I made her...she is different. She is unique. With love I formed he rin her mother's womb. I fashioned her with great joy. I remember, with great pleasure, the day I created her. (Psalm 139:13-16)
I love her smile. I love her ways. I love to hear her laugh, and the silly things she says and does. She brings me great pleasure. This is how I made her. (Psalm 139:17)
I mad her pretty and not beautiful, because I knew her heart and knew she would be vain...I wanted her to search out her heart and to learn that it would be ME in her that would draw friends to her. I made her in such a way that she would need me. I made her a little more lonesome than she would like to be...only because I need for her to lean and depend on ME...I know her heart, I know if I had not made her like this she would go her own chosen way and forget ME...her creator. (Psalm 62:5-8)
I have given her many good and happy things...because I love her. (Psalm 139:17, Romans 8:23)
Because I love her, I have seen her broken heart...and tears she has cried alone. I have cried with her and had broken heart, too. (Psalm 56:8)
Many times she has stumbled and fallen alone only because she would not hold my hand. So many lessons she has learned the hard way because she would not listen to my voice... (Isaiah 53:6)
So many times I have sat back and sadly watched her go her merry way alone, only to watch her return to my arms, sad and broken. (Isaiah 62:2)
And now she is mine again...I made her, and then I bought her...because I love her. (Romans 5:8)
I have to reshape and remold her...to renew her to what I had planned for her to be. It has not been easy for her or for me. (Jeremiah 29:11)
I want her to be conformed to my image...this high goal I have set for her BECAUSE I LOVE HER( 2 Corinthians 2:14)
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Haley, I'm not sure how I happened upon your blog today, but here I am! I hope you don't mind a complete stranger reading your story and posting comments, but I just finished reading through your posts -- from the beginning -- and I wanted to tell you how proud I am of you and how beautiful you are, inside and out! I want to encourage you to continue to seek Jesus with all your heart, soul, mind and strength. As you live a life of faith, you will find that there are times when God does not seem near. But He has promised, "Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you." No matter how you feel or what your circumstances are, God is present and He is working all things together for good, for His glory. The presence of suffering does NOT mean the absence of God. Look for Him in the midst of your suffering. He is there, even when you don't feel His presence. Stay close to Him by daily reading His Word and pouring out your heart to Him. Invite Him into every part of your life. Submit yourself to Him. Ask Him to fill you with His Word and His Spirit. Trust Him. And when you have done all that, wait on Him. Let God fight your battles. It's okay to admit you don't have all the answers and that sometimes you struggle. In your weakness, He is strong!
ReplyDeleteKeep fighting the good fight, Haley. Keep your eyes fixed on Jesus, looking UP to God and not down at your circumstances. Keep listening to Christian music and reading your Bible. Keep going to Revolve. Keep praying about everything. Never stop seeking God.
Have you ever heard the saying, "When the going gets tough, the tough get going!"? You and your resolve remind me of that saying! :-)
"Rejoice in the Lord always! I will say it again, Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all; the Lord is near. Do NOT be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your heart and your mind in Christ Jesus.
"Finally, Haley, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable -- if anything is excellent or praiseworthy -- think about such things. Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me -- put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you." Phil. 4:4-9
Hang in there, Haley. You are not alone. Be strong in the Lord and in HIS mighty power. I pray that God will grant your desire to minister to young women and lead them to Jesus, just as you were led to Jesus through your friend at Christian school and the speakers at Revolve. Know that every day you live is a gift from God, and if you submit yourself to Him, He will use every circumstance of your life to prepare you for the future. "For I know the plans I have for you," says the Lord.
"I waited patiently for the Lord; He turned to me and heard my cry. He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; He set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand. He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear and put their trust in the Lord." Psalm 40:1-3