“And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit.” – 2 Corinthians 3:18
His promise is glory to glory.
His promise is His Spirit.
His promise is that I will behold the glory of the Lord with an unveiled face.
Wow, what beautiful promises.
My transition from Guatemala to Ecuador has been filled with asking God to speak His promises over me. To be completely honest this past week has been a week of wrestling with my emotions and choosing to bring them to the foot of the cross. I’ve wrestled through my heartbreak over leaving my ministry, home, relationships, and sweet community in Guatemala. I’ve wrestled through homesickness. I’ve wrestled through having the most beautiful and heart wrenching ministry here in Ecuador.
Here is an excerpt from my journal earlier today, “How glorious you are. Seated high; the only one worthy of all praise. You truly are worthy of it all. Please help me to not just say it, or even only believe it in my heart, but help me to act on it. You are worthy of my homesickness. You are worthy of me missing Guatemala. You are worthy of super difficult ministry. You are worthy of fighting for unity in my team and squad. Thank you that you are the only one worthy of all of this; and you still don’t desert or leave me in how I’m feeling. You cherish my thoughts and emotions and you walk through them with me. Wow, Lord you are so good. You truly are worthy of it all. All of the glory belongs to you. All of the honor is to your name – King Jesus. All of our praises will be lifted up to the glory of your majesty. I love you, Father. Thank you for loving me.”
I guess I’m writing this blog from an in between season of life to remind you (and myself) that the sweetness of intimacy with the Father is constant. Abba reminds me of Ecclesiastes 3:1,4 – “For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn and a time to dance.” Praise the Lord that even during the most difficult of transitions we have the gift of “beholding the glory of the Lord” with “unveiled face”. Abba’s glory is the same yesterday, today and tomorrow and while the seasons that He brings me through will always change, I choose to rejoice daily in the sweetness of His glory. I choose to behold the Lamb of God; gaze fixed on the glory of His majesty.
Thanks for reading my blog and holding the most tender parts of my heart. My prayer for you is that God revealed more of His goodness to you through my words. He loves you so much. Amen that His promise is glory to glory.
-Emalani
