Heart was broken

Heart was broken

What could have been

What should have been 

Played over and over in my mind

Heart was broken

Brought me back to my Father

Opened my eyes to new things, new places

Opened my heart to a Greater Love

Heart was broken

Healed 

Restored 

Renewed 

Redeemed

Heart was broken

Remade into one for my King

He is the Wind

He is the Wind

So gentle

Plays with my hair

Blows in my face 

Gentle reminders

He is here

So fierce

Destroys old ways

Alters my path

Changes my very being

He is in control

In the reconstruction 

In the rebuilding 

Something more beautiful 

Something more powerful

He is the Wind

True love

Broken

Needs unmet

Searching

Books tell of true love

A man

A kiss

A marriage

That's the formula, right?

No

A God

A Son

A Sacrifice

True love

Greater love has no man than this 

Love so bold

Love so healing

Love so complete

Love so true

True love

Only from the One who lovingly created me

Now I know it

Now I can recognize it

Now I can give it

Now I can receive it 

Letting go

Letting go of what I think my life should be

Letting go of my dreams and desires 

Replacing them with God's perfect plan for my life 

He knows me

He knows my heart

He knows my deepest hopes and dreams

He knows what makes me smile

He knows what I need 

Who better to trust?

The one who makes the mess or the one who brings the beauty from the mess?

My desires changing to His

Bringing beauty and purpose

The beauty in letting go

Memories

Front porch swing

Making memories

Cousins playing

Breeze blowing

Phone camera capturing moments

But wait

Soak it in instead 

The sights 

The sounds

Children's laughter

Chimes ringing 

Wind softly blowing 

Smiles as I remember a childhood outside

Playing

Fishing

Exploring 

Making memories once again. 

Power

“I pray that the perception of your mind may be enlightened so you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the glorious riches of His inheritance among the saints, and what is the immeasurable greatness of His power to us who believe, according to the working of His vast strength.”

Ephesians 1:18-19 HCSB

Limitless

Immeasurable 

Surpassing

Incredible greatness

Exceeding greatness

Immensity 

Utter extravagance

Words that describe the power of God

Yet we limit ourselves, not fully comprehending that same power is in us!

Same power that raised Christ from the dead

What would the world look like if we lived in that knowledge?

The eyes of our hearts enlightened to know and understand. 

Open our eyes, Lord

We live blinded

We live limited

Lost

Lost in the yesterdays

Past feelings

Just want them again 

The highs

The smiles 

The butterflies 

Lost in lies

The tears

The pain

The regrets 

Gotta move past

It's gone

In the Quiet

I want to meet You in the quiet 

Quiet my mind

Past mistakes 

Wrong decisions

Keep me awake at night

Quiet my heart

Seeking the wrong things

Loving ones not for me

Breaking...

Wounding...

Quiet my mind with Your Word

Quiet my heart with Your Love

Meet You in the quiet

The stillness

Sing over me

Words that heal

I'll listen for Your voice

In the quiet 

I'm Yours

Psalm 31:5

Into Your hand I entrust my spirit;
You redeem me, Lord, God of truth.


Prayer prayed

On the cross
At a stoning
In a quiet room

Surrender of a life back to its Creator

Surrender...

Giving up control
So hard
Gotta make it work
It's all on me
If I let go...what will happen?

Peace, be still
He calmed my storms
Walking on water instead of sinking
Eyes on Him

I entrust my life to You

I entrust my heart to You
I entrust my entire being to You

I'm Yours

Paths

Winding roads

Different paths 

Change of direction 

I didn't mean to go this way

Somehow it led me to where I needed to be

Walked a hard road

Heartache

Pain 

Grief

Only lasts for a season

Joy

Peace 

Love

Paths change

Hard for a time, then joy

Keep walking

Thirst

Thirst so deep

Water cannot quench

Thirst so deep

Human love cannot satisfy

Thirst so deep

Brings sorrow to the bones

Thirst so deep

Only One 

Living water

Flood through me

Quench my thirst

Satisfy my longings 

Joy so abundant

Thirst so deep

Only Jesus

A touch of faith

The tassel on His robe 

The hem of His garment

Just a touch to be made whole

Reaching out

Taking that step

A little show of faith

That's all Christ needs

A touch is all it takes

Healing can come 

Matthew 14:36

Mark 5:28

The Beauty in letting go

There's such a beauty in letting go

We want to control

We want to see all the steps

We want to depend on ourselves 

But we can't 

Sometime we allow the chaos

Sometimes it just barges in

Chaos - complete disorder and confusion

A mess

Let go and let God

Let go and let God bring order

Let go and let God bring understanding

Let go and let God bring a beauty to your life

I have found such a beauty in letting go

I see it

I feel it

Such a peace

A joy in just being free

Wait...Trust...Rest

Wait

Trust

Rest

I'm impatient!!

Ready!!

Let's go!!

Enough time wasted

Doing my thing

Ignoring

Turned away from You

I'm ready, God!

Do Your thing!

Wait...

He's working

Trust

He's working

Rest

He's working

Pieces of Me

Pieces of my heart
Given away

Laid down
Discarded
Unwanted
Rejected

Gathered them up
Tears in my eyes

What do I do now?

Pieces of my heart

Broken
Scattered

Take them to the King

It's all I have
I'm sorry
I wish it was whole
I wish it was perfect, unbroken

Oh my daughter
This is what I do

I take the pieces of you
Tenderly
Lovingly
Reverently

Mended
Cared for
Put back together
Beautifully
Perfectly
Wholly


Heart for my King

Anticipation

“Behold, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs forth; do you not perceive and know it and will you not give heed to it? I will even make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.”

Isaiah 43:19 AMP

I feel an anticipation 

An excitement 

God is up to something 

I don't know what or how or when

But it's coming

I've felt a shift inside me

Things coming to order

Not just inside but in my home 

Like I'm getting ready for something

Almost like getting ready to give birth

Nesting

I can't wait to see what God has planned 

It's so exciting that He is up to something 

I can almost see Him smiling down at me

Oh, My daughter 

Be patient 

You will love it