Caroline My faithful daughter, it’s time to rest. You are mine -I love you.
Oh Dad, I want to believe that it’s really time to rest, but how do I know for sure?
I love you Caroline.
Father, please help me to know that I’m hearing correctly from you. To rest in this circumstance would mean that I’m done recording. Am I done recording Dad?
Yes my daughter, it’s done. You are mine.
Father, I don’t quiet fully believe that I’ve heard correctly. Help me to believe it; I don’t want to be the person who needs to see it in order to believe, so I’m putting my trust in you and I’m choosing to believe you, that I’ve heard correctly. So then it’s done. So now what I have in my hands already is the tool that you want me to use going forward, and that is to teach. I am a teacher, a substitute teacher, and I’m sensing that the time is near for me to begin to teach what you’ve taught me in our journey together. Do I have this right Father?
Yes Caroline, this is right. We began working on this yesterday, and today we’ll continue (I sense Jesus smiling).
Father, because you told me in this conversation that I’m done recording, I thought that everything we spoke about yesterday was just my feelings talking, so I was going to dismiss it. Now you’re saying you want to continue where we left off yesterday.
I am.
Alright, so then I know that it’s not something for a recording.
No.
Please continue to help my unbelief Father.
I am near to you my faithful daughter. Rest, all is well with you. You are mine. We will continue with what we started yesterday.
Alright Father, thank-you for your patients (love) with me. I love you so much!!
I love you too my sweet Caroline.
Reflection:
Happy Monday!! I don’t have a lot to write here today except that last night I woke up at 3:37 with the lyrics, “I’ve never known a love like this….” Every time I woke up afterwards, I heard this song in my heart. When I think about these lyrics and the love Jesus has woken me up with, I can say that he’s more amazing than I can ever say.. When we have doubt and get things wrong, he doesn’t condemn but loves on us. He always, patiently, invites us forward, and this touches my heart so deeply in this moment..