(c) Stephanie Josiah 2013
Praising God for a full last week and weekend. Kickin it with women of all walks...
I even spoke with a clerk at Model's (Sporting Goods) about her back to back family losses (an aunt and a grand parent) and I told her that sometimes the roughest stuff comes in constant waves... But hold on! Your ship isn't going to sink... Stay strong.
I know it was a message for her, but as I opened my mouth I ...delivered a message to myself too.
God has been so good to me. When I'm sad about losing Ishypoo and I want to crumble... He reminds me that my ship won't sink. He is with me. He is for me. Everything that happens to me in this life will become part of an amazing journey story.
But not a story of searching for a holy artifact, or a story of battling to claim a holy land... A story of how a Holy God makes Himself readily available to us... The Father protects, the Son saves and walks beside us, and the Spirit locks Himself up under our flesh and bone and guides us. Such an intimacy!!!.. Such a reminder that even when I am in the depths of my despair You are there God. The Bible says, "Even if I go to the ends of the earth or hide in the deepest caverns or sink into the deepest of seas... You hear my cry for help. You know me by name!! You call me your own." I couldn't understand why or how you love me if I had ten thousand lifetimes to study Your heart. You are unreasonable in your patience... No timer set... No forcing... You are unrelenting in Your pursuit - arms wide open for us... You are holy but unafraid of getting messy as You do life with us. You are powerful enough to not need us to share who you are, but you prefer the friends' referral program.
Point to us, Lord, and tell them if they want to know who You are, "ask one of those Josiahs, those Greens, those Durhams... Etc.* enter your family name here*"
We will praise you, we won't let the rocks cry out in our place. We know you still save! (Look at our twins, our lives, our stories) We know you give us miracles! (Look at the three years and three months of borrowed time we had with our Ishypoo) We know you are still relevant...
We know You!
Thank you for being in relationship with us!
Amen!!!! Amen!
I even spoke with a clerk at Model's (Sporting Goods) about her back to back family losses (an aunt and a grand parent) and I told her that sometimes the roughest stuff comes in constant waves... But hold on! Your ship isn't going to sink... Stay strong.
I know it was a message for her, but as I opened my mouth I ...delivered a message to myself too.
God has been so good to me. When I'm sad about losing Ishypoo and I want to crumble... He reminds me that my ship won't sink. He is with me. He is for me. Everything that happens to me in this life will become part of an amazing journey story.
But not a story of searching for a holy artifact, or a story of battling to claim a holy land... A story of how a Holy God makes Himself readily available to us... The Father protects, the Son saves and walks beside us, and the Spirit locks Himself up under our flesh and bone and guides us. Such an intimacy!!!.. Such a reminder that even when I am in the depths of my despair You are there God. The Bible says, "Even if I go to the ends of the earth or hide in the deepest caverns or sink into the deepest of seas... You hear my cry for help. You know me by name!! You call me your own." I couldn't understand why or how you love me if I had ten thousand lifetimes to study Your heart. You are unreasonable in your patience... No timer set... No forcing... You are unrelenting in Your pursuit - arms wide open for us... You are holy but unafraid of getting messy as You do life with us. You are powerful enough to not need us to share who you are, but you prefer the friends' referral program.
Point to us, Lord, and tell them if they want to know who You are, "ask one of those Josiahs, those Greens, those Durhams... Etc.* enter your family name here*"
We will praise you, we won't let the rocks cry out in our place. We know you still save! (Look at our twins, our lives, our stories) We know you give us miracles! (Look at the three years and three months of borrowed time we had with our Ishypoo) We know you are still relevant...
We know You!
Thank you for being in relationship with us!
Amen!!!! Amen!
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