I love to blog or write, primarily as an outflow of what God is doing in my life. I have had my ebbs and flows of blogs and desire to be consistent in my public journal as it were; and in that effort here I am again. I have missed this!
I have had many changes in my life over the past six months – actually since last October things have been on a roll. But, recently I had a very hard day that felt crushing to my soul. It was strange as the actual events would seem insignificant to most or even ridiculous but to me they were monumental and painful. Partially because the events that hit me were pulling on strings of pain that I have not fully resolved from an experience I had last year.
However, I took those feelings and cried out to God in my meager attempt to give Him my hurt, no matter how ridiculous the situation was that stirred this deep pain in me. I walked away from my prayer and carried on to prepare for an event that I am speaking at, of course thinking “How can I do this right now?” One thing I have learned is that most, if not all, of what I share is out of what God is doing or has done in me be it through a blog, a book or public speaking. All I have is what He is working out in me and He is always faithful.
As I began to open my notes and look at some things I went to the verse in Luke where we see Jesus raise the widow’s son to life (Luke 7:11-16). The part that struck me was not the miracle of raising the boy to life. Yes, Jesus raised the boy from the dead and that in itself is worthy of awe but what got me was that Jesus also saw other details in her circumstance. Jesus did not just see and address her son who had died He saw that she was also a widow. Jesus saw not just those details but what those details meant for her life. Jesus saw the ramifications of the details for the widow: she would have been uncared for, alone with no provision, she would have been hopeless. Jesus saw everything that the details of her circumstance implied; He saw her! When Jesus saw her He went out to her and when He went out to her He addressed the circumstance and gave her son back to her not just addressing the pain of losing the son but addressing her need for provision in every aspect of her life.
Did you know that Jesus see’s you? That when He see’s you He is moved to care for you in this same way?! When I looked at this I knew that in the pain I was experiencing God saw me! He saw the ridiculous details that mattered to me and He cared.
Do you feel that God see’s those details that seem to only matter to you?
I have had many changes in my life over the past six months – actually since last October things have been on a roll. But, recently I had a very hard day that felt crushing to my soul. It was strange as the actual events would seem insignificant to most or even ridiculous but to me they were monumental and painful. Partially because the events that hit me were pulling on strings of pain that I have not fully resolved from an experience I had last year.
However, I took those feelings and cried out to God in my meager attempt to give Him my hurt, no matter how ridiculous the situation was that stirred this deep pain in me. I walked away from my prayer and carried on to prepare for an event that I am speaking at, of course thinking “How can I do this right now?” One thing I have learned is that most, if not all, of what I share is out of what God is doing or has done in me be it through a blog, a book or public speaking. All I have is what He is working out in me and He is always faithful.
As I began to open my notes and look at some things I went to the verse in Luke where we see Jesus raise the widow’s son to life (Luke 7:11-16). The part that struck me was not the miracle of raising the boy to life. Yes, Jesus raised the boy from the dead and that in itself is worthy of awe but what got me was that Jesus also saw other details in her circumstance. Jesus did not just see and address her son who had died He saw that she was also a widow. Jesus saw not just those details but what those details meant for her life. Jesus saw the ramifications of the details for the widow: she would have been uncared for, alone with no provision, she would have been hopeless. Jesus saw everything that the details of her circumstance implied; He saw her! When Jesus saw her He went out to her and when He went out to her He addressed the circumstance and gave her son back to her not just addressing the pain of losing the son but addressing her need for provision in every aspect of her life.
Did you know that Jesus see’s you? That when He see’s you He is moved to care for you in this same way?! When I looked at this I knew that in the pain I was experiencing God saw me! He saw the ridiculous details that mattered to me and He cared.
Do you feel that God see’s those details that seem to only matter to you?
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