It’s Sunday morning. I am sitting on the cold tile floor, curled up somewhere in Malaysia with a breeze floating in through the open doors. Surrounding me are 11 women who I am blessed to call sisters. The struggles of the past week and a half are stirring inside of me like a whirlwind, and as I try and enter into a place of worship with my King I feel those fears, struggles, and seeming inadequacies keep me at the gates instead of kneeling before the throne.
Janelle stands up and urges us to declare truths about our identities in Christ, about the identity of our Lord. Something in my heart or my head goes off, and this stream of words and emotions starts wracking through my entire being. As I stand among these women, as I stand finally in presence of my God I hear these words:
Worthy.
You are worthy.
You are worthy.
You are worthy of my love, just as you are; worthy of my love even when you feel like you’re failing – you know I can’t love you any less! You are worthy of my presence, worthy of my blessings, worthy of my giftings, worthy of the greatness I have called to in your spirit.
From you will be outpourings of life – fresh springs, well waters of refreshment and growth.
It is my love that has redeemed you, it is my love that called to you in the darkness, it is my love that has made you beautiful, it is my love, ultimately my love, that makes you worthy.
What I have spoken into your life, the things I have made known about your purpose are true.. They will hold true until my plan in you is complete.
“I publicly declare bold promises. I do not whisper obscurities in some dark corner. I would not have told the people of Israel to seek me if I could not be found. I, the Lord, speak only what is true and declare only what is right.” Isaiah 45:19
God took dust and made man.
God takes ashes and makes them into something beautiful.
God takes the worst parts of me and turns them into something draped in glory.
These things are true for you too. Just as I am worthy, so are you.
It’s love, it’s love, it’s love.
