God's Words

Author's Note:  Not much of one on this.  Last night, I was reminded of some things that God was saying to me just last week.  Confirmation is sweet.  And how very, very precious the words of Christ... Thought it might be encouraging if I posted it.

"I took Moses through the desert.  I took Elijah and John the Baptist.  Paul went through so many catastrophes he couldn't write them all.  I went through the desert myself... I went to be tested, to be refined, to strengthen my resolve, and eventually to be restored.  The desert was where I asked my questions of God, where the others did as well.  It was also where He answered us.  It took away all our earthly distractions, heightened our senses, stripped us bare of all but the essentials of physical life - but of spiritual life as well.  It forced us to look hard at ourselves and realize who we truly were; who we were in the world and also who we were in God's eyes.  I make pathways in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.  I make a way when there is no way.  It is with good reason that I gave you those passages in Isaiah for your favorites and presented them to you at a time when nothing was more true for you.  There is STILL nothing more true than this.  And nothing more true than that I love you, I will never leave you, and and I have an amazing purpose for you so grand your mind can't even imagine it.  I will not abandon you until the work I have begun is done.  'He who began a good work in you will be faithful to complete it in you.'  Trust in that.  Trust in Me.  I have walked down this road before, I would never set your feet to it if I had not seen it before and determined that you were strong enough to come out the other side.  And you will come out stronger on that other side, even as you have done before. 

Do not measure distance with your eyes.  Measure it with your heart and with your memories of my faithfulness.  This is just another page, the next phase of the journey.  Greatness measured by my standards has nothing to do with what the world's definition of greatness looks like.  You must keep your hope in Me, and define 'success' and 'greatness' in Me alone."

Note: Wow.  What did I do to deserve to hear these beautiful words from God?  Absolutely nothing.  'Generous' isn't nearly a strong enough word for Him.