three years of Peace…

I wanted to wait and write when I had something profound to say; I decided against it because…
1. You might be waiting a long time to hear from me, and
2. Today marks my three year blogging anniversary.
My heart longs to mark this occasion with eloquent prose and promises for another year to come. Alas, prose and promises aren’t mine to give to you this day… only a few miscellaneous thoughts rambling through my brain.
I’ve written this post a least a dozen times in my mind… rehearsed it in the dark of night, searching for the right words to use, longing for the strength to write them. Still and yet, each time I entreat this blank screen, words fail me. They disappear as dawn approaches, and I grow increasingly frustrated by this new reality. Accordingly, I tried to make a video to express my thoughts; eight minutes into it, I gave up… just looked at the camera and said, “This isn’t working.”
And it isn’t… this working out of words through me, whether written or verbal. For this woman who’s had so very much to say over the past forty-four years, I have little to offer these days. At least it seems that way. I’m not a fan of my new, diminished capacity. It’s cruel torture for a soul that longs for exposure… for corporate connection with others. Words are often the catalyst to lead me there. When they are absent, isolation creeps in all around me, leaving me to work out this new irritation. Like a small piece of gravel trapped in a runner’s shoe, so is this bankruptcy of words. It prevents my stride, my focus, and my determination as it pertains to my running and living my race in a public venue.
I’ve thought about quitting at least a hundred times over the past few weeks… thought about shutting down the blog and turning in my writing pen. It seems an easy thing to do… to quit. Instinctively I know that should I choose that route, a week later I’d have something else to say with no place to say it, and that wouldn’t be easy for me. That would be a very hard thing for me, because deep down, I can’t help but be a collector of words. I can’t help my desire to write them, speak them, and give them to you as quickly as they are given to me. But therein lies the rub; the words aren’t coming as quickly these days. And while I’m well connected to my thoughts and ponderings, I’m less connected to the process of getting them all down on paper.
This pains me greatly, friends. Hurts me badly and taunts me viciously. Calls me less than and mocks the previous ruminations of my heart. The barren inkwell dares me to surrender the pen in search of a filler that will fill me like words have always filled me. And I am tempted to go there, to give in, and to call it a win. To mark my previously written words as enough… completed… the end of this chapter in my story.
But they tell me it’s just a season, and mostly, I believe them—those experts who’ve paved the road with previous understanding. This is, indeed, a time in my life like no other. I am fragile and worn, tired from a year’s worth of transitioning. Most of you have walked that transition with me—a ministry move, getting settled into a new community only to soon discover that cancer would claim my days and nights and every stop in between.
And now I’m here. Stuck. Hoping for more; most days settling for less, and my prayers are endless. At least with them, my words remain. My prayers have yet to disappear. Prayer has been my lifeline, my tethering to the Divine. To let them go is to lose hope altogether, and that is one place where I refuse my participation; my hand will remain on his hem, because with that grasping I know I’ll make it safely home.
I know this is heavy stuff, maybe even depressing to some of you. To that I would say, heavy has been my portion in recent days. But God has been my portion as well. He understands about heavy. His heart weighs with understanding, and he reminds me this day of our kinship—that, in fact, I am related to the Word. That he’s made his dwelling within me, and accordingly, there dwells his truth, his many words… his infinite history of bold revelation given generously to me because of my sacred bloodlines.
So while it doesn’t seem that I have much to say in this moment (even as I have tried to say over these past three years and some four hundred posts), I imagine that in days to come, I’ll have a few extra words to add to our ponderings. Why? Because the Word living in me cannot be chained or constrained by my inability to articulate him adequately. He’s just that big. He’s just that bold. He’s just that willing to use me, most days in spite of me. And because of who he IS… my heart is humbled, grateful for the gift of his abiding presence who promises to remain, despite the fading elements that surround my days.
Thank you for joining me on the road, friends. You are why I’m still here after three years, even when my written offerings are sparse in coming. I pray, as I have always prayed, that my writing focus remains consistent and on track with the purpose of knowing God more through his Word via my corresponding words. It’s not always easy to write about the things of God, but it certainly is always worth the digging.
How I pray for myself, even as I pray for you, a holy unearthing of the Divine in the year to come! As always…
Peace for the journey,
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52 Responses to three years of Peace…

  1. Happy 3rd Blogiversary. That itself says alot! I can feel your pain in your writing, the Lord is caring you right now, just sit back and relax. You may not feel like you have the deep words but what you shared was deep. Praying for you during this time.
    until next time… nel

  2. Happy sweet blog-i-versary!

    While my journey is quite different, I too have lost my voice (most of last year) and it is unsettling in so many ways.

    However, I cannot even fathom this blogging cyperspace to be complete without your words! Honesty and Truth are found here and I will wait until until the words are collected and are ready to be poured out.

    While I have somewhat of a lurker of late, I have been praying for you, my cyber-friend. I will continue to do so as this path you trod twists down the road of life.

    All is grace – words or not – Grace!

    Shalom,
    Denise

  3. Oh! My! Goodness! Don't even think of "turning in the pen"!!! Your words have lifted me many times over! Has been an encouragement and inspiration!!

    Maybe God is giving you this "quiet time", if you will, for what He is preparing you for….

    But do not let the adversary make you think otherwise!!!

    Blessings, friend!

    ~Beth

  4. How wonderful! Three years. God has blessed so many people because of the words He gives you.

    Even now, as you feel the words won't come…they do. They come and speak into my heart and mind.

    In your weakness I see our God's strength. God is with you my friend.

    I'm praying for you,

    Sheryl

  5. Elaine, even before you said it, I was thinking "this is a season". Love how you're determined to keep hold of His hem and how you know He will get you through, how He will keep you on course. I'd say you've done a wonderful job pressing on with your writing and blogging given all that you've had to wade through in the past year. Still praying for you, my friend!

    (p.s. Can't remember if I told you I received the Bible study you sent. It came during very hectic times. Thank you so much!)

  6. You of the long posts, you even say that you have nothing to say eloquently. You crack me up.

    The funny thing about words is that they have to spoken, and they have to be heard.

    Be still, it's ok to rest. Ok to listen. Words will crystalize in His time, because although you may be in a diminished capacity right now, you do indeed still carry your old DNA and His — which means you will write again. I feel quite sure of it.

    (((Healing hugs to you, especially today)))

    Happy 3rd.
    Dawn

  7. Again, I do know how you feel, at least to some small extent….I don't begin to have the gifted words for others that you have, but I do share your frustrated feelings about getting mine on paper. I too look at the blank screen, make an attempt, and then put it aside or settle for something much less than I was intending…To think of you even thinking about laying down your pen brings me sorrow. How you have ministered to me over the last several months. This is surely just a time for rest and regrouping for you and soon the words will flow from your heart to paper again. This post was very deep, and soo heartfelt as well.
    I have been praying for you everyday and hoping that each day brings you a little more strength and restoration, and I will continue to do so. Much love to you, Debbie

  8. Oh Elaine! Please remember the God doesn't waste any thing, even the times when you feel that you have "nothing to say". Someone out there reading your blog is hurting right now, going through a desert, and can now realize that she is not alone. Someone else (you) understands that feeling that she is experiencing! You are not alone either, and sometimes we just need to be still and KNOW…You
    sharing your heart with transparency is what we need to hear today, and I am praising God for his hand on your life and in your healing! Shalom!

  9. wifeforthejourney:

    This is an important milestone for us all to celebrate your committment to sharing your heart in writing. Hang in there honey, and receive the affirmations and encouragments as they come. You can trust in the sincereity of your readers, even as we have all come to trust the sincerety of your pen.

    I wish there was a short-cut to your recovery, but since there isn't, may the prayers of your blog's "followers" add peace to this part of your journey.

    Love you!

    Billy

  10. Dear, sweet friend. I am praying for you. Thank you for staying here with us. Praying for God's clear direction, and so many other things for you.

  11. Your precious words truly touch my heart and soul dear one. I called my sister, and read this post to her, we both cried over your words. She wanted me to tell you how much your words blessed her. Please continue on your journey, I am traveling with you. Praying with you, and for you without ceasing. I love you.

  12. I know that God is doing a process in you during this time… His words are being deepened and shifted, but they are still His words, and they will come again stronger than ever.

    The dry times are so often the very places where when He brings us to the other side… we emerge with fresh heart and expression.

    Even your dry place is beautiful to our ears, because we see you holding on to His hem, and I quote you back to you, this is so beautiful… 'my prayers are endless. At least with them, my words remain. My prayers have yet to disappear. Prayer has been my lifeline, my tethering to the Divine. To let them go is to lose hope altogether, and that is one place where I refuse my participation; my hand will remain on his hem, because with that grasping I know I’ll make it safely home.'…

    this place will also pass, but in the meantime…

    Happy 3rd…and thank you for all the ways you minister to me in every blog you write, as we journey along in this cyber world.

    You are a treasure Elaine.

    xo

  13. Oh dear sister,
    As you sit upon the Potter's wheel and it turns, seemingly faster and faster, know that you are being held, fashioned and cared for by the hands of the Potter Himself. You are being fashioned, as you are His chosen vessel, and as the vessel is emptied, it will even still, be filled. As He fills, you will pour out onto all of us…Him. As you have in but the few short months I've had the privilege of knowing you.

    He will give you His words, in due time. For that I am sure. Don't let Satan tell you otherwise. God is doing a work and the words that will come from the work will continue to bring life and depth, as only His Words can.

    You are a chosen vessel. You are His Beloved.

    You are a cherished breast cancer sojourner, but even more a blessed sister in Christ, friend and cherished one!

    Love you from afar-
    Stacy

  14. If you could "hear" your words as I hear them….if you could "hear" them as GOD hears them…????

    Maybe you'd be "puffed up" with astonishment at your own eloquence…
    Maybe you'd rely on the flesh rather than the life of Christ Jesus in you…
    Maybe you'd write right past the work of God going on within…
    But surely you'd recognize the humble, honest cry of a soul for her Savior!

    I "hear" you, Elaine. And so does He.
    Happy Blogaversary!

  15. Your words are still there and so beautiful and heartfelt…Happy Blogiversary…I am aprroaching number 2 ….

    only write when you want to…..no pressure….that was my goal when I started…

    love,teresa

  16. Elaine I'm reminded of David who was for years on the run, who had to have felt abandoned and afraid and frustrated. Samuel had anointed him as king yet he was exiled in a foreign land and thought that eventually Saul really would kill him. He had 600 men he was responsible for and I imagine their families as well. He had little to say – no words for his grief and his pain, or so he thought. His words became our Psalms. Your purpose, your words will come in God's time and in God's way so that you will fulfill your purpose – the purpose He has in mind for you. David waited 15 years for his kingship. I'm just sayin'. 🙂 blessings, marlene

  17. Elaine,
    First of all, congratulations on three years of blogging! In a world of like 300 million blogs you've managed to rise above the din. You pour yourself out here and your anointed words refresh, challenge, restore, comfort… and point directly to our wonderful Savior. This corner here belongs to you and you alone. I think all of us who have been blogging a while have struggled with a drought of words and considered throwing in the towel. If you go silent for a while, we'll all still be here, waiting for your return.

    I'm praying for you, my friend. With His strength, you will overcome.

    Love and prayers,
    Kelli

  18. Happy Blogaversary! I can't imagine my life without your words, when ever they come and what ever God gives. Now is a season and there will be a new season in God's time. Thank you for being faithful to His Faithfulness. Still praying for you. Love you! Debbie

  19. Wishing you a happy bloggiversary! As to your post… my thoughts went immediately to the "Fog of War" which is defined as "The fog of war is a term used to describe the uncertainty in situation awareness experienced by participants in military operations. The term seeks to capture the uncertainty regarding own capability, adversary capability, and adversary intent during an engagement, operation, or campaign" And this truly explains much of the battle you have been fighting this past year! One day soon the "fog" will lift, dear Elaine and the thoughts will flow again. Until then rest in the knowledge 'that He who neither slumbers nor sleeps'is on guard duty! Love- Susan Ford

  20. Funny, I've had thoughts of quitting the blog thing this week.
    Some days I feel so "done."
    Rest to restore, Elaine.
    Love,
    Melanie

  21. Honey, I soooooo understand and empathize with this post! You already know it has been months and months and months since I've had anything much to say. Yes, the occasional morsel, but you have beautifully expressed how I've felt during this LONG dry spell. And more recently, during these long, stressful days of Mom's illness, I can't even sketch or do anything meaningful with my camera and even have struggled to find words to pray. There are times it makes me want to scream because there is something within me so hungry to write…to sketch…to shoot… Nothing. Nada. Zilch. But reading this post, I know you understand where I have been for months now. I know the season will change for both of us. It's that time when having done all to stand, we stand…and wait for God to release the words for us again.

  22. Just stopped by to see how you're doing. It's so great to know Jesus never changes. He's always the same..love, joy, and peace. Can't really say anymore than what everyone else has already said. Looking forward to your next post.

  23. Dear Elaine,
    No one is expecting anything of you except the honest sharing of your heart that has been your hallmark and our inspiration. That's what keeps your readers, your friends, coming back.

    None of us are ever on top of it all the time and if YOU were, well, we just wouldn't be able to relate.

    There's no pressure here to be giving all the time. Sometimes there is a holiness in just "being" … present of presence of sorts. You have given so much, and even here, as it has been said already, you give with your openness and honesty.

    I so love what your hubby wrote: "You can trust in the sincereity of your readers, even as we have all come to trust the sincerety of your pen."

    There's not a day that goes by that thoughts of you and prayers for you aren't happening all over the blogosphere. Have a little rest in this season and soak up all the SONshine that we pray upon you.

    Happy 3rd Anniversary here!
    Jacquelyn

  24. Happy 3 years!! Now that is just something special…Your words have been a tremendous blessing to me and I know that God will have you continue this journey. YOU have reached far too many for him through your writing…Rest, Be still, and let Him carry you.
    Continually praying for you…

    Love to you!!

  25. I think you are being awfully hard on yourself, sweet friend. Your writing continues to teach, inspire, and compel me to stand strong and persevere in my own journey.

    I feel even closer to you from your posts over the past year. Thank you for trusting us enough to share your life and your heart with us.

    Happy 3rd!

    Love you…

  26. I love you, dear friend. You are in my thoughts and prayers. I hear you… and I often have to take a break from the blog world. And then I have to remind myself that my blogging is between me and the Lord.

    Supporting you in whatever way you need. Loving any contact with you. Bless you. God bless you so very much.

  27. Congratulations, Elaine on your third year.

    It is another milestone… a beautiful shining one. You've surely gone a long way from where you were when you started this blog.

    Your beauty shines inside out.

    Keeping you close,
    Lidj

  28. Sweet Elaine, I hope you find rest where this season has led you in regard to words. I understand all too well. Our struggles of the last year are similar but different. For me, the outcome has also been a lack of words. You've been far more faithful than I in fighting through the struggle.

    If I may speak for your friends here though, we will understand if you need to rest from this fight with words to reserve energy for other battles. Allow your precious Lord to speak to you in His voice that is so often beyond our own words. Soak them in, let them fill you.

    And when you are filled, your inkwell will once again spill over with the uncontainable expression He has gifted you with. And we will be with you along the way whether your words are many or few in the meantime.

    Blessings on your blog-i-versary and prayers for the days to come.

    Always,
    Mary

  29. Oh my sweet friend, you don't sit in this new room of wordless writing alone…I am there too. I can identify with so much you have expressed here. It's like you have written the thoughts I can't catch and pin down. Thank you. Oh Elaine, it may 'feel' like a lesser time, but sweet friend, this post has given my heart some peace. I am so afraid of the unsettled and racing thoughts and the inability to string words together with any clarity. When words have been your life, both the rendering of them and the reading, and they seem gone, I am living that loss. Thank you for reminding me that 'The Word' is still alive in me, and I have the "mind of Christ". (1 Cor. 2:16)

    Just earlier this morning I shared a similar blog post, just a weak breath in comparison to this deep filling, but I know at least in part where you are, and I am there with you.

    Love ya friend,
    Joy

  30. Happy THREE year anniversary!!! Whoo-Hoo!

    Sweet sister, your words are always full of truth, encompassing every emotion and feeling. And I love it.

    Thanks for your raw and pure honesty.

    Prayers and blessings,
    Rebecca

  31. Dearest Elaine,
    I so agree with Mary's comment that your precious Blogsophere Friends will be with you whether you words are many or few.

    Your honest zeal to know and reveal our Great GOD continues to inspire and encourage all of us!

    Thank you for your love for each of us, truly it is the Love of CHRIST flowing from an obedient heart! Blessings to you and yours dear one.
    Love in the Lamb~ Jess

  32. I've often thought it odd how vehement are our sighs & groans in their need to be expressed. They rarely select this word or that, which makes them utterly evasive. The come with no handle or grip, but they are – perhaps – the best & deepest parts of us.

    You keep writing, dear inkless one. We need to hear about life's bleak side, it's discouraging tones, and it's rocky inclines. In witnessing your struggle, we are inclined to struggle on ourselves. Hard places are hard.

    Thank you for your ever-honest heart. I love you the more for it. I love you.

    Kathleen

  33. I, too, have hold of His hem and am wondering where the next phase of my journey will take me. I also know I cannot do it without Him.

    Chemo robs us of many cognitive abilities, but even though you're frustrated, you are touching so many with your words. I only found you this January 19th, with your post "On landing safely home." It was what I desperately needed that day. My grief over the death of my husband, James, the day after Christmas has only intensified, and God continues to put so many obstacles in my path. I know He is with me. I know He directed me to your blog.

    While words are hard to come by these days, to someone who's never read them before, I think they are precious and well said. Heal well, my new friend. I pray you keep writing.

    In Him,
    Brenda

  34. Hey, you precious friend! Happy 3rd
    blogiversary! That in itself is wonderful!

    As I read the comments and encouragement of your readers, it was brought to my heart that because of your obedience to write WHEN God give you words to pen, you have brought so many of us together this side of Heaven simply becuase we read your blog and love you! These are friendships that wouldn't occur if it were not for your pen!

    That's just one thought!

    If it weren't for your writing, I never would have met you and visited you, and received encouragement from you to believe in myself enough to turn a hobby and a passion into a business where I can glorify Him with my work!

    That's just another thought!

    Finally–you knew I would stop writing eventually!–What I have learned and sought after hard because of your words has been heart changing! God has truly used your writing to grow me and tons of others!

    Therefore, as another sister commented, it is a season to "be still" and wait. He will give you the words again in His timing. And, we will wait with you and pray for you!

    Love you!
    Susan

  35. You can't stop blogging Elaine. The flame is still giving light to many. God may want you to rest and recover now more that He wants you to share. He is working in and through you even when He is quiet. I enjoy your words so much. I see the Lord's touch in your pen. You will have more to say. I know that. Trust His timing.
    This is the verse I am memorizing with the Siestas on lproof.org.

    Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord. Ps 27:14
    I had to add this when I shared my scripture on their website.

    (This is easier said than done.)

    God is still using your pen. He may be saving your ink for something MORE to share:) I am praying for you. Take care of yourself. blessings, B

  36. I am with Dawn, had a little chuckle at the fact that you can write so many beautifully expressed words about not having words. All you have to do is start typing your heart and VWALLA!

    His gifts and calling are irrevocable!!! Press on Sister!

  37. Even when you feel you say nothing, you say plenty, my friend. Simply by virtue of your simple open communication/sharing of your heart & emotions, you touch us & reach us. I would feel at a loss would I not be able to come to Peace for the Journey. I don't come here for your eloquent prose, dear one. I come here for your heartfelt renderings. To you they may seem limited or contrived. To me, they are REAL. In absolute love in Christ to you, precious princess. Love ~ Merana

  38. Elaine, even in your moment of "writer's block" you have spoken so eloquently. But, oh – you have so much to say – even when you "feel" at a loss for words. God speaks through you, in every sentence. And the witness and testimony of this past year – your faith journey through cancer – is a great, resounding statement that needs to be heard. Even on the "down" days, even on the "empty" days, even on the "pen with no ink" days – we need your voice, Elaine – we need you.

    Thank you for your faithful blogging. Take rest if you need to – but please know, there is so much more to be said.

    Happy Anniversary and GOD BLESS!

  39. Happy 3rd blogiversary Elaine! I am so glad you are going to keep writing your beautiful words…You still have so much to say to all of us! You write to honor Him and it shows. 🙂 Grace, peace, and blessings to you,
    Susan

  40. Three years! Happy Anniversary!!! I still remember the first post I read on your blog… I remember the picture that caught my attention… I remember the title… "Love Tied to a Tree"

    After I read your "three years of Peace" post I went back and read "Love Tied to a Tree"

    I hope you forgive me for taking the liberty of reprinting the prayer your concluded that 3 year old post with… I did change some of it as I offered it up for you. Reprinted as if I were praying for you my dear friend. You are never any further from my heart than my prayers. I love you!

    Father, you are everything to my friend. I cannot imagine her life without you. You breathed your love over her life as you tied your Love to a tree at Calvary. No greater love has she ever known. It is a wondrous, undeserving, and lavish love that cannot be measured with words, with music, or with pictures. It can only be adequately known and expressed within the deep recesses of her being. You are there God, for your Spirit lives within.

    Hear now my expression of love for Elaine… as it encompasses my frame and brings me to my knees in full surrender. You, alone, are worthy of such devotion. May we all receive your Valentine…you Son Jesus as the Love of our lives. May we return our love back to you. Where it is not perfect, perfect it, Lord. Where it is flesh, replace it with faith.

    Better health…better mind…better spirit. That is what I want for my friend, so I pray for eyes and ears and a mind to receive the fullness of such a gift. I stand with her ready to receive. Amen.

  41. Oh my sweet friend….take a respite if you need but never put that pen down. Only in eternity will you fully understand what God has done in and through you and the gift of writing He has given you. You have ministered so much to so many of us. "Because the Word living in me cannot be chained or constrained by my inability to articulate him adequately"…key words chained and constrained…that might be what satan wants you to believe but God has so much more power and as He see's fit, He will give you more to give to us…I for one will be waiting and continue to be praying for you.

    And what an awesome man you have…love reading his comments to you!!

    Believing Him~Pamela

  42. Happy 3 blogger……God counts you very worthy to walk this difficult journey and I am very
    encouraged by your words. Don't ever lay down your pen…we need you to tell us.
    Promise the Lord that you are here and won't quit…He walks daily with you and angels are holding you up.

    Praise the Lord for dieing for you and me…again, thank you for writing such a great blog.

  43. Happy three years! The words will come Elaine–I have had some dry spells myself and wonder if it is all worth it and then God gives me a sweet blessing and I pick back up my pen. We will wait for you,

  44. Elaine,

    As I read your latest post, a recurring thought kept on coming to me. After the past 3years of you encouraging others through your writing, maybe God wants to use this time to offer encouragement to you. I am sure that you will have more to say when the time is right because I seriously don't think that God will waste your talent and gift for reaching so many people through your writing. But, maybe God wants to use this time for you to bask in His love…to drink deeply from His well and to recieve rather than give. You have been through quite a lot…much more than most people…and maybe He wants to give you a time of refreshment. I pray, that as you rest, God gives you the blessing of feeling His presence and that as you look to Him, He will encourage you. It is ok to rest. God will refresh you. Don't be discouraged that you don't feel like you have anything to say. You will in time. Maybe right now, God just wants you to enjoy listening.

    Blessings to you, dear Elaine. You are a huge encouragent to me. I'm praying for you!

    Living for Him, Joan

  45. Happy 3rd Birthday. What a terrific place to come and be encouraged by the heart of a woman who seeks to walk closer with our Lord Jesus and share in that Peace for the Journey.

  46. While I only found your blog a few months ago Elaine, I join along with all those who've been there from the beginning in celebrating this milestone blogging anniversary.

    Your words on this page and your comments on my blog have never failed to encourage me, make me think and further inspire my walk with Christ. And for that Dear Lady, I thank you.

    I pray for your continued healing, and comfort for the frustration you're experiencing during this time of recuperation.

    Have a Blessed Day!

  47. It would seem quite odd for me to get on here and praise Him for this time for you…especially if 'others' read the comment and they think wow who needs a friend like that…but from the depths of my heart I am praising Him Elaine. I am praising Him and choosing to believe and trust that He is taking this right now…so as to free you up for the great abundance of Himself He has for you. I love you Elaine and consider yourself and this time covered in a whole lotta prayer!

  48. and provide for those who grieve in Zion–to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the LORD for the display of his splendor.

    Isaiah 61:3 NIV

  49. Elaine – I so often think of you and send up my prayers to the Lord – I have woken up many times during the night with a prayer for you already on the lips!!! God blows my mind when that happens! 🙂 Thank you for keeping your blog going, I love stopping by and reading your thoughts – a huge blessing to me! Love to you, Rhonda

  50. So glad I found you, friend… so grateful to walk this journey with you. Blessings for many many more years of WORDS!!

    I read this quote today and want to share it with you – as you already know – life is a process. We can't skip the steps – or ignore His platform for our lives…the process is part of the transformation – the metamorphosis – into His "NOW" for our lives.

    "Liquefied and Disintegrated

    During the transition in the cocoon, the caterpillar literally liquefies. I have heard that everything about its old nature dissolves and all that is left are its eyes. This liquefied form with eyes is truly at the mercy of God for it cannot stop or reverse the process and neither can it accelerate it. In the cocoon, the old disintegrates and the new takes form and shape. When the process is complete, it breaks out of the cocoon and emerges as a beautiful creature symbolizing freedom and new life."
    ~ Patricia King

    …the part that really struck me was the EYES…

    "This liquefied form with eyes is truly at the mercy of God for it cannot stop or reverse the process and neither can it accelerate it."

    YOU HAVE BEEN CALLED OUT OF THE DARKNESS INTO HIS GLORIOUS LIGHT! You will view LIFE from a totally different perspective – because of this experience. He has opened your spiritual EYES so WIDE – to see more and more of HIS LOVE…and less and less of you.

    Praise God for His Glorious LIGHT in you.

    love you warrior bride
    patrina <")>><

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