Me and the father have this place we go. It’s special. Its custom made for me. It highlights all of the things that make me come alive. He made it for me. And i’ve just begun to realize how beautiful it is that the God of the universe and all things in it, still desires to know me personally. What makes me smile. What my favorite color is. What time of the day i thrive in. What flowers i cherish. He chooses every. single. moment. of every. single. day. to know me.
Now before I go any farther, I want you all to know that I’m very protective over this place i have with my dad. I cherish it an unmeasurable amount. Its my hiding place and my throne room. But the Lord has spoken to me. And i believe the words that follow on this page will bring Him glory. And hopefully bring you to a place where you deeply and truly know that the Father is NOT distant. He is close. And desires to be closer.
There is this door. And surrounding it is deep unending blackness. Im standing in the blackness, just a few feet from the door. And under the crack of the door is this bright light flooding out. Piercing the darkness. As i approach it flings open. I take a step in, Im in our place, and my bare feet touch soft cool grass. I feel it squishing between my toes. I take a second to admire it, as it is one of my favorite feelings. He knew that. I Open my eyes, and look down. Im in this long white sundress. I twirl and dance, Overjoyed because He knew just how i wanted it. He made it for me. I look up, and there is green rolling hills for as far as i can see. Knee high grass, I take a step forward. There’s a warm gentle breeze. I feel Him in the wind. The sun is just beginning to set, and the golden rays peirce the bright green trees that outline the path. I see the father in trees. He knows. There is one single path, winding and curving through the garden. I see Him, just ahead, waiting for me. His back towards me and arm stretched out, waiting for my hand to take His. I run. In seconds I’ve made my way through the tall grass, carried by the wind, all the way to where He waits for me. I grab His hand in mine. He looks down and smiles. I look up, returning it with one of my own. And we walk. We talk. About everything under the sun. I tell him about my day, my concerns, and my celebrations. He shares them all with me. He knows them all.
This week, I went to our place. Just a normal. I took his hand and we started along the path. But this time He spoke to me. Which is something new for me. Im just learning how to hear and recognize His voice. But he so clearly spoke to me, “were going to the river.” I immediately was confused because our place did not have a river. As soon as that thought crossed my mind, we crossed a rushing river. This was a beautiful new edition He gifted me with. I was ecstatic. Just when I thought it couldn’t get any better, he spoke again. It was crystal clear. He said. “This is the garden, Our garden”. I was over the moon. He is so good, even when I don’t deserve it,
So, Im on a journey. And I’m going back to the garden.
I opened up genesis, and dove in head first. And guess what i found, His words, to me, written all over the pages. Like some kind of secret message only me and Him understand. Genesis 2 is talking all about Adam and Eve, and the creation He just formed in chapter one. I started reading and GUESS WHAT. He described the place He made me. To a T.
“Then the Lord God formed a man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.’ Now the Lord God planted a garden in the East, In Eden; And there He put the man he formed.’ The Lord God made all kinds of trees grow out of the ground-“ Skip down to verse 10 and it says, “A river watering the garden flowed from Eden;”.
HE LITERALLY AFFIRMED OUR PLACE THROUGH THE WORD OF GOD WRITTEN THOUSANDS UPON THOUSANDS OF YEARS AGO. THE WORD OF GOD IS ALIVE. WE HAVE A LIVING GOD. and He chose to make a place for me. He chose to speak to me.
So, my prayer is you walk away from reading this realizing that the God we serve walks among us and cares so very deeply about us. He wants YOU. Where you’re at. He will meet you. With arms stretched wide.
