The words must go on.
If I am misunderstood or misrepresented, the words must go on, and my life- MY STORY- must be told. My story isn't more important than your story. ALL of our stories are equally as important. It just so happens that parts of my story are finding words. Parts of your story might be finding words, too. I have a call- a burden to share. I don't share so that everyone who reads will understand me or my journey. I SHARE FOR A HANDFUL- A FEW LIKE ME- BROKEN, YET HUNGRY AND THIRSTY FOR MORE OF JESUS. I have to let go of those who misunderstand me and misrepresent me. My own heart aches, wishing they would open theirs. But...
THE WORDS MUST GO ON...
I openly share the broken shambles of who I am, so you will know you are NOT ALONE- so you will know the truth- GOD REDEEMS BROKEN MESSES LIKE ME, AND HE CAN REDEEM YOU. Something beautiful comes from the ashes of you and me. So...
THE WORDS MUST GO ON...
I write to tell you about HIS WHISPERS, so you can recognize them, too. HE BECKONS US TO COME... broken me and broken you. We are ALL broken. COME. His heart is beautiful. His love is safe. His voice is true. And...
THE WORDS MUST GO ON...
I live and breathe and give and try and share and bleed and cry GRACE. It's all about GOD AND GRACE.
GRACE...
GRACE...
GRACE...
I need grace. I give grace. I want to BE GRACE. Grace changes me. Grace changes you. Bitterness melts away. Hurts are healed. Anger is calmed. Reconciliation is possible. GRACE. My life is GRACE- my message is GRACE. And...
THE WORDS MUST GO ON...
Some take advantage of grace. Some pin the reputation of the grace-givers against the wall and question WHAT we are, but they can't change WHO we are. WE ARE GRACE- BROKEN AND IMPERFECT- A SWEET PARADOX. I exist to share the redemption of grace in my life, REAL AND GRITTY. So...
THE WORDS MUST GO ON...
Some people throw grace away and don't want it at all. GRACE CAN BE TOO HONEST- TOO RAW- TOO VULNERABLE TO EMBRACE. But grace-givers know, and grace-givers see. Broken ones, sometimes, don't grasp grace, because the PAINFUL HONESTY OF THEMSELVES IS TOO MUCH TO BEAR. I know. We know.
GRACE-GIVERS HAVE BEEN SWEPT THROUGH A RIVER OF PAIN SO THEY CAN SEE WHAT THEY SEE, FEEL WHAT THEY FEEL, AND GIVE WHAT THEY GIVE.
Some people hide behind walls. They complain and moan and cry and judge, because this isn't the way they wanted it. Is life ever the way any of us want it? GRACE IS THERE FOR THE TAKING, BUT SOMETIMES GRACE IS STOMPED AND TRASHED AND THROWN TO THE GROUND. Grace-givers' hurt and disappointment is deep and real. Pain surrendered turns into compassion. Prayers are lifted. GRACE-GIVERS STAND STILL AND QUIET IN TRUTH AND TRUST. We scratch and claw our way to live out grace in the flesh- in our stories. We surrender ourselves wholly to the One who understands all, and we allow ourselves to be held by Him. Still...
THE WORDS MUST GO ON...
I am surrendered. I am as fully abandoned to JESUS as I know how to be. I TRUST HIM when life is hard AND when life is good. I pray that my words are the ones He wants me to share. I DO NOT TAKE LIGHTLY THIS "CALL" OF WORDS- THIS "CALL" OF GRACE. I know that it is beyond me and my abilities. I am humbled that He uses this broken girl to share His truth and the pieces of His heart that I know. And..
THESE WORDS MUST GO ON...
"If I say I'll never mention the LORD or speak in His name, His word
burns in my heart like a fire. It's like a fire in my bones! I am worn
out trying to hold it in! I can't do it!" (Jeremiah 20:9 NLT)
THESE WORDS *WILL* GO ON...
