“It's been so long since I have met You here
Since I have said these words or cried these tears
And like a child would come I run into our secret place
And as the music fades, the tears are rolling down my face
I am alive in this moment
In this moment I am found
I am alive in this moment
In this moment I belong”
- Starfield
Dirty, torn, beaten, heavy laden, burdened, bogged down, stressed out, filthy, distraught, shattered….broken. Recently, I have felt all of these, but mostly shattered and broken. Like a desert in the middle of an oasis, scum on a clean surface, darkness in a lighted room, or just a weak and pathetic person. I have been chained to my sins and was content with that. That’s when a reality check came in. I needed it. Badly. It had been so long since I met with Him, talked to Him, and just poured my heart to Him. I had forgotten I was His child. All He wanted was to wipe my tears away, make me smile, hold me, comfort me… BE there for me. I had forgotten I was a princess to the Most High King. Instead, I was acting as a lonely orphan lost in life when He came and took me under His wing.
I was broken . . . He put the pieces of me back together.
I was dirty, and He made me clean.
I was beaten and heavy laden, and He took my profound load.
I was stressed, and He comforted me.
I was distraught, and He relieved me.
He has picked me up off my feet to carry me through. I am finally alive, because of Him. No longer an orphan, in THIS moment I am found. I AM alive in this moment, because of Him, ONLY Him. No longer broken, I am mended. No longer in chains, I am free. No longer finding somewhere to belong, I am home, in His arms… right where I belong.
-Faith Fallin
What a great blog, Faith!! You have hit on something that all Christians have experienced at one point or another. The picture you posted helped add even more power to your message. We all need to reflect on the fact that Jesus is everything; there is nothing else that we need besides Him. He alone can set us free.
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Very powerful blog faithie! I needed this reality check too.. i just get sooo busy i tend to forget that i don't have to do it all on my own and that He and He ALONE will ALWAYS be there to take care of me!! and that is an awesome reminder. You ended this 9 weeks on a great note!
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Faith your detailed description and imagery was fantastic. Riley said it best when she said you ended the 9 weeks on a great note. Good Jorbbbbb!
ReplyDeleteFaith, I absolutely love this blog! I think it's so awesome that you decided to write about this. It seems like a lot of people in today's society get scared to mention Jesus in public, but I'm really proud of you for doing it. Great job!
ReplyDeleteFaith, that was absolutly beautiful! I have never seen someone express so well how God makes them feel. I felt a great peace as I read and contemplated this blog. Truly amazing and inspirational.
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I agree with all of them; that was AMAZING! Way to remind us all that Jesus is all we really need to be complete when we are surrounded by all this meaningless stuff. Thank you!
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Wow, when Mrs. C was reading this aloud I could have sworn it was written by some famous author. Instead, it came from you! Not to take anything away from your awesome writing skills. But anyways, this was a great message in a time where we all seem like we're up to our necks with things to do and deadlines to meet. Thanks :D
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