened recently because it reveals just how much he cares for each one of His children.
The first two weeks I was in Colorado I was busy with orientation for school, adjusting to the altitude (and believe me it's an adjustment), and attending the retreat planned for students in SOW. It was a whirlwind of activities, information, and new surroundings. I really didn't have time to think about missing home or my family because I was so busy. In the middle of September things started to slow down and I had more time to process everything that had happened in the last couple weeks. I began to feel overwhelmed, lonely and isolated. I felt as if I didn't fit in with my classmates or anyone around me. Backtracking a bit, a few weeks before I came out to Colorado I shared with my youth group about the nearness of God. The title was Never Alone. God has a funny way with things because within three days, he revealed himself to me in a way he never has.
Last weekend I attended Women of Faith with a group of women from New Life and while I was there I ended up going to lunch with my roomates at the conference. We went to Cheescake Factory (this has a point) and ate dinner but didn't have time to get dessert. I had never had cheesecake from there and was really wanting to get some but we didn't have time. One of my roomates offered to bring some back for me on Sunday so I told her I would really appreciate it. To my suprise, she brought it back for me and I text her later in the day to say thank you for thinking of me. A few minutes later she text back and told me she wanted me to know I was worth a trip to a restaurant and she also felt like God wanted her to tell me that he sees me and he knows where I am at. The next day I went to class and when I sat down in my usual spot, the lady I sit next to got my attention and said, "I felt like God wanted me to tell you that he thinks you are perfect the way you are and that he delights in you." Wow!! Two days in a row!! It gets better....The next day (day three), we had chapel and right after we got done worshipping, one of the interns came up to me and said, "I felt like God wanted me to come over and give you a hug and to tell you that he knows."
WHAT?!!! I was blown away. The fact that God would use three completely different people to speak into my life and tell me that God cares and he knows my needs was amazing!! He used the message I shared with the youth to minister to me in a powerful way. I know this is longer than what I usually share, but this story is an amazing testimony to the unique way that God speaks to us!! Just when I thought he'd forgotten about me, he whispered hope into my spirit and allowed the voice of those three women to reflect his love for me.
The first two weeks I was in Colorado I was busy with orientation for school, adjusting to the altitude (and believe me it's an adjustment), and attending the retreat planned for students in SOW. It was a whirlwind of activities, information, and new surroundings. I really didn't have time to think about missing home or my family because I was so busy. In the middle of September things started to slow down and I had more time to process everything that had happened in the last couple weeks. I began to feel overwhelmed, lonely and isolated. I felt as if I didn't fit in with my classmates or anyone around me. Backtracking a bit, a few weeks before I came out to Colorado I shared with my youth group about the nearness of God. The title was Never Alone. God has a funny way with things because within three days, he revealed himself to me in a way he never has.
Last weekend I attended Women of Faith with a group of women from New Life and while I was there I ended up going to lunch with my roomates at the conference. We went to Cheescake Factory (this has a point) and ate dinner but didn't have time to get dessert. I had never had cheesecake from there and was really wanting to get some but we didn't have time. One of my roomates offered to bring some back for me on Sunday so I told her I would really appreciate it. To my suprise, she brought it back for me and I text her later in the day to say thank you for thinking of me. A few minutes later she text back and told me she wanted me to know I was worth a trip to a restaurant and she also felt like God wanted her to tell me that he sees me and he knows where I am at. The next day I went to class and when I sat down in my usual spot, the lady I sit next to got my attention and said, "I felt like God wanted me to tell you that he thinks you are perfect the way you are and that he delights in you." Wow!! Two days in a row!! It gets better....The next day (day three), we had chapel and right after we got done worshipping, one of the interns came up to me and said, "I felt like God wanted me to come over and give you a hug and to tell you that he knows."
WHAT?!!! I was blown away. The fact that God would use three completely different people to speak into my life and tell me that God cares and he knows my needs was amazing!! He used the message I shared with the youth to minister to me in a powerful way. I know this is longer than what I usually share, but this story is an amazing testimony to the unique way that God speaks to us!! Just when I thought he'd forgotten about me, he whispered hope into my spirit and allowed the voice of those three women to reflect his love for me.
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