Daughter, you’ve grown so much.
I remember that little girl, who didn’t care for such worries,
Who laughed and sang and played.
Bring her back.
Throw off the world’s expectations.
Cast away its murmurings and its dictates.
You can be an outcast.
You belong to me, to the kingdom.
You’ll never belong in the world,
And that’s how I want it.
No one will fully understand what I have for you.
I made it that way so you will need to come to me.
You will help others, but you don’t understand now.
Wasn’t it so with the prophets?
They were close to me, as you will be.
See Jeremiah 1:4-19; Matthew 18:1-4; Luke 12:22-32; John 17:13-19 (Jesus’ prayer to the Father); Romans 8:12-18 and 12:2
These links share just a glimpse of the story God is telling us. When you have time, read a chapter or two around the verses to get the context and see the whole picture. My preferred Bible translation is the New Living Translation, so all links will be in that version.
