(NLV)
"But then I will win her back once again.
I will lead her into the desert
and speak tenderly to her there.
I will return her vineyards to her
and transform the Valley of Trouble into a gateway of hope.
She will give herself to me there."
(The Message)
"And now, here's what I'm going to do:
I'm going to start all over again.
I'm taking her back out into the wilderness
where we had our first date, and I'll court her.
I'll give her bouquets of roses.
I'll turn Heartbreak Valley into Acres of Hope.
She'll respond like she did as a young girl."
(Amplified Bible)
"Therefore, behold, I will allure her and bring her into the wilderness, and I will speak tenderly and to her heart.
There I will give her her vineyards and make the Valley of Achor [troubling] to be for her a door of hope and expectation. And she shall sing there."
This weekend, I died. Or perhaps, I was already dead. I just didn't know it. But death becomes quite evident when surrounded by mass amounts of life. There was a stir in my heart, an unaccepted catalyst, which stone chose not to react to.. but it was still there. Amidst the apathy, it was still there. I'm so thirsty, so needy, so completely broken. There were words whispered that I did not understand, screams that I did not understand, yet they brought the bigness wave of sadness I have ever experienced, a sadness too heavy to produce tears or public emotion, a sadness so deep that it was unable to be expressed. But there was still peace, a peace that truly surpasses human understanding because I no idea how I could have felt any such thing among the sadness which held my heart.
The desert, the wilderness: it is my sadness. And He is speaking to my heart in some way, although I can barely tell. I guess He's in the process of transforming my valley of troubling into a door of hope because right now, right at this very moment, it hurts so much. I can't even complete my thoughts.
Sunday, November 09, 2008
Hosea 2:14-15
Posted by Amanda at 2:23 PM
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Regardless of the lack of emotion, amoung the sea of emotions, God is with you and showed you He was with you. Now, you know what you need to do. He will be with you as you do those things, but maybe it's like Adam McCain said. He will step back for a little because he needs you to hurt and suffer so you can grow. I mean it says, we will face hardships and trials of many kinds. I think that's why I didn't burst into tears when everyone else was. My heart was compteley broken and I was trembling so much, but I didn't cry because I feel that God was showing me that it's not about emotions. That God was still working inside of me so much, regardless of the amount or lack of tears spent.
You are not a victim but instead victorious because of what Christ did. He became the victim so you wouldn't have to live in it anymore.
Let Him court you as you follow where you know you are supposed to go. It's gonna hurt, but set your jaw like that skinny guy did when getting ready for the impact of the 10 muscular guys. love you, girl.
ooooooh i'm excited!
God is working in you. The fact that you realize that is step number one! now keep hiking.... it's a tough climb, but you have the ultimate Guide :) i can't say anything after amanda because she just rocked it, but i love you too. and you're in my prayers.
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