Thursday, March 7, 2013

When God speaks...

Yesterday was amazing, huge, special, big, exciting... and so much more! I went to practice with one of my good friends, Karisa for  a coffee house we are having at my church this Saturday. I was in an awful place, depressed, falling back into old habits, eating disorders, self harm, horrid stuff. I walked in we did one run through. Karisa looked at me and said you have a cloud over you. Whats going on she asked. so I started to tell her some stuff. She stopped me mid sentence. Had me pull out a pen and my journal. She played and sang. For an hour I listened to god and all he had to say and wrote out what I was hearing. He set me free from 8 years of pain bondage sin and struggle. I have never in my life felt this amazing, never, I feel like a brand new person. Better than Urbana, Expedition, getting baptized and saved all at once. i cant explain it but the cloud hanging over me is gone and i know its god and only God and im sooooo thankful!

Some of the many things God said to me while lying on that floor...

 God -"Freedom, grace and protection are yours"
 God -"Let go and run to me"
God -" I am here and I have all you need, Let me break through"
Me after God speaks for a while -I am loved. Never alone. Called Holy and Pure, nothing I do or say will ever change that. God is bigger and loves me no matter what. It's not earned its given!
 Me praying -God, I am sick of needing butterflies, God take this hurt, these fears, the pain of the past, break every chain holding me back.
God - " You are wanted and loved. Right here right now. You are more than enough for me, just come back to the heart of worship"
 Me - God I come as I am, here and now, on the floor of this practice room, in Crane of all places, do whatever it is your going to do. I am ready to hear you and be yours, wholly yours.
God- " Then stop running away from me. I too am here now with arms wide open, waiting for you my precious daughter. Run to me. I love and cherish you. I am gentle and kind, have no fear, I want you so stop hiding away from me. I have overcome everything for you child of mine. See the victory I have won for you. I am guiding your steps even now, open your eyes and see the change in your life. Don't you dare be strong on me now. Be weak and run to me. You are free, once and for all. Don't you get it? You are my daughter. Live like it! You are holy and set free, believe it! Don't turn and quit on me now, I brought you this far and I am just getting started with you! This is just the beginning, I have made you promises I intend to keep.  If you can't trust me than who can you trust? "
Me - My comforter, healer, savior  God, Redeemer, friend, father and Lord. Face down having nothing else to cling to I run to you my God, I give it all to you. My struggle to be me, honest and pure, My fears and worries, the cloud around my life, I give it all to you. It's out of my control now. At your feet I sing songs unto you and I give it all to you.
God- "Stop hiding and come to me. It's me and you here now and I'm not done with you yet."
Me- When the music fades and all is stripped away, and I simply come, longing just to bring somethings that's of worth, that will bless your heart... God you just said I already have. That I am of worth.In your eyes I already have become worthy because I have accepted you and your son's precious sacrifice. My dream just came true.
God - "Every thing is OK now. It is finished."

God revealed his heart and mine in this hour long conversation. These are just highlights, soo much more happened in that hour but God showed up and moved mightily and I cannot wait to see what comes next.