The Kingdom of God is righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit. Romans 14:17

<3 May today there be peace within. May you trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be. May you not forget the infinite possibilities that are born of faith... May you be content knowing you are a child of God... Let this presence settle into your bones, and allow your soul the freedom to sing, dance, praise, and love. <3

***Blame shuts the door on repentance, for blame comes to us so much more easily than self-incrimination.***

WAIT

Desperately, helplessly, longingly, I cried:

Quietly, patiently, lovingly God replied

I plead and I wept for a clue to my fate,

And the Master so gently said,

"Child, you must wait"

"Wait? You say, wait!" my indignant reply.

"Lord, I need answers, I need to know why!

Is Your hand shortened? Or have You not heard?

By faith, I have asked, and am claiming Your Word.

My future and all to which I can relate

Hangs in the balance and YOU tell me to WAIT?

I'm needing a "Yes", a go-ahead sign,

Or even a "No" to which I can resign.

And Lord, You promised that if we believe

We need but to ask, and we shall receive.

And Lord, I've been asking, and this is my cry:

"I'm weary of asking! I need a reply!"

Then quietly, softly, I learned of my fate

As my Master replied once again, "You must wait."

So, I slumped in my chair, defeated and taut

And grumbled to God, "So I'm waiting... for what?"

He seemed, then, to kneel

And His eyes wept with mine,

And He tenderly said, "I could give you a sign.

I could shake the heavens, and darken the sun.

I could raise the dead, and cause mountains to run.

All you seek, I could give, and pleased you would be.

You would have what you want-

But, you wouldn't know Me.

You'd not know the depth of My love for each saint;

You'd not know the power I give to the faint;

You'd not learn to see through the clouds of despair;

You'd not learn to trust just by knowing I'm there;

You'd not know the joy of resting in Me;

When darkness and silence were all you could see.

You'd never experience that fullness of love

As the peace of My Spirit descends like a dove;

You'd know that I give and I save, for a start.

But you'd not know the depth of the beat of My heart.

The glow of My comfort late into the night,

The faith that I give when you walk without sight,

The depth that's beyond getting just what you asked

Of an infinite God, who makes what you have last.

Youd never know, should your pain quickly flee,

What it means that, "My grace is sufficient for thee."

Yes, your dreams for your loved one

Overnight would come true,

But Oh, the Loss! If I lost what I'm doing in you!

So, be silent, My child, and in time you will see

That the greatest of gifts is to get to know Me.

And though oft' may My answers seem terribly late,

My most precious of answer of all is still, "Wait."

I hope this is an encouragement to you!!!

I'm so empty... Jesus, fill me! Fill me with You... Your LOVE. Your HOPE. Your JOY. Your PEACE. Your PATIENCE.









“We're never so vulnerable than when we trust someone - but paradoxically, if we cannot trust, neither can we find love or joy” -Walter Anderson

So... evaluations are in a week... I can't wait :-) ...

"Love Me" by JJ Heller

He cries in the corner where nobody sees.. He's the kid with the story no one would believe... He prays every night "Dear God won't you please, could you send someone here who will love me"...
Who will love me for me? Not for what I have done or what I will become.. Who will love me for me... 'Cause nobody has shown me what love, what love really means....
Her office is shrinking a little each day.. She's the woman whose husband has run away.. She'll go to the gym after working today... Maybe if she was thinner then he would've stayed.. And she says....
Who will love me for me? Not for what I have done or what I will become.. Who will love me for me... 'Cause nobody has shown me what love, what love really means...
He's waiting to die as he sits all alone... He's a man in a cell who regrets what he's done... He utters a cry from the depths of his soul, "Oh Lord, forgive me I want to go home!" Then he heard a voice... somewhere deep inside... And it said, "I know you've murdered... and I know you've lied... I've watched you suffer... all of your life... And now that you'll listen... I'll tell you that..."
I will love you for you! Not for what you have done or what you will become... I will love you for you! I will give you the love, the love, that you never knew!...