The first thing Shiloh did yesterday morning after opening his eyes, was point at the cross hanging on my bedroom wall and so clearly say, “It is done. It is finished.”
Umm what?! 😳 RRRRKKKKK *pump da breaks* I mean, I teach my kid about Jesus, but that’s pretty advanced for a two year old. I know, without a doubt, it was God. But what does “It is finished” really mean for me? For you? For all of us? For me today, and yesterday, and for the last 29 years of my life, it has been the constant self doubt, fear of man, insecurity, striving for acceptance, people pleasing monster that pretty much shows it's big ugly nasty face to me on a regular basis. I believe “It is finished” to be an invitation. An invitation to receive what Jesus actually did on the cross, why he did it, and who he did it for. I pray God will highlight the thing or things that you might be hanging on to, and that today, right now, you can surrender it all to Him- at the cross- where it was paid for, it was defeated, it was done, where… It is Finished.
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This morning on my way into church I saw a sign randomly sitting on a bench right outside. It said, “Welcome to our begining.” I felt in my heart that it was God, but I still didn’t quite understand. A little later during worship, Shiloh, my two year old son asked to wave a flag. I asked him what color he wanted. He said, “green” and pointed to the only green flag tucked in the back of the flag bucket. I couldn’t ignore this! I heard “green means new” in my heart 💚✨. I got up and told the congregation about how I felt like God is wanting everyone to know they don’t have to hide in guilt and shame anymore. He makes us new! There’s a new start, a new beginning for anyone who receives Him!
After I spoke, another man stood up and said right before church, he saw the sign laying in a dumpster across the street. He felt like he was supposed to pull it out lol! 😳💥😍 #mindblown. What may be trash to us is treasure to Him! You don’t have to wait to have it all together to go before Him. He says “come as you are “. My friend Renee also noted, “I think it is profound too that begining is misspelled. Wondering if this is why it got thrown in the trash to begin with. How often do we ‘throw’ things away because they aren’t perfect or put together correctly… Thank You for still loving me when I am not put together.” Yes, Lord! Thank you for loving us even when we don’t have it all together! #yayGod |
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