Your Love Never Fails

"You stay the same through the ages.
Your Love never changes.
There may be pain in the night, but joy comes in the morning."

Dear Abba,

June 16, 2010 will be two years since my Dad was swept away from my feet, excuse the harshness but literally drowned away in the depths of the sea.  Every single moment of that day is imbedded in my mind to never forsake me.  In the blink of an eye, my joy was ripped from the depths of my soul into a place of cold, lonely, and confusing darkness.

But then You showed me the Way....

"You make all things work together for my good."

For so long it was as if I was searching for You, and You were there all along.  Preparing me, Loving me, Saving me in ways I can't even begin to recognize.  Why has the world been so blinded by Who You Really Are?  Before losing my dad, I looked at You as Someone who wasn't living, may or may not have been real, and I was too sinful to even be looked at by You. The world kept pulling me in deeper and deeper to the distractions, the pain, and the hopelessness that engulfs most of our daily routines.  But behind the curtain, was this whole other world that NO ONE had told me about.  This realm of Truth, Love, Respect, Growth, Realness, and Understanding.  A place to really be yourself, a place to feel at home and safe.  Your arms swept me off of my feet and raptured me in a Peace and Security that I had never known.

When I was younger, I was always what some would call a "pushover" and still am in a lot of ways, but I kept "drowning" in the pleasing of others, always falling away from the path You kept calling me to.  I look back now and see all the signs, the miracles, and the moments that led me straight to You.

I know a lot of people look at me like I am crazy, or too "over the top" for You, but You did warn us. "They will hate you as they hated Me." As You are my witness, if anyone has seen the things that I have  experienced in the past two years, there would be no turning back for them either.  We can't label others before even knowing them, and that is what our world has done with You my Lord.  We have been trained to run when we hear or see the word G-O-D and hide our tail between our legs, when in all Truth Your Word states to instead "Draw near to me."

It comes to a point of awareness and surrender to You.  Even on a quick note, You give us fruits of the Spirit. Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness, Self-Control. Now, if these are what stem from union with You, where is the harm? Why is the world so afraid of kindness? It is so twisted and bizarre how backwards everything is when taken the time to reflect on the illusions around us.  Many of us are addicted to TV, drinking, drugs, sex, shopping, etc etc.  Egging each other on to "get wasted" literally waste away the body and lose inhibitions, but it is looked at as weird when we Worship You Lord, The One Who IS Love?

You protect us from darkness, You comfort us. You delight in us.  You pray for us.  You created us. You guide us. You encourage us. You believe in us. You never leave us. You teach us. You heal us.  You are patient with us.  You counsel us. You forgive us. You Live in us. YOU LOVE US.

This is the Your "Good News." Revealing You to a world in need to know the REAL YOU.  Share, spread, ignite.  I was lost until someone took the time to talk to me about who You really are, and showed me to a Love Unconditionally made in Your Image.  Thank You Father for opening my eyes to what this life is all about. I know Your children need You more than I can possibly fathom.

YOUR LOVE NEVER FAILS


**ALL OF THE QUOTES ARE THE LYRICS FROM "YOUR LOVE NEVER FAILS" BY JESUS CULTURE AND INSPIRED BY ROMANS 8.