… Speak What Is True!

He holds me tight as He covers and comforts all of my many fears and sorrows. My heart pours out grief while the unknowns and heartache for the days ahead open up the floodgates of Noah’s Flood. He knows what I’m up against. He’s still working on me, day and night, never giving up on me, EVER!

As He wipes away my tears, He tells me I’m more than enough… 

I’m more than enough…

What a concept, I’m more than enough! Words worth repeating, I’m-more-than-enough!

After all, I am His Masterpiece. And since He’s started something beautiful, I’m definitely going to believe it and walk it out celebrating those truths as He completes it. I’m just a girl who’s unfinished and a work-in progress. That’s called transformation.

The Lord spoke love into my bleeding heart this morning during my prayer time with: “I am speaking in the depths of your being. Be still, so that you can hear My voice. I speak in the language of Love. My words fill you with Life and Peace, Joy and Hope.” L-I-F-E and H-O-P-E!

L-i-f-e and H-o-p-e!

I have chosen to celebrate Christmas for the first time EVER stress- and worry-free by filling each day with as much of God’s Love my heart can possibly contain with awareness of His presence instead of the hustle and bustle.

God’s presence continued throughout the day and during my hike with this display of a singular heart-shaped leaf. In disbelief, I had to bend down and touch it because it looked fake, purposely laid out, even to the childlike heart looking back at it.

Sadly, the lens on my phone was a bit dirty, but… Tell me that’s not a heart! What a way to romance a girl; heart-shaped leaves. I’m such a spoiled brat!

As I continued on my hike giggling, God continued sprinkling the pavement leading towards the ravine with His Love in the form of heart-shaped leaves. The pictures don’t reflect the beauty and majestic blessings these leaves delivered that were scattered all over the road, but my soul kept rejoicing, “Here’s my heart, Lord. Take more of it. Consume me with Your Wonder.” 

 

 

There’s something about my Lord and this ravine. God delights my soul here. Even without my goats, I’m still entertained. This is the ravine where I encountered my bouquet of blue butterflies as I helped one escape the mud.

I am so grateful for God’s amazing patience and His relentless chase and pursuit after my heart. I’m not an easy girl to deal with at times, bull-headed I am. Knowing that God gives, God gave us Jesus just so we could engage in a relationship with Him and be reconciled through Jesus’ blood and grace, provides me with peace and assurance to waltz through life filled with love trusting my leader and teacher.

After encountering these many gifts JUST FOR ME, my body felt rejuvenated and loaded with energy and skip back into my step. I praised God and thanked Him for His deep and tender mercies and cranked up the tunes. Between Sia, Mandisa, Bruno Mars and Pistol Annie’s Hush-Hush, I was boogying along instead of hiking.

My gliding was delightfully interrupted with Miss Molly’s excited presence. This golden retriever squirms underneath her wrought-iron gate somehow when she sees or senses me coming for some love. Once my love tank was full, I put her back into her backyard and started praying again.

Just as I finished asking the Lord with a sincere heart to search my heart and show me the truths about myself so I can continue to follow Him closely, Casting Crown’s Here’s My Heart started playing.

Here’s my heart, Lord.

Here’s my heart, Lord.

Here’s my heart, Lord.

Speak what is true!

Be blessed with the lyrics…