Does God Give Birthday Gifts? Heck Yeah!!
Isaiah 62:11
“The Lord has made proclamation to ends of the earth: “Say to the Daughter of Zion, ‘See, your Savior comes! See, his reward is with him….’”
I haven’t written since my 7 Day Faith Walk Adventure and you can’t even believe all that God has done since then. There has been so much revelation but it wasn’t complete enough to write about until now. God was still adding his signature touches of Love and Beauty to the story He wants to tell through my life. It wasn’t quite breathtaking enough last month. (as if!!!) But God completed his gift of breakthrough beauty in time for my birthday! In a sentence….He called me away and gave me a New Name! This name sums up all the revelation God has been giving me since the Faith Walk and the direction he is leading me now! He wrapped this extraordinary gift of revelation and adventure with a Name. A New Name. It has been there all along but This was the time to finally receive it. It was a gift from God! This story unfolds like a mystery with clues that lead each one of my steps to this revelation. I can’t wait to tell you about it. I can’t wait to tell you the name because I believe God gave me this gift to GIVE! It’s something to share with the people God puts in my life. YOU! Isn’t that just like God?!
In the meantime, I went for a walk this morning feeling a little cranky. The moment I opened my heart to God on this walk His love rushed in and ‘created in me a clean heart’. It’s our nature to pick up offenses, worries, and burdens. But, seriously, just a minute with God, sensing His love for me, and those offenses were washed away and replaced with love. It made me realize how important it is to find that space….that heart connection…with God. We don’t Love, or give, or have faith or strength on our own. We need God. We need a Savior. We don’t need a legalistic approach to prayer and Bible time (that’s going in the Wrong direction completely)…we simply need to connect with God each day! Sometimes I connect with God by listening to music and going on a walk. Sometimes I sit on a bench for a little stillness. Sometimes I open my heart to God during the 5 extra minutes I have to sit in my car before walking in some place.
It’s worth it to be FREE!
Love you
Missy
Here’s my song for the day! I Love it!!!! Heather Clark: Price of Love
