Put on the full armor of God

Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.

1 Peter 5:8

Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.
Ephesians 6:13 

I personally put on the Full Armor of God  - EVERYDAY -

While I am on my way to work I say this prayer: Father God, I ask you for your full armor. I ask for your belt of truth, that I may stand in your truth all day and stand strong in you and the truth you encompass. 

I, likewise, ask for your breastplate of righteousness, that my heart and internal organs may be protected from the evil one. You promised me a new heart and I ask that the new heart you put within my chest, pumps my blood and helps to filter anything from the evil one that may be in me and cause me physical pain, or heart and organ deterioration. I ask that your breastplate protect me from any and all bodily harm and protect my heart from any and all negative emotions, that are not from you. 

I also ask for the helmet of salvation to protect my mind from the evil one and his kingdom, that thoughts, not coming from you, will not enter my mind. I ask that my mind is constantly renewed as you promise in your word and protected all day by your helmet.

I also ask Lord, that you bind my feet in the preparedness of the gospel of peace and that I may may spread the good news throughout my day and that I may go where you want me to go, if you lead me to go left; I go left. If you lead me to go right; I go right. 


I also ask Lord that you honor me with the ONLY weapon forged against my enemies; the Sword of the Spirit. Your perfect word, Lord God. That I may have your word always at the front of my mind and the tip of my tongue and that your Holy Spirit speak for me, when I cannot find the words.

I also ask Lord, for the Shield of Faith that may extinguish ALL flaming arrows, coming from the evil one and his kingdom.  I know that Faith is the most important part of trusting you Lord so your Shield of Faith will protect me from all doubts.

Finally Lord I ask for a hedge of protection around me and legions of Waring Angels to surround me and fight off all attempts of the evil one all through out the day, everywhere I go. I ask Lord, as I know in your word you prepared the way for Moses and I ask Lord that you go before me today, prepare my way. That my hands be your hands, my feet be your feet, that all of your will is infused in everything I do  and every step I take. By the Blood of the Lamb I pray these things and In the name of your Holy Son Jesus. Amen. 

For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, 

against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world 

and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.

-Eph 6:12

Flesh or Spirit - Your Choice

Galatians 2:20 is the verse I feel most connected to out of the whole of God's word. It may change but as it stands, this is my verse.

I was born again of spirit into the Kingdom of the most Holy God, and I knew my life was changed forever. I would never understand exactly how it took place but I know it transformed me into a new creation. (Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creation: The old has passed away; behold, all things are becoming new. 2 Cor 5:17)

There were a few things that changed instantly; I denounced Astrology (I was an astrologer for 15 years) and The Lord took most of the extensive knowledge from my mind. The reason He did that is because for years I've depended on the stars for answers and He wanted me to see that I needed to depend solely on Him - The creator of the stars.

 Those who live according to the flesh have their minds set on what the flesh desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires.

Romans 8:5

I was also rescued from the bondage of smoking cigarettes. I still don''t want to smoke, at all. A lot of "used to be smokers" still complain of that urge to smoke, but He took away my desire for smoking. That was my personal blessing from God because He knows how much I love to sing. I now use my voice to sing praise and worship/hymns to Him.

Once I accepted Christ and believed with my heart that he died and was raised from the dead; something deep inside me changed - Truth and light were being revealed to me at speeds previously unavailable and unthinkable.

I knew I was born - again.

John 3:3-8
³ Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again.”
 ⁴ “How can someone be born when they are old?” Nicodemus asked. “Surely they cannot enter a second time into their mother’s womb to be born!”
 ⁵ Jesus answered, “Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit. ⁶ Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit. ⁷ You should not be surprised at my saying, ‘You must be born again.’ ⁸ The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.”

Now while all of that is the easy part; there is still a hard part. The hard part is all the other desires of the flesh I was still in bondage to.

I know The Lord has a time and a purpose for everything and I've been delivered out of some "fleshy desires" I had a few months into being a Christian, such as lust of the eyes (looking at the opposite sex with a lustful nature - something else I denounced when coming to Christ) This one was REALLY hard at first because I was so used to getting attention from men this way.

I now know and fully understand the distinct difference between getting attention from men, and keeping my attention focused on Christ. His path will eventually lead to attention from one man that He has picked out for me. It wasn't easy, but I am now delivered.

Galatians 5:24 And those who are Christ's have 

crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.

My biggest "fleshly desire" right now is my diet and putting the things into my body that will please not only the Lord but my physical body. I am struggling with this because it's not as if I can just quit eating, like I quit smoking. I have to eat. (I do fast on occasion but that is a separate blog altogether)

I honestly say all of this to show that when we lean into God and ask the Holy Spirit for help - we will get help.

Romans 8:12-14

Therefore, brothers and sisters, we have an obligation—

but it is not to the flesh, or to live according to it. 

For if we live according to the flesh, we will die; 

but if we live by the Spirit we put to 

death the misdeeds of the body, and we will live.

For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God.

It will be in God's time but He will deliver us from our fleshly desires! (Like cookies, ice cream, cupcakes and gluten - in my case). I have been in denial of being gluten intolerant but the symptoms keep showing up more and more. WHY LORD DO I HAVE TO GIVE UP BREAD?! I LOVE BREAD!

I can just hear that still, small voice whisper; "Because I love you, and because sugar and gluten are ruining your body. Along with all processed foods. Processed foods are ruining the bodies of millions of people and it hurts me that you are all suffering in the bodies I made for you."

Can you hear it too?

Adonai,
I stand before you and the public, asking in this prayer that you deliver me from gluttony and of wanting to consume things that are hurtful to the body you created. I am weak when it comes to this sort of discipline, and in everything -- YOU ARE STRONG! So I ask that You and The Holy Spirit help me overcome these fleshly desires. That I may crucify my flesh in this way so that I may walk with you in the Spirit, that much more. Your will be done. I pray this in the name of your Holy Son; Jesus Christ.
AMEN!

To the world;
I would like to invite you to meet Jesus Christ, our deliverer from all the things in this world we do that we know hurt us. He died for all of those things and the more of a relationship you have with Him the more spiritual help you will get from God.

If you understand that you are not perfect and you will never be perfect on your own.
If you understand that to get to heaven - you have to be perfect - because heaven will be perfect.
If you realize that Jesus was perfect and died on a cross for all of humanities imperfection.
And lastly if you realize and believe with your whole heart that Jesus paid the ultimate price for you, and conquered death by being raised from the dead.
You will be saved.
All you have to do, is believe and ask Him to be the Lord of your life and you will be born again.

Romans 10:9

That if you confess with your mouth, 

"Jesus is Lord," 

and believe in your heart 

that God raised him from the dead, 

you will be saved.

  

Yahweh's abundant love!

 I
LOVE
JESUS
CHRIST,
THE
LOVER
OF
MY
SOUL.

If I could have one "impossible with man but possible with God" prayer answered, it would be that all my friends and family, and everyone I come into contact with would be able to feel the astonishing, awe-inspiring, breath-taking, overwhelming, majestic, wondrous love of our Savior; The Lord God, Almighty. 

⁸God is love, and anyone who doesn't love others has never known him.  ⁹God showed his love for us when he sent his only Son into the world to give us life.  ¹⁰Real love isn't our love for God, but his love for us. God sent his Son to be the sacrifice by which our sins are forgiven. ¹¹Dear friends, since God loved us this much, we must love each other. 

-1 John 4:8-11

Nehemiah 1:5
LORD, the God of heaven, the great and awesome God, who keeps his covenant of love with those who love him and keep his commandments.

I know LORD that I have friends, family and co-workers that have not ever caught a glimpse of you or who you truly are. I pray, to you, Lord of all Creation, that every word out of my mouth, every action I make be only of you and your GREAT LOVE, so all that are brought into my life will fall madly in love with you, the one who made them; The maker of the heavens and earth.

I pray that they will see through what I say, do, write and sing; That you are the one that loves them more than any person on this earth and can fill them fuller and take them higher than anything this world can give.

LORD - I know how lost I was before you found me and I pray from the deepest place in my heart that you bring all the lost in my life, that don't know you, to see the best representation of you through me and all my Brothers and Sisters you have blessed me with in life. That we, Your Children, be a lighthouse for nothing but your astonishing, awe-inspiring, breath-taking, overwhelming, majestic, wondrous love! In the most HOLY name of your Son JESUS CHRIST; I pray! AMEN! Thank you Yahweh! My great redeemer! As even before I have asked; you have answered. Isaiah 65:24 Before they call I will answer; while they are still speaking I will hear.

And above all these [put on] love and enfold yourselves with the bond of perfectness [which binds everything together completely in ideal harmony].

Col 3:14 (AMP)

Your Great Name

Natalie Grant

All the weak; find their strength; at the sound of your great name
Hungry souls; receive grace; at the sound of your great name
The fatherless; they find their rest; at the sound of your great name
Sick are healed; and the dead are raised; at the sound of your great name


Jesus, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain for us, Son of God and Man
You are high and lifted up; that all the world will praise your great name


Redeemer, My Healer, Almighty
My savior, Defender, You are My King

Jesus, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain for us, Son of God and Man
You are high and lifted up; that all the world will praise your great name

Repentance

Matthew 3: ²Repent (think differently; change your mind, regretting your sins and changing your conduct), for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. (AMP)

 When I was introduced to repentance at 13years old,  I thought it was something I had to do every Sunday at church, in front of our congregation, while my pastor prayed over me rebuking what-ever it was inside of me that caused me to sin that week. I would stand, tears pouring down my face; convicted. Yet I didn't know, or understand what conviction actually was or meant. All I knew was that I would sneak out of my house or whatever friend's house that I was staying at that weekend, and I would smoke cigarettes and pot, kiss boys, and stay out all night doing "Lord knows what", and come Sunday, I would listen to my preacher holler about hell, damnation and the immense Love of Christ.

I knew I was in the right place because somehow, week after week,  I made it to church. I knew this preacher man had some sort of authority, I just don't think I was mature enough to fully understand that repentance is vitally important to Christian life.

I thank God that I accepted Christ at that time, because I believe my youthful declaration that "Christ is Lord and he died and rose again" saved me in my adult life and why I was called back from the darkness that consumed while I was God's lost lamb.

With time and maturity I've come to realize, that for me, repentance means more as an open and honest dialog between God and I and not as a public display of remorseful emotions. I am not knocking open displays of remorse I'm just simply stating that I, personally feel repentance the most, when it's just between God and I. When I sit on my bed and get real with God.

While I never minded my church family seeing my sorrowful display, I didn't truly comprehend what I was doing because I kept sinning the same sin's over and over again for many more years to come. I didn't understand repentance and total surrender and that I was to be an obedient Christian turned away from sin. That lack of understanding is probably why I was lead astray into the new age movement for a little over 10 years by an endearing, yet false, prophet.

Luke 5:31-32

Jesus answered them, "It is not the healthy who need a doctor, 

but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance."

I know, living in this world that I will never be "sin free" until the day our Lord and Savior Jesus comes back (Colossians 3:2 Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.) yet, I still innately know,  that when I go to the cross, where He died for me, and I admit my sins, and lay them down at that place; I become purified in His blood.

Whether it's as simple as a flare up of anger at someone cutting me off while driving or deeper anger, like the betrayal of a friend that let me down. It doesn't matter; what matters is that I am truly repentant and ask God to help me turn from that sin. Matthew 19:²⁶ Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” I don't have to do it alone, in fact I can't. Only He can, if I am willing because where I am weak - HE IS STRONG!

But when the goodness and loving kindness 

of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, 

not because of works done by us in 

righteousness, but according to his own 

mercy, by the washing of, regeneration 

and renewal of the Holy Spirit, whom he poured 

out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, 

so that being justified by his grace we might 

become heirs according to the hope of eternal life. 

Titus 3:4

 
If I have lust of the eyes, or covetousness of my heart and I don't fess up to it, I stay separated from God. It's almost like it automatically blocks me from the blessings God has set up for me if I stayed in His presence and followed the path He has laid out for me. When I don't repent, it's like I have a cloak of pride covering me and that keeps me in the dark and I am saying to God; "I can handle it, I don't need your help, and I don't think I've done anything wrong." When deep down, I know that's a lie, furthering the repentance I need to make.

“If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us 

our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness”  

1 John 1:9

It could be that I had a bad day, and I lashed out at an unsuspecting co-worker, friend or family member. What EVER the sin is, great or small, when I repent of that sin, I am no longer in bondage from that sin and I am freed of it and able to walk in God's light and His will for my life. I am inviting Him to be apart of my life so as to walk in righteousness with our Holy Lord. 

I've realized the sheer healing and reconciliation that repentance brings, so I try to get alone with God often. I tell Him how sorry I am for the things I do, out of disobedience or self-sufficient pride. I ask Him to help me see the sin's that I might not be aware of and I also list the things I am aware of. Usually by the time I am done listing them all -- I am weeping. To be so honest to God and to myself is a radically purifying experience. Then grace and forgiveness washes over me and I am once again in my Saviors loving presence.

Repent, then, and turn to God, 

so that your sins may be wiped out,

that times of refreshing may come from the Lord

Acts 3:19 

The whole point of repentance, is that Jesus died for us and for each sin we've ever committed. He gave His life, so that we may live. We are covered in Grace and Mercy under Him and His blood, and can be in God's presence, asking our Holy creator to forgive us. We are purified and sanctified in Christ Alone, part of that sanctification process is repentance. God already knows, so talk to Him, live your life in communion with Him, invite Him to help change your heart and turn from your sinful nature for God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble. James 4:6 

Holiest Lord of all creation, The Great I AM,

I come before you and ask that these words be met with the sincerity in which they are intended and that all people of every nation, sinners near and far,  read these God inspired words and come to repentance. I pray that we sense always that we are separated from you and whoever reads these words will have the walls around their heart come down and that we all walk hand in hand to the Cross and lay down all that keeps us from surrendering to your great love. I pray these things in the mighty name of your Son, Jesus Christ. 

Amen.

Waiting on the Lord

I've come to realize how impatient I am and that only through the Lord and leaning on Him, I am able to wait.

Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD. -Psalm 27:14

I love this verse because it reminds me not only to wait ON the Lord but to wait IN Him. He is the strength that will get me through whatever it is I am faithfully waiting for.

Waiting has actually created in me a more significant relationship with God. At first, I tried to pull away so I could do things "my way" but once I just let go of trying to control and let Him have the control, I was able to  depend on Him.

Instead  of being impatient, I was able pray to and talk to Him about all the "worries, insecurities, fears" I've had while waiting. The more I give Him everything and have faith He is working things out to create the best possible outcome, the more He truly strengthens my heart which gives me assurance that He is here for me and motivation to keep leaning on Him.

He is my comforter and my reassurance. 

Thank you Adonai! Praise to your HOLY name!

I will give you a new heart!

God says in Ezekiel 36:26 

I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; 

I will remove from you your heart of stone 
and give you a heart of flesh. 

Why wouldn't you want to seek him with all of your heart? 

Everything we are comes down to love, if we don't have love - we die. 

1 Corinthians 13
 ¹ If I could speak all the languages of earth and of angels, but didn’t love others, I would only be a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. ² If I had the gift of prophecy, and if I understood all of God’s secret plans and possessed all knowledge, and if I had such faith that I could move mountains, but didn’t love others, I would be nothing. ³ If I gave everything I have to the poor and even sacrificed my body, I could boast about it; but if I didn’t love others, I would have gained nothing.

God is love. 

We associate love with the heart because that's where we feel it so we might as well give him ours. 

What is the worst that can happen? You'll fall in love with your Creator? All you will want to do is worship Him? Be in His presence and be like Him everyday of your life? Become part of His holiness and grace...? Be transformed because where you are weak, He is strong and when we give ourselves to Him he strengthens and heals the parts of us we think are broken, hard and or shattered.  Or is the worst thing that could happen be that you are cleansed by His blood and made into a new person, with a new heart, and a new spirit.

I, being a child of God, don't consider these the worst that can happen... The worst that can happen is not seeking Him at all. Not giving Him your heart so that he has the opportunity to change it. The worst thing that can happen is never giving Him any opportunity at all. 

He's not going to beg and coerce you into love, just like we can't beg and coerce each other into love. 

People either love us for all we are and accept us for everything we've got and are made up of, or they don't. But when they make an honest effort to be in our lives, to learn things about us, and get to know us, we know that they are genuine, and we welcome them with open arms, because it's nice to love and be loved. It's not just nice, it's the best feeling and response we can give and get. 

That's how God feels; Our Creator is waiting for you to make a choice to give Him a chance. Once you do, you will not be sorry. He will heal you, He will make you stronger, He will forgive you and He will make you a new creation.  2 Corinthians 5:¹⁷ Therefore if any person is [ingrafted] in Christ (the Messiah) he is a new creation (a new creature altogether); the old [previous moral and spiritual condition] has passed away. Behold, the fresh and new has come! (AMP)

Message me, if you want to know where to start.
My personal email address is crazylove4jc@gmail.com
May you seek God, with your whole heart, just once in your life. 

Never, never, never give up

I can honestly say I have witnessed a miracle because I didn't give up on a friend. There were times, because of his drug use, I thought he would die in my arms or next to me as we slept.
I never knew if I would wake up the next day and find him dead.

But in all actuality he really was dead; for the wages of sin is death. Romans 6:23

I prayed to the God I thought I knew, over and over and finally one beautiful day the God of  "Before Abraham was - I AM" answered.

I will explain the miracle that is Timmy but before I do that, I would like to Share a journal entry of mine from a little over 3 years ago: names are changed to protect the innocent, but Timmy's name won't change -- He is the miracle in the story after-all.
 
This journal entry of mine is very personal but I have found that when you share personal things with the people of the world, they feel closer to you and sometimes, they even relate.

These words are my diary screaming out loud.- anna nalick

Dear Stars,                                 2/28/08

I've been wondering since I met Timmy; why he came into my life -- Why did I attract him to me? 

Tonight - I saw the stark realization of that question being answered.

I found out whole-heartedly that Timmy is in my life because he is just as broken as I am. 

The only thing both of us ever wanted is forgiveness. 

I want my ex to forgive me. I just want him to say "Annie, you are a fellow human being - you hurt me - but I forgive you." Just as Timmy wants his wife to forgive him. We broke ourselves and want someone that loves us to put us back together.

I believe I have forgiven myself... I know what I have done. I have lived with this pain since I self sabotaged myself and killed the very thing I loved more than anything - yet the pain hasn't gone away. Maybe I don't know how to forgive myself.

This loss and pain has molded every step I have taken since the day I gave myself to another man. As soon as I did -- guilt set in. Self hatred, self torture, realizing how rotten I really was to the core of my being. How could I ever look him in the eyes again? I never looked at him innocently again. They way I did when we first fell in love. 

I proved to him, myself, and the world that I didn't deserve his sweet hearted love. Even now proves it - I didn't. 

Why, when and where was it that I realized that I didn't deserve love? Because I don't know and I can't place it. Is it my father I need to forgive? How far back does this chain go? Is it my grandfather? My great grandfather? Where does this "you are not lovable" cycle start? 

And not just that -- more importantly -- where does it end? With me? How do I change this?

God, I need your help.

I have freewill - my soul is begging you for guidance -
WHERE DO I GO FROM HERE?

How do I get to forgiveness?

Or, how do I get past the forgiveness that may very well never come?

These questions are the root of it all. The root of my ever winding - upward - downward - spiral.

I give thanks and gratitude in advance for you giving me these answers - whether it be in life circumstances. events or any other outlet to which you - Almighty Power - comes from.

I am also, so grateful for Timmy. He is broken, but I can see his light... maybe his light is what I know I also have in myself - because honestly - that light in me left. But to have Timmy here, knowing, understanding and loving me as much as a broken shell possible can, helps. 

God, may you give us both forgiveness. 

- Annie

Now when I say, the Lord listens to every prayer, I mean it.  He not only listens when we cry out to Him he keeps our tears in a bottle. He will answer in seconds, days, weeks, months or in this case years, but he does answer. 

With Timmy things got worse at first, not better. He became not only a broken shell in my presence, but also a heroin addict. He was shooting up at all times of the day and night and then he would try to get off of it, and the sickness would take him for days. I was with him through it almost every time, so he knew someone cared, someone was by his side. I stood loyally by my friend because I knew that light inside him, it was getting dimmer but it was still there. I recognized it from when I was a little girl. You see, back then, I knew Jesus. I had that childlike faith. Timmy did too when he was a little boy, but the darkness of the world had taken Jesus light inside us and put massive amounts of darkness around it. Our hearts were so hardened, we didn't see anything outside of ourselves and our own selfish pain.

All of that has changed now --  I have never seen the Lord make a miracle out of a life like I've seen Him breath life into Timothy's. He is now a slave to Christ and has been clean for almost 18 months. He and I both found the Lord since this journal entry and because of finding the Lord, we found the light that was inside of us and today this Jesus light shines brighter than I would have ever imagined.

Oh and forgiveness?! Yeah that came in His wounds. It actually started all the way back with Adam and it ended on a cross where Jesus died for all of the rotten, hardened hearts, and unforgiving people, all the sin in this world that makes it dark and negative. Now we live life forgiven and with much hope.

I can't wait to see what God does next for both of us.

There is a time for every season and Timmy and I parted ways some time ago. It wasn't as if I gave up on him, I just let God have him, as God needed to save me too. We are apart physically but spiritually we are connected through our Father who art in heaven. I hope and pray for the peace love and joy of one of my dearest friends and that we should be reunited someday in God's perfect timing, and not a second sooner.

I am so glad, from the bottom of my shiny new heart, that I never, never, never gave up.

I've been with you through every hurt and every tear -- in fact I keep every tear you've cried -- That's how much i love you. Now I am just waiting for the day you realize this and love me too. - God

Psalm 56:⁸Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book?

Love casteth out Fear

reflection

Elohim,
You are my great redeemer.
I am stricken with utmost gratitude for your actions based in LOVE.
I fully comprehend and understand what you did for me.
In your wounds I am healed.
The gift you so freely give through the center of your Grace.
The gift of eternal life and sin covered by your undeserved mercy.
There is truly none like you.
Love is a verb in you; the greatest love known to mankind, ever.
I have waited my whole life to know a love like this.
I weep tears of joy in your presence.
I laugh with angels for your glory.
I sing to you songs of praises straight from my heart.
My Rock, My Friend, My Husband, My Lord, My Savior.
I pray and meditate tonight on your word.
Make the reflections of my heart always come from you.
I lay my life down, so that you may pick it up.
I adore you my wonderful counselor full of all wisdom and knowledge.
Take my life; my all.
Thank you for your great love.
Jesus - Truth in each circumstance.

-Yours for eternity
Annie

Friendship and Love

May the Lord make your love increase and overflow 

for each other and for everyone else.

1 Thessalonians 3:12

 Father of heavenly lights,

I praise you and thank you for my friends. 

I am honored by my old friends and thankful for my new ones.

I trust that you bring the right people into my life at all times.

You are my Rock and Redeemer.

I will tell everyone...

... of your love. 

Jesus. Your love is like no other. 

Completely Selfless. 

I ask Lord that you help me to think less of myself

  Think more for others

As my brother Jesus did. 

I know through you, I can do anything.

The glory belongs only to you. 

I love you Father of Heavenly Lights. 

I praise you in the highest. 

Prayer from the heart

Psalm 62:8 Trust in Him at all times, you people; Pour out your heart before Him; God is a refuge for us.

 

My Lord, My redeemer,

I long to hear my lover call out to me these words:

Song of Solomon 4:9

⁹ You have stolen my heart, my sister, my bride;

   you have stolen my heart.

I humbly ask that you make my lover known to me soon. 

That each step I take, is closer to him and he to I.

Your Grace is sufficient.
Yet I await a time that he and I can share in your grace together. 

That he may love you as much as I do.

That we may find comfort in your promises together and expose your love to the world as a strong pair you have equally yoked.

 In the name of your most Holy Son, Jesus Christ, I do pray.

  

My Lord,

I lift my voice of praises before you.

O' Hear my prayer.

I trust in you alone.
In Christ Alone.

 I know you have my best interest at heart.

Your heart is full of love for me and all those that know you.

I praise your holiness and take refuge and comfort under your graceful wing.

Amen

b r o k e n

Isaiah 54:4-5
4 “Do not be afraid; you will not be put to shame.
Do not fear disgrace; you will not be humiliated.
You will forget the shame of your youth
and remember no more the reproach of your widowhood.
5 For your Maker is your husband—
the LORD Almighty is his name—
the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer;
he is called the God of all the earth.