~Everything in the world is about to be wrapped up, so take nothing for granted. Stay wide-awake in prayer. Most of all, love each other as if your life depended on it. Love makes up for practically anything. Be quick to give a meal to the hungry, a bed to the homeless—cheerfully. Be generous with the different things God gave you, passing them around so all get in on it: if words, let it be God's words; if help, let it be God's hearty help. That way, God's bright presence will be evident in everything through Jesus, and he'll get all the credit as the One mighty in everything—encores to the end of time. Oh, yes!~ 1 Peter 4:8-11
So this is what I long to become, a woman who is so at rest in who her heavenly father says she is, that nothing anyone can say will terrify nor cause me to become defensive of my self worth. I need not fear losing my worth, for the only one who can take that from me is God, My worth is in him and he will never take that from me. I need not hold a record of wrongs against another person to use as my defend for god is my defender, I need only to forgive and love, forgive and love. I will still feel pain, but my father will guide me when I am faced with a situation I am not sure I can handle, he will be there to help me.
I must let go of these past offenses and look at the person for who they are and not for what they have done. How do you love someone who hates your very self, who see's you as something your not? Who cannot forgive? You let go of fixing the problem, you let go of needing to defend your position, you let go of redeeming yourself and let god take control. All I have to do is love. That sounds so much easier, truly, it is when you submit to God and take on his perspective. The submission, that is what is so hard. But it is so much better than the alternative.
~It wasn't so long ago that we ourselves were stupid and stubborn, dupes of sin, ordered every which way by our glands, going around with a chip on our shoulder, hated and hating back. But when God, our kind and loving Savior God, stepped in, he saved us from all that. It was all his doing; we had nothing to do with it. He gave us a good bath, and we came out of it new people, washed inside and out by the Holy Spirit. Our Savior Jesus poured out new life so generously. God's gift has restored our relationship with him and given us back our lives. And there's more life to come—an eternity of life! You can count on this.
8-11I want you to put your foot down. Take a firm stand on these matters so that those who have put their trust in God will concentrate on the essentials that are good for everyone. Stay away from mindless, pointless quarreling over genealogies and fine print in the law code. That gets you nowhere. Warn a quarrelsome person once or twice, but then be done with him. It's obvious that such a person is out of line, rebellious against God. By persisting in divisiveness he cuts himself off.~ Titus 3
We were meant for something more than this life...we were meant to love and be loved, honestly, once you open your heart to that truth is that not what your heart most longs for. Pure, steadfast, honest love.
God let your love fill me~
When I run, lead me
When I sleep, keep me
When I wake Father speak with me
Oh Majesty
Light of the world,
light up this day
God I long to see your face
Oh shine your glory down
Light of the world
Be on display
And every heart will sing your praise
Oh shine your glory down
With each breath fill me
With each step free me
When I love Father love through me
I do not walk in darkness
I will not live in fear
I'll walk in Your light
