This is My heart for you.
It’s the utmost of joys.
It’s the deep heartache of evil.
To know I’m there for it all.
This is My heart for you.
To feel, to experience,
And to live in a way that honors My heart.
It’s the beauty of a sunrise over the Himalayas.
It’s the pain of the village lacking basic human needs.
I’m the One who brings chills to your skin
In the middle of that sweltering hot church service.
Know that I am there.
This is My heart for you.
To know that I am present,
That my love triumphs all,
And that you are both equipped and
Made whole in My peace.
This is My heart for you.
To know that I am good.
That I am love.
That I am peace.
And that I am with you, always.
“This is My heart for you” – these were the words spoken into my heart over two months ago as I hiked the mountains of Nepal, awestruck with the beauty around me. While it was nice to hear, I didn’t know what to make of this phrase and I shrugged it off. Two months and two countries later I finally received clarity.
This poem/babble of words/accumulation of sentences were the words put on my heart during church on Sunday. It’s an expression of how I am beginning to understand the Lord; a way that assures me each and everyday that I am not alone nor is anything deemed helpless in this world. That through each moment, God is present and working in ways that often blow right over my head. My prayers, as big or small as they might be, are heard. These simple truths are incredibly powerful (though processing and believing them is not always easy).
A year ago I would have thought sharing something like this would come off as crazy but I’m starting to understand that it isn’t at all. Learning to be real and honest is important and sometimes that means pushing into things I would rather keep to myself. But oh well. God is a pretty neat God and His heart is sweet.
Xoxo,
Emily
Sidenote for some prayer requests: Please keep my dear friends/teammates/best homies, Stella and Lindsay, in your prayers. They are experiencing a wild illness of some sort. Pray for healing and peace. They are the greatest humans but their sickness is no fun. Thank you!! 🙂
