#Blessed

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Revelation 7:9

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John 8:12

[rbhvleo]

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We must never rest until everything inside us worships God. —A.W. Tozer

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God knew we would never be enough. So He became enough for us. Jesus is our enough.

The truth that we are not enough and Jesus is enough isn’t just good news on the day that God saves us. We need to preach that truth to ourselves and each other every day. We have been rescued from a life of striving today.

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Prayer

Simple prayers from faithful servants are answered by a big God and used to cause big change.

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The lie tells us that the worse our sin, the less eligible we are for redemption. But Jesus tells us that the worse our sin, the more grateful we are for redemption—the more grateful we are for Him.

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“I will wait for you” by Janette...ikz

So it seemed,

that it was cool,

for everyone to be in a relationship but me.

So I took matters into my own hands

and… ended up with him.

him, who displayed the characteristics of a

cheater, a liar, an abuser, and a thief.

So why was I surprised when he broke into my heart?

I called 911, but I was cardiac-arrested for

aiding and abetting,

’cause it was me who let him in,

claiming we were “just friends.”

It was already decided for me by the first date that

even if he wasn’t,

I was gonna make him “the One.”

You know… I was tired of being alone,

and I simply made up in my mind,

that it was about that time

so I decided to drag him along for the ride,

’cause I was always the bridesmaid and never the bride.

A

virgin in the physical,

but mentally just a grown woman on the corner in heat,

who was tired of the wait,

so I was gonna make him “the One.”

he had a… form of Godliness,

but not much.

But, but, hey, hey, I can change him,

so I’ll take him, I mean he’s close…

enough.

Ready to sell my aorta for a quarter,

not knowing the value of it’s used to be. (use to me?)

Arteries so clogged with my will,

it blocked His will from flowing through me.

So, I thank Christ that His blood pressure gave this heart an attack,

that flatlined my obscured vision, put me flat on my back.

Through my ignorance, He saw,

so through my sternum He sawed & cracked open my chest

to transplant Psalms 51:10,

a new heart

& a renewed right spirit within.

So now, I fully understand,

better yet, I thoroughly comprehend,

how much I need to wait

for You.

See,

the bad thing is

that I knew he wasn’t you from the beginning.

’cause in the beginning was the Word

and he didn’t even sound or shine like Your Son

Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks,

and all he could whisper was

sweet,

empty

nothings–

which meantnothing!

he couldn’t even have prayed when I needed him to,

asking him to fast would be absurd,

so, forget about being cleansed & washed with water through the Word.

But I know you,

you are already praying for me.

Even never having met me,

let me assure you,

I will wait

for you.

I will no longer date,
socialize or communicate with carbon copies of you

to appease my boredom
or to quench my thirsty desire I have for attention and short-lived compliments from ‘sorta kindas.’

You know, he ‘sorta kinda’ right, but ‘sorta kinda’ wrong?

His first name: Luke,

his last name: Warm.

Aye,

I won’t settle for false companionship.

I won’t lay in the embrace of his arms,

attempting to find some closeness,

but never feeling so far, far apart

’cause, I just wanna be held.

♫ ‘Cause all I gotta do is say♫

“No!”

No more ‘almost sessions’ of

‘almost coming close’

passing winks & buying drinks,

and ♫I’ma,

I’ma,

I’ma flirt!♫

Who flirts with the ideology of,

“Can you just tell me how much I can get away with & still be saved?”

No more.

I’ll stay in my bed,

alone,

and write poems,

about how I will wait for You.

he won’t even come close,

our fingers won’t even interlock,

we won’t even exchange breath,

’cause I have thoughts that I’ve ‘saved as’ in a file that God has only equipped you to open.

I will no longer get weighted (waited?) down,

from so-called friends & family talks,

about the concern for my biological clock

when I serve the Author of Time.

Who is not subject to time,

but I’m subject to Him.

He has the ability to stop, fast-forward, pause, or rewind at any given time.

So,

if we could role play,

you would be Abraham & I would be Sara,

or you can be Isaac & I can be Rebecca–a servant’s answered prayer.

I am

bone of your bone,

flesh of your flesh,

made up of your rib, Adam.

And once we meet,

like electrons, I will be bound to your nucleus,

completely indivisible

atom.

We even speak the same math:

1 + 1 + 1 = 3,

which really equals 1 if you add Him.

We were all created in His image,

but you have the ability to reflect, project & even detect

the Son.

If I were to explain what you look like,

you would have to look like a star–

a sun of the Son.

I would gain energy simply from the light that you shine on me.

I would need you in order to complete my photosynthesis.

I await your revelation, but once again from the genesis,

I will wait for you.

And I will know you

because when you speak,

I will be reminded of Solomon’s wisdom,

your ability to lead will remind me of Moses,

your faith will remind me of Abraham,

your confidence in God’s Word will remind me of Daniel,

your inspiration will remind me of Paul,

your heart for God will remind me of David,

your attention to detail will remind me of Noah,

your integrity will remind me of Joseph,

and your ability to abandon your own will, will remind me of the disciples,

but your ability to love selflessly & unconditionally will remind me of Christ.

But I won’t need to identify you by any special Matthews

or any special marks,

’cause His Word will be tatted all over your heart.

And you will know me,

and you will find me,

where

the boldness of Esther

meets the warm closeness of Ruth,

where the hospitality of Lydia

is aligned with the submission of Mary,

which is engulfed in the tears of a praying Hanna.

I will be the one,

drenched in Proverbs 31,

waiting for you.

But to my Father,

my Father who has known me before I was birthed into this earth,

only if You should see fit.

I desire Your will above mine.

So even if you call me to a life of singleness,

my heart is content with You–the One who was sent.

You are the greatest love story ever told,

the greatest love ever known.

You are forever my judge & I’m forever Your witness,

and I pray that I’m always found on a mission about my Father’s business.

I will always be Yours,

and I will always wait for You, Lord.

More than the watchmen wait for the morning,

more than the watchmen wait for the morning,

I will wait.

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Lord, let my humility be genuine!

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can we all just agree that theres too much meanness in the world so we should all be nice to each other? every time we support someone and lift them up rather than knock them down, we get to help make the world sunshinier

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Be a positive force in the world!

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thank you for existing,

your presence makes the world a little brighter

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To everyone filling down, thinking they don’t matter, you do matter and deserve to be loved!

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All life is a sacred act of worship.

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Lord, I call on you today. Keep me as the apple of your eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings.

[doubleclutch]

You had to watch the ENTIRE game to understand this moment. Some things are just destined. 50 points and the GAME WINNER/SERIES WINNER!

LILLARD TIME!

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Statement play! That ice!

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Attention is the beginning of devotion

“When it’s over, I want to say: all my life / I was a bride married to amazement. / I was the bridegroom, taking the world into my arms.”-Mary Oliver (Poet)

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Oh God, I need it right now. I am still waiting and trusting You, Lord.. I know You will provide!

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I can relate!

[through-it-all-it-is-well]

I could use some prayer

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You and I both