It's about 6:30 pm here, and kids are out playing before heading in for bed. Their noise is distracting in the best possible way. They are so happy. It sounds like they may be playing tag.
Earlier today I was reading a book assigned in a class I am taking at church. The book is about modern day slavery, and as much as I want to believe that the true stories in the book can't be unbelievably grotesque, I am solidly wrong in that wish. Each story breaks your heart. And our hearts need a good breaking every once in a while--
I recently read a quote by Mother Teresa,
“May God break my heart so completely that the whole world falls in.”
When our hearts go through a breaking, God is right there, ready to fill them with more of Him, which includes His immense, unlimited love. If we let Him, He comes and brings wholeness that we can't even imagine. A shalom that heals the world, shedding His hope, His vision, His character everywhere He sends us.
As I read through the stories, I am thankful for the children's laughter outside. There is hope. What a beautiful thing to protect, childhood. Innocence. And even if innocence is stolen through tragedy, what an amazing God who loves us, that He knows exactly how to restore what was lost.
Time to sign off, but Graham Cooke just said this,
"You have to run with God. The best way to run with God is to just be delighted. you've all been in that place of shame, pain, condemnation. There's only one way to travel fast in the kingdom, and it's with delight. Get a real sense of joy in your heart. God is FOR ME. He's on my side. Nothing can separate me from Him love. The way we travel in the kingdom is we travel happily. With joy, delight."
Bam. Let's wake up to His glory and majesty. That changes the course of history, changes atmospheres.
"it's not just about changing your story, it's about changing the way you journey with God. You should journey with the fruits of the Spirit. With desire, passion, delight."
"when you come into a place of favor with God, you also come into a place of revenge on the enemy. The real revenge is that you get so free in Jesus, that you end up getting lots of other people free from the one thing the enemy always made you a victim of..."
Time to sign off, but Graham Cooke just said this,
"You have to run with God. The best way to run with God is to just be delighted. you've all been in that place of shame, pain, condemnation. There's only one way to travel fast in the kingdom, and it's with delight. Get a real sense of joy in your heart. God is FOR ME. He's on my side. Nothing can separate me from Him love. The way we travel in the kingdom is we travel happily. With joy, delight."
Bam. Let's wake up to His glory and majesty. That changes the course of history, changes atmospheres.
"it's not just about changing your story, it's about changing the way you journey with God. You should journey with the fruits of the Spirit. With desire, passion, delight."
"when you come into a place of favor with God, you also come into a place of revenge on the enemy. The real revenge is that you get so free in Jesus, that you end up getting lots of other people free from the one thing the enemy always made you a victim of..."
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