Thursday, April 23, 2009
Pain
I know it's been a while, but I had nothing to talk about before. I do now. I'm so lost now. I have no idea where I am going. No idea what I am doing. No idea what I am thinking. All I know is what I feel and that is pain and loneliness. I've never felt so....ugh. Just when i thought next year was going to be my pick-me-up, it all comes crashing down. My friends are leaving and not just any friends, my best friends. I don't have anyone to live with. I'll probably end up at home. I feel so alone. I am struggling right now; how am I going to survive next semester? I am literally falling on my knees, crying out for guidance and deliverance. This isn't fair. I'm already dealing with other things. Do my friends really have to leave? Why does everything have to change? Why can't it all work out for once? I hate this! God, why? Why now? Why me? Why us? They are in pain. I'm in pain. I know it's good, but still! Please, love on us all. Comfort us. Guide us. Our lives are in Your hands.
Sunday, March 22, 2009
This heart
I don’t know if I trust my heart to a human. I don’t know if I can willingly go through the pain of handing them my heart. One of two things always happen. Either they reject it right away or they pretend they want it for a while and then trample it in the dust. I don’t know if I can do that again. Will my heart ever be safe? Can I ever trust someone with it?
…
I think I know one place. I think I know someone who would never do that. I think if I put it in His hands that I might be ok. I think that if I gave it to Him that He would protect it like it was the rarest jewel He’s ever seen. I think if He had it, it would be high up, safe from being trampled on. If He was given my heart I don’t think He’d reject it. I think He wants it to keep for always. And then….I think the day that someone worthy of my affection comes along seeking my heart, I think on that day He will give that man my heart with cautious words:
Do you see this heart, young man? This heart is special. This heart is unique. This heart is not something to joke around with. If I give you this heart, you must promise to protect it, care for it, nurture it, love it. I know you are not perfect and sometimes you will fail. In those instances you can hand me this heart for safe keeping for a short time, but if you are taking this heart then you need to understand the responsibilities that come with it. I don’t want this heart trampled on again. I am trusting you, son. I am trusting you with one of My most precious creations. And the only reason I am giving you this opportunity is because I think you are the one for this. I think you are the one person who will do this heart justice and live up to the potential I have planned for it. Do you accept all these things and promise that this heart will be second only to Me? Then I give you this heart with many many blessings. Go forth and may this earth be blessed by My glory in you both.
I literally cannot wait for that day…
…
I think I know one place. I think I know someone who would never do that. I think if I put it in His hands that I might be ok. I think that if I gave it to Him that He would protect it like it was the rarest jewel He’s ever seen. I think if He had it, it would be high up, safe from being trampled on. If He was given my heart I don’t think He’d reject it. I think He wants it to keep for always. And then….I think the day that someone worthy of my affection comes along seeking my heart, I think on that day He will give that man my heart with cautious words:
Do you see this heart, young man? This heart is special. This heart is unique. This heart is not something to joke around with. If I give you this heart, you must promise to protect it, care for it, nurture it, love it. I know you are not perfect and sometimes you will fail. In those instances you can hand me this heart for safe keeping for a short time, but if you are taking this heart then you need to understand the responsibilities that come with it. I don’t want this heart trampled on again. I am trusting you, son. I am trusting you with one of My most precious creations. And the only reason I am giving you this opportunity is because I think you are the one for this. I think you are the one person who will do this heart justice and live up to the potential I have planned for it. Do you accept all these things and promise that this heart will be second only to Me? Then I give you this heart with many many blessings. Go forth and may this earth be blessed by My glory in you both.
I literally cannot wait for that day…
Shouldn't, couldn't, wouldn't change it if I wanted to
Never let a bad day be enough to go and talk you into giving up…
On the days I feel hopeless. On the days I feel like I’ll never reach that point. On the days I feel like everyone else is going to get their happy ending without me. On the days I think that I am going to be forgotten. On the days I think I’m worthless. I’ll remember this on those days. I’ll remember that there will always be a brighter day. I’ll remember that tomorrow is another chance for hope. I’ll remember that tomorrow is one day closer. I’ll remember that I have a Savior who will not forsake me and will not leave me in my sorrow. He will lift me up out of the pit of despair. He will set my feet on solid ground. I need not fear for He is near me every step of the way. Their happy ending will look nothing like my happy ending. Their story will be nothing like mine. God is going to work in my life like He has never worked in anyone else’s. I am His in a way that no one else is. I wouldn’t change that for the world.
On the days I feel hopeless. On the days I feel like I’ll never reach that point. On the days I feel like everyone else is going to get their happy ending without me. On the days I think that I am going to be forgotten. On the days I think I’m worthless. I’ll remember this on those days. I’ll remember that there will always be a brighter day. I’ll remember that tomorrow is another chance for hope. I’ll remember that tomorrow is one day closer. I’ll remember that I have a Savior who will not forsake me and will not leave me in my sorrow. He will lift me up out of the pit of despair. He will set my feet on solid ground. I need not fear for He is near me every step of the way. Their happy ending will look nothing like my happy ending. Their story will be nothing like mine. God is going to work in my life like He has never worked in anyone else’s. I am His in a way that no one else is. I wouldn’t change that for the world.
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Epiphany
We've all heard it. "Love is patient. Love is kind. It does not envy...." Blah blah blah...
...or maybe not...
Love. Is. Patient.
Love is patient.
Love is-ooooh! I get it! Patient!
That's the first thing love is.
That's the first thing I must learn. Patience. Frick. Why is the hardest one first? Patience sucks. It's not fair. Everyone says it's a growing experience. Screw growth!!! I want love! *sigh* Ok, fine. I know I'm wrong. I usually am on these things. Now I just sit here. Doing nothing, wanting everything. Is it too much to ask for a little encouragement? A little comfort? I just wish I knew the ending. But for now I just sit here, waiting, reading this over and over:
...or maybe not...
Love. Is. Patient.
Love is patient.
Love is-ooooh! I get it! Patient!
That's the first thing love is.
That's the first thing I must learn. Patience. Frick. Why is the hardest one first? Patience sucks. It's not fair. Everyone says it's a growing experience. Screw growth!!! I want love! *sigh* Ok, fine. I know I'm wrong. I usually am on these things. Now I just sit here. Doing nothing, wanting everything. Is it too much to ask for a little encouragement? A little comfort? I just wish I knew the ending. But for now I just sit here, waiting, reading this over and over:
"I beg you... to have patience with everything unresolved in your heart and try to love the questions themselves as if they were locked rooms or books written in a very foreign language. Don't search for the answers, which could not be given to you now, because you would not be able to live them. And the point is, to live everything. Live the questions now. Perhaps then, someday far in the future, you will gradually, without even noticing it, live your way into the answer..." -Rainer Maria Rilke
Monday, March 16, 2009
Not forgotten
Beauty in brokenness. Beauty in worship. Beauty in God....
I sat on my porch yesterday looking at the hills and I wanted nothing more than to go Home. Not 15 minutes away to my family, but Home to my Father. I didn't want to die; I just wanted to be with my Savior. I wanted to be with my Jesus. Maia came and sat on the porch with me and I sobbed. "I want to go out to the middle of nowhere. I want to escape technology, traffic, noise, people. Anything and everything man-made. I'm sick of it. I want to be in Creation with YHWH. I don't feel Him here. I pray and I pray, but I don't hear anything anymore. It used to be so clear. I felt Him in my soul. I can't anymore." She told me that maybe I wasn't listening right and it just made me more upset. All I want it Jesus. Nothing here even matters. I started a blog on priorities, but never finished it. Basically, I was reflecting on how it was intriguing to me how priorities change so often and the things important to me today may not be so in a year, or even tomorrow. Then, on Friday, while watching Man Choir, Eternity hit me. What I mean is that I have these moments where Eternity dawns on me and I realize that forever has no end! Well, duh, right? But think about it. Everything we know in this world has an end. With God. There. Is. No. End. For-ever. Sometimes it hits me and I can't do anything but pray and be in awe of God. It made me realize that no matter how much I want or care about things in this life, nothing even comes a fraction of an inch close to eternity with YHWH. I can't WAIT for that. I am SO excited! But for now I am here and I have to revel in the beauty I find here. Maia told me that God is here in this man-made jungle dwelling in people. That is where I find my beauty. I already wrote about brokenness before God being the most beautiful thing and I am so blessed to be able to have witnessed that! But I found the second thing on Friday too. I love seeing people worship God in a setting that is not necessarily called for it. I have a friend in choir who worships God even while others around him are busy just singing words. He stands on the end of the riser with his eyes closed and I smile at the beauty of his openness with the Father. It is truly a beautiful thing. He doesn't know I've seen him and I dare not tell him because I feel like it is something so personal...but I know God speaks through moments like that. And He definitely spoke to me, showing me that He IS here among technology, traffic, and noise. He is here and He is watching out for me. I was so distraught yesterday, but I did what I do in those situations and I baked cookies for my friends. I don't even really like eating them a whole lot, but I love baking them with love and seeing people take delight in them. I made a double batch last night. Which is saying something. I still don't know why but God blessed me with something last night. He gave me a gift and I could almost hear Him saying, "Hey, kiddo. I'm still here. Don't even worry." My heart smiled with relief and comfort as I thanked jesus for remembering me. So, today I smile and dance. Today, I pray for my friends. Today, I laugh. Today, I worship. Today I fall in love with YHWH a little more. Today is definitely a Hope day, bordering on Love because Jesus is pouring it on me :)
I sat on my porch yesterday looking at the hills and I wanted nothing more than to go Home. Not 15 minutes away to my family, but Home to my Father. I didn't want to die; I just wanted to be with my Savior. I wanted to be with my Jesus. Maia came and sat on the porch with me and I sobbed. "I want to go out to the middle of nowhere. I want to escape technology, traffic, noise, people. Anything and everything man-made. I'm sick of it. I want to be in Creation with YHWH. I don't feel Him here. I pray and I pray, but I don't hear anything anymore. It used to be so clear. I felt Him in my soul. I can't anymore." She told me that maybe I wasn't listening right and it just made me more upset. All I want it Jesus. Nothing here even matters. I started a blog on priorities, but never finished it. Basically, I was reflecting on how it was intriguing to me how priorities change so often and the things important to me today may not be so in a year, or even tomorrow. Then, on Friday, while watching Man Choir, Eternity hit me. What I mean is that I have these moments where Eternity dawns on me and I realize that forever has no end! Well, duh, right? But think about it. Everything we know in this world has an end. With God. There. Is. No. End. For-ever. Sometimes it hits me and I can't do anything but pray and be in awe of God. It made me realize that no matter how much I want or care about things in this life, nothing even comes a fraction of an inch close to eternity with YHWH. I can't WAIT for that. I am SO excited! But for now I am here and I have to revel in the beauty I find here. Maia told me that God is here in this man-made jungle dwelling in people. That is where I find my beauty. I already wrote about brokenness before God being the most beautiful thing and I am so blessed to be able to have witnessed that! But I found the second thing on Friday too. I love seeing people worship God in a setting that is not necessarily called for it. I have a friend in choir who worships God even while others around him are busy just singing words. He stands on the end of the riser with his eyes closed and I smile at the beauty of his openness with the Father. It is truly a beautiful thing. He doesn't know I've seen him and I dare not tell him because I feel like it is something so personal...but I know God speaks through moments like that. And He definitely spoke to me, showing me that He IS here among technology, traffic, and noise. He is here and He is watching out for me. I was so distraught yesterday, but I did what I do in those situations and I baked cookies for my friends. I don't even really like eating them a whole lot, but I love baking them with love and seeing people take delight in them. I made a double batch last night. Which is saying something. I still don't know why but God blessed me with something last night. He gave me a gift and I could almost hear Him saying, "Hey, kiddo. I'm still here. Don't even worry." My heart smiled with relief and comfort as I thanked jesus for remembering me. So, today I smile and dance. Today, I pray for my friends. Today, I laugh. Today, I worship. Today I fall in love with YHWH a little more. Today is definitely a Hope day, bordering on Love because Jesus is pouring it on me :)
Monday, March 9, 2009
Stopping
I was on a path, blindfolded. The path was straight so I had no fear of bumping in to anything, but I wasn't moving. Well, it's like a month ago God took off the blindfold and I look back only to realize that I WAS moving and I'd moved really far! But now the path is twisted and it has all these turns and I can see WHERE I need to go.....but God won't let me move yet. He whispers in my ear, "Wait." It's like I'm at a stoplight before getting on the freeway. You know how it doesn't turn green until you come to a full and complete stop? But you don't want to stop because that will make it that much harder to speed up to join the cars on the freeway. I haven't come to a full and complete stop, but I can't cross that line until I do. I'm trying, but I just can't seem to find the brake.....sigh
Thursday, March 5, 2009
1 Corinthians 13:13
Love is the days that happiness is exuding from your very core. Love is for the days that you can't help but shout from the mountain tops. Love is the days that a smile crinkles your eyes. Love is for the days that you want to thank God over and over again for the blessings He has given you.
Hope is the days that Love is not quite there. Hope is the days where patience is key. Hope is for the days when you can almost see the Love ones. Hope is the days you put all of your trust in God because you know He'll bring the Love days.
Faith is the days that you have neither Hope nor Love. Faith is the days that you have nothing else to hold on to. Faith is the days that you know your Savior has always pulled you through and you know He will again. Faith is the days that are the hardest, but you know that God loves you and will not forsake you.
Today is a Hope day.
Hope is the days that Love is not quite there. Hope is the days where patience is key. Hope is for the days when you can almost see the Love ones. Hope is the days you put all of your trust in God because you know He'll bring the Love days.
Faith is the days that you have neither Hope nor Love. Faith is the days that you have nothing else to hold on to. Faith is the days that you know your Savior has always pulled you through and you know He will again. Faith is the days that are the hardest, but you know that God loves you and will not forsake you.
Today is a Hope day.
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