Beth(B) – Lord, what say you? I am attempting to sit still and listen – no agenda – help me hear your beautiful voice – words of life and love and peace and joy and encouragement – Yes, Lord.
God (G) – Labor, worth it
B – Thank you Lord
G – There is a gentle way I am leading – just follow. I will steady you – it is pleasing and beautiful and with me it is wonderful – let’s walk this path together and you will find/have all you crave – rest, resurrection, power, peace, joy, laughter, fellowship, connection, purpose, love, honor.
Discouragement, despair will flee from this path – cannot reside in my presence – instead you will have strength, courage, boldness, beauty, rest from your labor.
The message is sound – many yearn to hear truth and your words from my voice are like music – a deep, cool drink for thirsty souls – it will be – I have declared – I have it on a shelf and the angels read and giggle and swoon at the poetic pictures, the truth – they are like schoolgirls in the library or bookstore gathered round.
B – funny picture
G – Yes. Rest – it will be – it will be my way – I am not in a rush – it is part of the story – it will come together in a snap – watch and see and that will be part of the story – All is hanging by my snap – watch as all comes into alignment – it will be.
B – Yes Lord – Thank you Lord for your snap – your way – bring it Lord – on earth as it is in heaven – Any correction?
G – Yes – love – just love – love, love, love – in all you do, everywhere you go, be thinking with me, use my thoughts and love – it is like sprinkling salt everywhere – love – some dishes need more than others – it is not the same and you never run out and it is not hard or effort to sprinkle salt, you just do – let me be and you just watch – yes – it is in family and it is in the world and it all matters and it is not hard, heavy lifting – it is just be still and know that I am God and watch what I am doing.
B – I go where you go?
G – Yes – I go where you go – we have a beautiful relationship – Beautiful – that is my girl and I love you and I love your tender heart turned toward me – have courage – stand still and strong – on a firm foundation and watch and see – it is a magnificent story – you are blessed – protected – loved and more than enough with me – you are courageous and strong with a tender heart full of me. Keep smiling and crying and laughing – enjoy this journey. It is only for you and we together are creating a beautiful story.
B – Ok Lord – hearing, receiving – help me Lord – TRUTH – I want to stand in and believe truth – help me be.
Seeing decanter of wine – the wine sits and the debris descends and the wine is poured off – Jesus – thank you for taking all the debris. Thank you for the cross – thank you for helping to sift wine from debris – actually show me the words –
G – Being still and knowing I am God and the debris is “settled” and the wine is poured off. There is no doing – it is being in my presence – the separation happens with me – I do, you be still –
B – Yes Lord – I hear/see – Yes Lord
Been thinking on all the shades of green – birding walks and noticing greens is so – even now as I look – even on a tree – light, dark, berries – all shades – plants, leaves – you are a Creator God, creative beyond – almost said words but it is my words that fall short not yours – your words created all. Thank you Lord for peace and joy – Thank you for Holy Spirit daily, moment by moment, guiding, leading, tending, receiving and delivering – Thank you Lord.
We are doing the stuff with God and it is GREAT – watching HIM in every area BE GOD and we get to play – it is really fun to be a part of HIS BIG STORY! FOR HIS GLORY!
There comes a time when you get to choose – again and again and again and today I am choosing your story line LORD – your words, your view, your narrative, your everything. I repent for using my eyes, ears, mind to tell my story – while there is truth there are also lies and I repent for agreeing with lies – NO MORE. I AM Done Believing, speaking lies – I AM ALL in – your way LORD – show me your glory – I AM choosing you – I FORGIVE – every person that I have felt judged, condemned, pitied, by – I AM letting it all go and giving it to you and choosing your narrative –
G – walk this way – walk in the way
Ephesians 5:2 (NIV updated 2011 version)
and walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.
B – Yes Lord – so absolutely TRUE – I AM all in with you– FOR ALL you are, ALL you do, ALL You give, ALL you love, ALL you guide, ALL you, EVERY BIT – I AM laid out – ALL IN
Ephesians 5:1-2
Be imitators of God, therefore, as dearly loved children and live a life of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.
Excerpt from Loving and Faithful