Revelation

 

Thank you for your prayers. You are truly sustaining us and we are so grateful. Surgery is Wednesday, December 2. I have begun my shelter in place to stay healthy.

Scott gifted me today by hanging some of my favorite things. We started with the wall above our bed and fanned out into other rooms. So grateful for the home God has given us and look forward to healing surrounded by these reminders of my earthly home and hints of our heavenly home.

I am learning so much about God and myself in this time. And I’m grateful for each lesson learned. I’ve learned joy and pain can coexist. And, in all that is heavy, there is HOPE.

My word for 2020 was remember, but in the last few months I’ve added Revelation. God is revealing Himself to us. And in the light of that revelation, He reveals areas in our heart and character that need more of Him.

Just as He was kind to reveal my cancer, it is His loving kindness and mercy that reveals our hearts and where we stand with Him.

In prayer a few weeks ago God gave me the image of birds covered in oil. He created them for beauty and flight and songs of praise. But when oil sticks to a bird's feathers, it causes them to mat and separate, impairing waterproofing and exposing the animal's sensitive skin to extremes in temperature. Without intervention, they will perish.

God impressed on me when we are born, we are created in His image and are pure, trusting and full of hope - ready to live out the life He created each of us to live. But along the way we are covered by sin, by disappointments, by our own insecurity and a myriad of other trials and troubles until we are but a shadow of our eternal self. I felt God impressing He is uncovering, cleaning and restoring us. Yes this year is a beast, but I truly believe we are more awake - to God, to each other, and to the specific and unique calling God has on our lives. We have learned in this year to let go of lesser things and spend our time with what truly matters. God is reminding me - and all of His beloved - we are eternal, spiritual beings having a VERY human experience. But hold on, HOPE is here. I can testify there is strength for today and BRIGHT HOPE for tomorrow