My Lord,
We are coming the end of 1 and 2 Thessalonians. Beth Moore has asked us to look back over the past 18 months (the time she spent preparing for this study) and to reflect on our lives. Thanks to you God, I am a writer and a blogger and it is easy for me to remember those moments, seasons, and events where you were present. You sustain my very existence!
The closer I draw to you, the farther away I am from the girl I used to be. The lost little girl that you saved.
Prior to my #salvation, I never knew.
I never knew in my past life that you were on my side. I never knew that you died for me. I never knew how deep and how wide your love IS for me. I never knew that every sin I ever committed would be forgiven and remembered no more by you. I never knew that you would take my teenage pregnancy and turn it into a Romans 8:28 story and then turn around and do the exact same thing for my daughter. I never knew that you were waiting patiently in the background for me to surrender. I never knew that the unconditional love and acceptance I desperately sought would come from YOU and you alone.
I never knew that all those years spent longing for my birth dad was truly a deeper #spiritual longing for You, my Heavenly Father. I never knew that after this life, the earthly journey and this world led by its flesh and sinful desires; filled with lovers of the enemy...our temporary residence; yes, I never knew that when you return, that I am the one your returning for; me and all those that know you and love you!
Nope, I never knew until I called you Lord and gave you my heart.
Thank you for being my Jesus!
Eternally yours
