Me. Today. Running into His arms of Love

In the mountains, under the shadow of a shade tree..He comes to me.

In my darkest hour, when He is my only hope and I fear I won't find Him. He comes to me.

I know His love, His tender touch.

How could I love Him less? He holds me. He fills my bent and battered cup, the cup has been

kicked, dented, lost...He shines it and fills it.

It's Beautiful. I'm beautiful because He says so.

Bad choices covered by Grace and forgiveness.

Friends who died too soon.

Dreams that take my breath away..yet I stray.

I can't trust right now. The vision is too large to escape.

Maybe He made it too big so that I would never find my way out as far and as fast as I can run....I run but there is no end in sight.

He is eternal. The dream. The vision eternal.

So in my lack of faith, trust, hope, not wanting to disappoint. Yet staying obedient will disappoint many of His children..can I run Lord?

He says yes, The Lord Speaks:

"but I've planned for this time, your fear, your lack of hope. Donna, I've covered it with Grace. That hurts. I know, do you wish everything would have gone perfectly? Do you wish obedience wasn't messy? Do you wish that walking with me was easy? If I did not allow you to fall, to doubt; If I did not hold you when you look into my eyes asking me to allow you to stop; If I did not love you through your pain and mistakes; I wouldn't be the Lord, the world wouldn't see Grace..they would see human tenacity, they would see human strength. But now, they see your beautiful humanness and my ability to love you through your faults. Your lack of hope. Your wanting to run."

Run, into my arms, my Love. Grace is waiting to embrace you.

Tonight.

So I wait..and try to trust.
Thank you for loving me Lord, even when my heart can't trust.

Summer vacation...me. today

Well as you may have noticed I have been looking inward to sort through some trying times. It looks like I need to take a break from this blog and live real life for a while.

Don't get me wrong; I do life but I feel like I haven't been living life the past 9 months.

If I write, it will be via the old fashioned pen and paper for summer. Yes, I am bringing out my journal writing again...who knows maybe it will make for some good posts come September?

I'm "out of the office" on summer vacation....

Hope to come back with some clarity and peace of mind come September?

The Lord knows and my life is in His hands...

May you seek Him with your whole heart. He shows up. I'm needing and missing Him.

xo Donna

Me. Today. Putting on the armor

Remembering that the war is not against people in my world, my life. It hurts when those we love ( and thought loved us) come at us with arrows pointed directly to our heats..BUT then the Lord comes in and reminds me HE is my protection and I am to put on HIS armor...

WE HAVE WON THE WAR... I HAVE WON THE WAR! AS CHRIST IS THE LEADER OF THIS ARMY! IT IS FINISHED, I WILL NOT LISTEN TO THE LIES ANY LONGER..I REST IN HIS WORD AND TURN A DEAF EAR TO THE LIES .

"Be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.

"Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one.

"And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God; praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints...." Ephesians 6:10-18