Colossians 3:3
“For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God.”
My Father, I love you so much.
I love you my faithful daughter. You are Mine. Caroline, I have something for you today.
My Father, what is it?
I love you with all my heart. “Hidden”
Father, I sensed you say the word “hidden.” And what immediately came to mind are the words, “hidden in Christ.” I feel like I finally understand something that you’ve been leading me to understand; I’ve put off the old and put on the new.
My daughter come, we have much to do today. Will you come?
Yes Lord, I’m coming. I’m sensing I need to work on my personal testimony today, which I’m really excited to do. I can also barely keep my eyes open because I got up super early.
I love you my daughter. (Here I sensed it was okay for me to take a nap, and that he would be waiting here for me.)
I love you Dad -thank-you.
Reflection:
Hey, happy Monday!! This is my 357th post!!! It’s special and I’m going to celebrate it by making jam jams and sharing them with others. I’m also glad that in this post I finally feel like I’ve broken through and that I’m getting somewhere in my journey with Jesus. I feel like this past weekend I finally came up to where the Lord wanted me to be, where Jesus was leading and that I understood. But it wasn’t just this one thing; it’s been a long journey like when a seed finally pushes through it’s shell and grows up through the soil and into the light. I’m so amazed at the Lord, this journey he’s been leading us on; I’m feeling such a strong sense of togetherness and I’m so very thankful… Last night I woke up just after 1:00, I don’t remember the exact time, but there was a word that was vibrating in my mind, a Portuguese word, “cadeira.” I know many words in Portuguese but I hadn’t heard this word for a long time so I double checked, and it means,”chair.” I don’t know to what the Lord is referring, other than to sit down. I’m not sure what he means by sitting down so I’ll keep going until I do. The first part of the word cadeira is “cade,” which means, “where,” like “where are you?” I know theres always another step to take on this journey with Jesus which results in growth, so until it’s time to sit, I’ll keep going. I also had a feeling in the night about having two dolls… It reminds me of when Bella was a baby; she had a baby blanket that had pink and yellow dots, and she’d cuddle with it, grabbing a handful with her hand but her thumb was free to stick in her mouth, and in her other arm she’d hold her pink stuffy -so adorable!!! Lately we’ve been organizing a lot in our house, bringing things to MCC in town. I always loved reading to my kids when they were really little so we’ve accumulated so many books! Many of them we’ll bring away. We already took a lot of their toys to MCC, but it’s time to bring another load of stuff away.
This morning we did some powercleans and my one rep max is 85lbs! I’m looking in my book that has all my past workout numbers and I see that in 2015, in a workout of 10×4 I did 65lbs; I had written that it had been too easy. I’m so glad that I can look back and see progress. Last Friday we did back-squats; I don’t know what my one rep max is yet, but on Friday I did 3×3 of 135lbs, which is my weight! Hey, I’ve been so candid already, knowing my weight isn’t a big deal:) Changing the subject, I took a bit of a nap right after my conversation with the Lord this morning and my alarm was set at 12:15, but the Lord woke me up at 12:13; I dreamt that I was standing on a high platform that had a wide, curvy slide, and the word I had in my heart was , “thank-you.” I’m so deeply thankful for you Jesus, for your patience and for your love as you’ve always led me forward in such creative ways. I’ve learned to trust in you as I’ve gotten to know you; I’m so amazed by this because the only way I could get to know you is through the Holy Spirit! I sense God’s Holiness in our relationship and around our relationship, making our relationship strong like a bridge that’s been built that’s made to last and endure the test of time. I’ve learned that I can dive deep with you, and that you will never abandon me or fall out of love with me, and this brings such deep comfort to my heart. I’ve learned what it means to pursue you, learning how to be brave and follow you where I’ve never gone before, and the reason I can do this is because of the trust that’s been built over a journey of time together. I’ve learned how it feels to be pursued, and this has filled such a deep desire, so deep in my heart, knowing that you preserve me in your pursuit of me. Because you’ve pursued me all this time shows me that you are genuine and that your love is true; I trust in your love. Because of all these things, I say with all my heart that my love for you is deeper and stronger than I ever thought possible; I’ve never known a love like this could be possible. I eagerly jump into this pool that God has provided, a once in a lifetime act of God, and together we’ll make the biggest splash ever known. I’m overwhelmed by God’s mercy to me, and I’m forever, forever, forever indebted to Him for giving me real life. I really am a new creation in Christ because the old things have passed away and all things have become new!!!!! ☕️