how can I describe what happened to me last night? it was like light bursting forth in my spirit. it was like ocean waves cresting over me. the love God has for me came over me in a way I haven’t experienced in a long time.
I once did a word search on joy in the bible. I found Zephaniah 3:17 in that search. it says God will joy over me with singing. the word ‘joy” used there is ‘giyl’, and it means to dance, to tremble, to leap for joy, to rejoice even to exultation. it dawned on me that God felt this way about me. no wonder I was overcome!
a couple of other verses came to mind, which I read, and saw what they were really saying.
Malachi 3:10 says bring all the tithes to the storehouse, and “’prove Me now herewith, if I will not open to you the windows of heaven …’ and I saw how eager God is to bless me.
Mark 11:22 Jesus said ‘have faith in God’. this one struck me because I saw that it wasn’t like you hear most people quote it. you hear the inflection on ‘God’, and the implication is to have faith. most people, christian or not, are glad to see that someone has faith to carry them through trials. but faith alone is not enough. if I have faith in something I can’t see, and I lean my weight on it, it doesn’t matter how much I believe in it, if it isn’t real it won’t support me. planes, for example, can fly because along with thrust they have real air to rest their weight on, to achieve lift. if the air wasn’t there, gravity would never let them get off the ground. but Jesus put the inflection on ‘faith’, implying that God can truly be counted on to be there and to perform His oath as promised. it’s like when you say ‘have faith in me’ to someone you want to encourage. you put the inflection on the word ‘faith’. or when you exclaim that you have no faith in a leader, you do the same. it expresses the faithfulness of the person in question. Jesus said ‘have faith in God. He loves you. He keeps His word’.
I went to bed laughing, and somewhat giddy, like the first time I ever thought I was in love. everything I am facing right now seems so ineffective. I woke up laughing.
I don’t have to try anymore. trust is no longer an effort.
I crossed over.
Have a wonderful New Year Kirsten,
I am looking forward to blogging with you in this blogging land.
Love Peace and happiness,
Rx
thank you raven! me too!
happy newest of years!
k*
Inspirational is all I have to say about this!! Great blog!!
thank you amy
hope your new year is wonderful!
k*
hi kirsten pleased you are so happy and enlightened happy new year xxjen
thank you jen! its like rivers in the desert
k☼
This is great
I’m happy if it blessed you
k*
A wonderful message, Kirstin! I couldn’t agree more.
It was awesome!
k*
Glad the new year got off to an awesome start for you!
Thanks icy! Now my silvery scales are aglow!
k*
You seem to be surging forward in 2012 Kirstin
and why not… Have a truly wonderful rest of evening
Androgoth XXx
surging … yes, i think i am! i think that quite says it, andro
k☼
May you be blessed in the new year. I’m sorry I haven’t been getting around lately, but I’ve been involved in my own pity party lately. That about sums up what’s been going on with me.
well i hope you’re able to break up your party, and have a blessed new year of your own. i miss seeing your posts
k*
Just wanted to say thanks for calling and saying hi to my boyfriends
but , hands off ! eh.
Heh … no worries ;D
k*
We of the baptist faith call it being saved. I know of what you speak. Faith is not measurable by science, but its effect on life is invaluable.
Tim
so true, tim, so true!
k*