Dear reader, this is for you to read when you need some encouragement . It is a rendition of psalm 4: 4-6 in my own words. When the night is darkest, remind yourself that His love is light.
May I never forget that You work wonders Papa, because I am your child, by choice, you love me first and always, because of your love for me, I learn every day how to love in return.
And this is how I know that you answer all my prayers Papa, apart from the physical proof, it is because of your love for me.
Lord, I sit in the quiet and ponder on your magnificence, I search my heart and find the silent spaces where the proof of your love for me is loudest; In the deep of my being where no words, no signs or miracles or answered prayers are needed to confirm what my heart knows, what she has always known, that I am yours and you are mine.
Papa, I will bring to you the sacrifice of acknowledging my weakness, without you I am nothing, without your love I am just a body, but because of the love you lavish on me till eternity:
I am enough. I am worthy, I am cherished, I am loved, I am righteous.
I will pause in your presence, waiting for you to speak without words. How I long for my heart to be thawed in your radiant presence. Your light demolishes every stronghold of fear and lie of inadequacy from the neural pathways of my brain. In your warm embrace, I am content.
Lord! You teach me everyday that I have all I need to walk this path you have set before me, always in you. You teach me through various circumstances, pleasurable and painful, that joy is my birthright. It is rooted deep in my spirit, anchored by your love, it does the never ending task of healing my soul. Daily you whisper words of truth to me. You remind me that you created me with unwavering intention. Again and again you remind me that perfection is not your intent, but acceptance and love. Thank you for teaching me that I am powerful enough to admit weakness, I am courageous enough to depend on those around me, so that they in turn, can depend on me.
What a glorious revelation father, thank you for revealing to me that my joy is not tied to what has happened to me, or what will happened to me or what is happening around me, it is a truth that is forever: that I am loved by the lover of not just my redeemed spirit, but my ever healing soul.
Papa, when I sleep, when when I wake, when I walk through the tunnel of the shadows of death, and when I am safe and sound on the other side of death, feasting at the table you have prepared for me. May I always live unafraid of the world around me, may my spirit, heart, soul and body always know beyond doubt, that your Grace is sufficient for me and that your love is perfected in my weakness.
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Moyo Laditan 