I’ve Got You
“Even there your hand shall lead me, and your right hand shall hold me” (Psalm 139:10).
You look for Me, daughter. But you don’t need to look far.
Oh, trust Me. Trust Me: when I say I am with you, nothing can separate you from my love. This is true.
Come deeper.
Drink of these roots that do more than sustain. Yes, they hold you up. Yes, they let you reach high, to a new place, with Me. Yes, they give you courage, knowing you are held, knowing you will not topple. The stream that nourishes you will never run dry.
You do not do the planting in the best soil. That is for Me to do. You do not decide the weather—whether the sun will shine or rain will fall. You do not know when storms will bend your branches, the wind whipping off your leaves. You do not know when a branch will need to be cut, a root adjusted, fertilizer poured in and mixed with rich soil.
I am the one who cares for you, my love. I am the one who bends low, my hand upon you, my breath the sweet aroma of your soul.
Come, child. I take your concerns. I’ve got you.
I’ve got you.
I see you and care for you. You are growing.
You are becoming more and more yourself.
Oh, how I love to tend to you and be with you! You are the one for whom I bend low, and you see Me.
I am so close.
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Who we used to be shapes and informs who we are now, but, sister, know this: you are not who you used to be. You are not limited by your past mistakes or the damaging things people have said to or about you. There is One who speaks over you words that are far more lovely, far more freeing, and He cannot lie. Today, what if we examined the beliefs we carry about ourselves and ask how they impact our lives and hearts? That’s what we’re doing in this episode of the Rush podcast. I’d love for you to join us.
Imagine with me for a moment … You are standing at the shore of a churning sea. The water breaks heavily against the rocks, and your feet are wet from the spray. You hear the crashing, the violent strength of the water, and you feel the pull of inswell, your bare toes gripping deep into the sand. You sense the storm far out—how it has traveled toward you, with energy and fierceness. It wants to pull you toward it, pull you out into it, tumbling you sure and hard into its depths. But you resolve to stay planted; your mind and heart are aligned, and you are unafraid, undeterred by the threats of the storm’s waves. → What do you feel as you imagine this scenario? Dig deeper in Loop Encounter No. 91, and let Him speak to you. I know He will.
When the people we love most, including our own children, wander away from Jesus, it may be tempting to despair or to tighten our control over them. But the truth is, neither of those approaches are helpful—to us or to the ones we care about. Instead, God calls us to fight with spiritual weapons, as 2 Corinthians 10:4 (ESV) describes: “For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds.” Here are three specific spiritual weapons we can use when a beloved becomes a prodigal.
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