Jeremiah 17:7-8

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Unseen

Daughter, close your eyes. Close your eyes and let me guide. You do not need the false light to see. You cannot see with it. No, you will be blind by trying to see. Through me, your eyes will be opened. Through me, you will see, but only if you first close your eyes. Close your eyes to stop watching, stop trying to see yourself in the scenarios that are not for you, that you make up in your mind, where you insert yourself into someone else’s life. Daughter, keep your eyes closed. Am I not guiding you now? To breathe, to think, to let go? Yes, daughter, I am guiding you, even now, when you can’t see. When you sleep, when you laugh and believe all is well, without seeing what could lie ahead. Could, daughter. Do not be afraid of what could. Do not live under what could. Live under what is, who is, how it is. Daughter, I AM what is, what will be. I AM here, with you, loving you every minute, every day, every time you don’t want to close your eyes. When you close, it is clearer. It is refined, my spirit in you, when you focus on what is unseen. Unseen, my daughter, is not undone. Unseen is where I AM. Seen is where I AM. Doing, thinking, acting, seeking, asking, knocking, is where I AM. Can you do it with eyes closed? Can you see without seeing? Yes. Yes, my love. See, without your sight. See, without the sight you have been given, told. See with what you have, my love. My spirit in you, joining you to all I have given you, all I have on the road along the way, along the flowers and the creeks and the tall, strong trees and the melodies sung by whispering grass, by birds, by leaves shaking, waiting, for a changing season. Do not weary in the waiting. Close your eyes. And rest.

See Psalm 18:28; Psalm 23; Psalm 40:1-3; Psalm 44:3; Psalm 70:4; Psalm 77:19; John 20:24-29; Acts 3:4-6; Hebrews 11:1

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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.

Follow

Daughter, let me lead you.

To follow is to be

Strong.

Learning my ways will

Energize,

Invigorate,

Awaken.

Letting me work,

Letting yourself rest

And cry

And laugh

And love

Are your strengths.

Letting go is

Strength.

See Matthew 10:38-39; Mark 10:17-31; John 15:9-17; 2 Corinthians 12:5-10; Philippians 4:11-13

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.

Nothing to separate

Daughter, there is nothing to separate us

When you truly rest.

So come to me.

Don’t feel guilty.

Don’t condemn yourself.

Just come.

Come and rest

With me.

Let me renew.

Let me restore.

Let me free you.

Let me be the lifter of

Burdens.

Let me be

The solace, the solution, the source of

Freedom,

The only way to peace.

I love you, daughter.

I say it truly,

Deeply,

Honestly,

Sincerely,

With all intentions of

Helping you,

Knowing you,

Being with you.

Rest in this.

Rest, knowing

I love you.

See Romans 8:31-39

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Because you are free

Daughter, I love you

And I give you rest so that

You will have everything

I have for you.

Give me your body, your heart, your mind,

And let me renew you.

With me, there is renewal and peace.

With me, there are no burdens.

With me, you are free.

Free from burdens of the world,

Free from that boulder you’re told to push,

Free from worry.

Worry is not who I am.

Worry is a disguise of fear.

Worry is worn as a badge.

But it is false.

It is fear.

It is not from me,

So throw it away.

Throw it back to the world, back to our enemy because

You are free, my daughter.

See Psalm 34; Psalm 56; Matthew 6:25-34 and 11:28-30; John 8:31-36; Luke 10:38-41; Romans 8:1-6 and 12:1-2; 1 John 4:15-18 and 5:3-5; Galatians 3:22 and 5:1

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.

Release and rest

Make your work holy, daughter.

Give it to me so I can bless it,

So I can guide you.

Do not clutch it

Or believe it only belongs to you.

It isn’t wrong to

Release it, to

Rest.

Take in my grace.

Accept my peace.

I provide them, no matter what you’ve done

Or haven’t done.

You will be fruitful

When you rest.

See Genesis 2:2-3; Psalm 127:2; Ecclesiastes 4:5-6 and 5:16-20; Matthew 6:24-30; Mark 2:27 and 6:30-44; Romans 3:27-28; Colossians 3:23-24

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.

Escape

Daughter, come.

Come to me when you’re busy.

Come to me to escape from

What the world tells you is important.

It will tell you to “escape,”

But only I provide

Escape.

Busyness is bondage.

Yes, there are things to do.

But the things you do aren’t you.

Come to me to find

Yourself.

Come to me, and we will work

Together.

Come to me when you’re tired,

When there is rushing and hurrying and worrying.

Come to me when you’re not sure

If you’ll get it done.

I will help you.

I will open your eyes.

I will work

Alongside you.

See Matthew 11:28-30; Luke 10:38-42

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.

Enjoy

For now, daughter, rest.

Enjoy today.

Enjoy what I give you.

Enjoy this time.

You’re forgiven and cleared to do so.

You always have been.

You always will be.

Don’t be afraid that nothing will get done.

It will.

And there will be joy at what we accomplish

Together,

All at the right time.

See Ecclesiastes 5:13-20; Matthew 6:25-34; John 13:4-7 and 14:1-4; Ephesians 1:9-11 and 3:20

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.

Empowered

Now you are released, daughter.

I know it’s been hard.

You want it all to be right.

You don’t want to be false.

But don’t worry.

Remember who guides you, who sees you,

Who protects you.

You are armed today.

You are empowered by me.

Your enemy has no place.

Remember how I said I have authority?

Authority over you and your spirit that your enemy

Desperately wants.

He wants to stop me.

But he can’t.

I have all authority

In heaven and on earth.

So don’t listen to the lies.

Listen to the truth and

Believe it.

Believing is your best armor.

You are a warrior with my armor.

With me, you are strong and know your place.

Don’t ever let anyone make you think otherwise.

Now go forward, knowing you are protected and

Empowered.

Be empowered to love,

To believe,

To walk where I have you,

To run when you need to,

To fight,

To pray,

To read,

To think,

To write, to be

My daughter.

See Matthew 6:25-34 and 28:18-20; John 8:42-47 and 10:10; Ephesians 3:16-21, 4:17-24, and 6:10-18; Philippians 4:13; 1 Peter 5:6-11; 1 John 2:12-14, 2:18-28, 4:4-21, 5:3-5, and 5:18-19

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.

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