Today is Monday and I am grateful.
This morning on the heels of a heart pressed week I woke knowing I needed encouragement. Encouragement I was given. Here are a few of the words given back to me, I now give them to you.
May you be encouraged this day.
Journal Entry - May 15, 2019
Starting this morning with the big-little pink charis journal holding numbers 6992-9634, I am grateful. It serves me to remember ALL the never-ending character reminders of You God Almighty.
I am not afraid.
I am not overwhelmed.
I am certain You Jesus are who I can lie down before, submit to, and then STAND, WALK, and DECLARE, knowing You are delighted. This is enough.
My sole desire is to LET Your love Christ rule in my heart towards myself and ALL whom You lead me to; to serve, love, encourage, disciple. I receive Your living words as instruction for the good of me and Your Kingdom. It IS as it should be, this is the truth.
In remembering this truth, just now, You have given me restorative breath. Thank you. You’ve asked of me, not to ask anymore questions but instead to meditate upon Your incomprehensible character. This seems crazy! Asking questions is how I have come to know You in such special ways. Jesus, I believe You are leading me into standing in a new way and walking this out in confidence. Ugh, I mean yeah… may it be so because my confidence is in You.
Karah, use all I have taught you.
It is I who is loving and leading you.
I will be with you.
You are protected and it is an adventure.
Right. Okay. I hear you <3 For me to have such confidence seems almost offensive. As I read today about David (You) and Goliath (the enemy and the product of him fear etc) I saw HOPE and VICTORY. To not think about the outcome of this ask seems impossible but I know and see how it is an utter waste of time. You have taught me that to practice living fully abandoned and freely trusting IS what equals FREEDOM. Freedom will not remain with me if I attach future thoughts to it. Only YOU know the future, only YOU know the specifics.
So…as a babe, because that is how I feel, let Your Spirit Lord well up within me in a way, which is simple, freeing, and innocent. May it also be certain and confident and very much alive for the seconds, minutes, and hours of today. You are so good to me. May this truth be what aides in others sensing the drawing of Your Spirit within them, to You. I love you and for the times I delay, forgive me Jesus.
Oatmeal it is.