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But instead of letting the grief overcome you, allow the miracle to overcome the hurt.”
“There will always be storms, Shira. There will be loss in your life, sometimes devastating loss. But if you let the wind and the rain overcome you, then you will never fulfill the purpose for which you were born, the reason Yahweh gave you breath and brought you to this time, to this place. There will be times when there is nothing you can do but survive, to place one foot after the other into the driving rain.”
Placing “one foot after the other into the driving rain”, has happened to me so many times and she’s right. You can’t let that derail you from God’s ultimate purpose in your life.
“You are telling yourself lies and believing them. Instead of putting the oil of truth on those scars, you are allowing them to grow thicker. If you do not stretch those scars, tug at them, force movement into them, then they will continue to have a hold over you.”
“But until you accept the storms, and stop blaming yourself for them, you will not see how Yahweh has blessed you with them.”
In hindsight, some of the worst storms of my life brought about my biggest blessings.
“Without witnessing the mercilessness of an evil king, we would not appreciate the kindness of our own. Without the bitterness of slavery, we wouldn’t know the sweetness of freedom. Without the blackness of the night sky, there would be no stars.”
Truth!
“We have to endure the storms, dear one, so we know how deep our roots go. So we can appreciate the depths of our strength and the freshness of the gentle breezes afterward.”
Yahweh wanted to be close to us—just like an abba with his precious children.
I was wrong, Yahweh. I do have something to offer you. Myself. This broken vessel.
Yes, yes, and yes.
Lay your broken pieces on the altar. It will be enough.
