A Story Yours to Tell
“And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day” (Genesis 1:31).
Daughter, where do you run? How do you doubt? What do you see when you look for Me?
Oh, girl, it’s not silence. No, it’s not empty space. No, it’s not memory failing. No, you don’t need to be smarter, quicker, a better listener. Maybe, you could be more you?
Please don’t run away from the girl I’ve made, hand-stamped with beauty, with talent, with a way to see Me and hear Me unlike anyone else.
When I wrote your story, your beginning made Me smile. You captured Me in how the details of your story were crafted.
You were held far before you were born.
Your story gives life with my voice. I know there are things you’d like to forget, details you wish weren’t part of your story. But the story is still beautiful, girl.
So, listen, how might we, together, look at your story through my eyes? I speak, and light appears. My hands crafted your frame. My breath is your breathing in and out. Let Me show you beginning again, and how the jagged points when you feel your heart breaking are places where you can be made even more beautiful and strong, the pruned branch grafted onto the vine.
I’ve never lost you.
You have always been in my sight, your story on my lips and the story yours to tell. To whom can you tell your story? Whom do I bring to you? Who needs to know what it means to breathe the beginning, breathe the story of Life?
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Will you pray with me right now? Jesus, I consecrate my mind and heart. I love You. I trust You. Fill my heart and mind now. Guide me; help me to experience You; help me to be with You and hear Your voice, deep in my heart. And now, for at least five minutes, stay here with Him. Let your holy imagination, consecrated to Him, open you to experiencing His closeness. As you listen for your breath, in the quiet, listen for His breath, near you and within you. Try to not speak … or even think. Just be with Him. Just be. → If you want more, here’s where you can complete the exercise.
What’s weighing on your heart today, dear reader? Is there something heavy? Something that’s hard to put into words? When we experience pain, disappointment, or betrayal, it can be difficult to hear God's voice. And yet, here’s the amazing truth of the matter: He’s always speaking, and His heart is always for you. Do you believe this? Are you willing to pause and listen for Him today, even if it feels uncomfortable or difficult at first? Yes? Wonderful … Then come, join my husband, Justin, and me on the Rush podcast, where we’re talking about how to enjoy a personal conversation with Jesus.
Beauty may be the way goodness becomes visible to us. —Hans Urs von Balthasar → What do you think of when you read this quote? Me … I think of my time in my garden, squishing the leaves and mud between my fingers. I think of my hands plunging into fresh dough, which I then work relentlessly until it’s ready to become bread. I think of floating atop soft Pacific Ocean waves as they carry me gently, little by little, further away from the troubles of the day. I think of memories made with my husband and friends and family around the campfire, stars sparkling overhead like tiny declarations of God’s faithfulness and care. These are just a few ways God and His goodness have become visible to me through beauty. What about you, reader? Reply to this email and tell me what makes goodness visible to you. (For more on the topic of beauty and how we wrestle with it, I recommend reading this essay by Alastair Gordon over at the Rabbit Room.)
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