Jeremiah 17:7-8

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You have nothing to fear as a daughter of God.

Today

Daughter, I know you want what is new. You want it so that it’s hard to enjoy today. Daughter, let go of wanting to pass today. Can you pass a day to get to another one? Can you jump forward to your fate? Can you jump backwards to change it? No, daughter, the only way is forward. Forward, my love, forward with me, forward into dark, light, redemption. Grace. Yes, daughter, it is another day, another day I know you wish you could miss. But daughter, all the days, all I have for you is good. Do you doubt it, my love? Do you doubt your Father has everything you need, each day? Do you doubt that this day is importunate? Important? Unimportant? No, daughter, none of it is important compared to who I AM. I alone make it important. My love, you must not dread today or tomorrow with its clamorous grind, its tasks, its quiet descent into loneliness, helplessness, doubt. Daughter, the day does not have to be the way you have imagined it. Your mind does not tell the end, the whole story. It does not have to lead to meaningless. It can lead to me. Every day. Every single day. Just open your eyes when you wake up. Do not stay asleep in the morning, in the night. Open your eyes to see what is ahead. Do not be beckoned to what is behind, what is in front of you begging to ruin, to trample, to slowly drag you into work, work, work, that leads to nothing. Daughter, close your eyes and find me, on those days. On this day. Close your eyes and see that where I AM is where you are. Where you are is where I AM. Daughter, do you see? Do you see that it is holy? Holy, in its difficulty, holy in its strife, in the struggle, in the pain, in the hope it brings. Yes, hope. Hope alone, my child. Hope is what will bring you home, home to light, to the place where all is seen, heard, believed, felt, touched, understood, appreciated. Daughter, it isn’t far away. It is here. I AM here. You are here, with me. So let’s go. Let’s go together into all the chaos and the dark and the light that’s shining in the only place that you need to be. Come through the forest with its darkened path, with its briars and trees, ominous and huge from growth, growth from water and sun and storms and rain and snow and light. Light. Daughter, come and see. Come and see that beauty is here. Today.

See Job 38-42; Psalm 118:22-24; Proverbs 14:10; Proverbs 15:15; Proverbs 16:20; Proverbs 16:26; Proverbs 20:12; Proverbs 20:24; Matthew 6:30; Matthew 6:34; Romans 8:28; 1 Thessalonians 5:5-9; James 4:14

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.

Known

I know you, daughter.

I know fear, strife,

Sorrow.

I know what is from me

And what is not.

To teach is to show,

To love is to reveal,

Not to inflict,

Oppress.

Bravery can feel

Impossible when

You forget that I

Know you.

Come to the One who knows

Every pain,

Every hope,

Every turn,

Everything that steals.

Rest with the One who knows,

Who loves,

Who reveals, at the right

Time.

Come with me to lead,

To know,

To see,

To follow,

To trust that there is

So much more.

So much more awaits, my daughter.

More than you can see,

But I can see.

I AM in it now,

And I see it is good.

Come with the One who sees.

Come with the One who

Knows all,

Knows you,

Knows when your heart failed,

When it burst and you didn’t know

You could pick up the pieces,

When it refused to go,

Refused to feel,

Refused to hope any longer.

Remember the One who knows

You.

Who knows how to revive the heart

That fails,

That hasn’t seen for so long

What it’s been waiting for,

The life and light that it knows

Is there but cannot

See.

Daughter, come to the One who loves it

Even as it refuses, consigned to dark,

To fear,

To suffering in the way

Only a heart can.

I know because I made it

When I made you.

Daughter, I know you.

I know you and

Because I know you,

I love you.

The One who loves

Is the One who saves, who redeems

The heart.

Only I, daughter.

Only I

Know.

There is more, my love,

More than you know.

More than you can see.

More than anyone sees.

Do you believe it?

My daughter, do you believe that it is

Known?

Do you believe that what is known is not

Always seen?

It is known.

You are known.

You are known, seen.

Loved.

Loved as no other.

Loved as a daughter who can

Hope, who can know

That more is coming,

That more is who her father is.

More is what her heart already has,

Already knows.

You will see, daughter.

You will see and know and feel and love,

if you let me show you, make it

Known.

See Psalm 34:18; Proverbs 4:23; Matthew 11:28-30; John 2:23-25; John 3:1-21; John 6:35-40; Romans 8:26-30

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.

What will

Daughter, let go of

What will,

What should.

It can be up to you

If you really want.

But daughter,

Leave it

To me.

Not knowing is

Not easy.

It causes

Questions,

Fear.

But daughter,

Don’t fear what your Advocate

Has for you.

Don’t fear the new, or

Doing it again.

Don’t believe the lie

That you can’t,

That you’re done.

I have more.

There will be aches,

Pains.

It will not always be clear –

Why,

Where,

How, but you,

My daughter, can be

Clear,

Cleansed,

Purged,

Rid of

Fear.

See Exodus 13:17-18; Exodus 14:13-14; Exodus 33:12-14; Psalm 27:1; Psalm 33:20-22; Mark 5:21-43; 1 John 4:15-17

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.

I can, I AM

Daughter, it’s hard to move

With a burden.

Under my yoke,

With me,

You can rest and

Work.

You can sow

And plough

And harvest.

Daughter, you can

With me.

Don’t wait because

They lied,

Said you can’t.

Said you can’t see,

Can’t stop,

Can’t go,

Can’t.

Don’t let fear

Freeze the ground

Before you plant.

Stand, walk, work,

Look up and

Ahead,

Knowing

I can,

I AM,

Knowing

You can,

You are

With me.

See Joshua 1:1-9; Matthew 11:28-30; Philippians 4:13; Acts 17:28

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.

It’s time

Daughter, it’s time to move.

Take my hand.

You don’t have to move

Alone.

You can move

With me, and

It will be better.

I am with you

Everywhere.

There is nothing to fear.

Rejection

Is not from me.

Fear

Is not from me.

Hopelessness

Is not from me.

Meaninglessness, mediocrity

Is not from me.

Daughter, you know

What comes from me.

You have felt it.

Hope,

Joy,

Peace,

Confidence,

Salvation,

Solace,

Gratitude,

Clarity,

Love.

You know it, child.

You know it because

You have them.

You know it because

You have experienced,

Learned,

Walked

In it.

And you can do it again.

Your best days are not

Behind.

They are ahead,

With me.

The only way to get to them is

To take a step.

Don’t settle for

What they offer

Where you are,

Far less than what I want

For you.

Daughter, be brave,

And take the step.

A step is hard,

I know.

But the next ones follow,

So you can stride,

Run,

Love,

Work,

Live without

The ceaseless burden because

I will take it

So you can

Move.

See Philippians 1:6; Philippians 1:29-30; Philippians 2:12-18; Philippians 3:12-14; Philippians 4:6-9; Philippians 4:11-13; Philippians 4:19

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.

Do, and let me

Daughter, let go of

Yourself.

Your accomplishments,

Your dreams,

Your failures,

Your debts.

Daughter, I paid for them,

For you,

Willingly,

So you can move forward

Each day,

Closer to all

I have for you.

I’m waiting for you to come.

When you come, you move

Forward.

But you don’t have to wait.

The perfect moment

Will never come.

There will always be

Doubt,

Fear,

Hesitation,

Anxiety.

But daughter, this is how

I teach you.

Take a step.

Move forward.

Do, and

Let me.

You have the choice.

I will not force you.

You have all you need.

I AM ready

For you.

Take a step, and

Don’t be afraid.

Take a step, instead of

Longing.

It’s time.

See Exodus 2:23-24; Exodus 3; Deuteronomy 8-9; I Samuel 1:9-11; I Samuel 2:1-9; Proverbs 4:12-13; Jeremiah 30:1-11; Jeremiah 31:1-14; Jeremiah 31:15-22; Lamentations 3; John 12:23-26; Mark 11:22-24; Luke 14:25-34; 1 Corinthians 1:7-9; 1 Corinthians 1:20-31; 1 Corinthians 2; 1 Corinthians 3:18-23; 1 Corinthians 4:7; 1 Corinthians 13; Hebrews 11

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.

Made for it

Daughter, ease your mind,

Ease your heart,

For I am with you.

Trust me

With what you’re going to do

Today, tomorrow.

Tomorrow is safe with me.

Don’t believe you will

Ruin it.

When you are with me, it will be

Everything you hope.

And more.

I want to give you abundance,

But remember,

It comes from me,

Not you.

Remember that

With me,

Anything is possible.

With me,

You are

Whole, complete,

Everything I made you for.

But only with me.

See Deuteronomy 31:6; Isaiah 41:9-10; Habakkuk 3:19; Matthew 19:26; Matthew 6:25-34; Matthew 28:16-20; John 14:12-14; Ephesians 3:20; Colossians 2:8-10

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.

And when

Daughter, come to me

When you have questions,

When you are overwhelmed,

When you cannot understand,

When tears don’t stop sorrow,

When you feel hopeless, helpless,

When your feelings dictate.

When you come,

I will guide you.

When you ask,

I will hear you.

When you wander,

I will find you.

When you cry,

I will hold you.

And when you find joy,

You will find

Me.

See Deuteronomy 31:8; Psalm 32; Matthew 11:28-30; John 16:16-33; Romans 8:35-39; Philippians 4:6-9; Hebrews 4:14-16; 1 John 3:20-22

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.

Stand

Daughter, why should you be afraid?

Why should you think you are so

Unimportant?

Oh, daughter, put those lies away,

Cast them to hell.

Daughter, nothing

Will change my love for you.

Nothing will keep me away from you.

Remember your right standing.

You have right standing with me,

So stand up.

Don’t cower.

Don’t shrivel or waste away.

Stand.

See Micah 7:7-8 and 16; John 14:12-21 and 15:16; Romans 3:22; Ephesians 4:1

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.



Whole

Daughter, how often do I tell you to rest?

You think there is too much to do.

It is only through my rest that you will accomplish anything.

I won’t give what you ask when you strive.

I won’t guide you when you insist on leading me.

Daughter, know my sovereignty.

Know that with me, you have everything.

You have my favor, child.

You don’t have to earn it.

You can fight.

You can move.

You can achieve.

But only with me.

Otherwise, it is fruitless.

It will only make you tired, susceptible.

With me, you are strong.

With me, your weaknesses are transformed.

Your mind, your heart, your body are made whole.

Nothing outside of me is whole.

See Genesis 2:1-3; Psalm 32; Proverbs 3:5-6; Ecclesiastes 4:5-6; Jeremiah 14:22 and 17:14; John 15:1-17; Matthew 7:7-11 and 11:28-30; 2 Corinthians 12:5-10; Ephesians 1, 2:8-10, and 3:14-20; Philippians 4:6-7 and 10-13; Colossians 2:8-10

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.

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