I am complete

Tonight I shared pieces of my heart with our youth group.

I’m a planner.

I’m a list maker.

I’m incredibly organized and a “ducks in a row” kind of girl.

So, naturally,..the Lord gave me one sentence to speak on and then completely blocked me from planing ahead every time I tried to write down my notes. Last night, in my last attempt to get some notes together and drawing a blank, I said “okay Lord…I’m just going to trust that you have a plan and will be willing to allow you to speak through me.”

So I did.

And he did.

He ministered to me this week too.

The word he dropped in my spirit a few weeks ago when our Youth Pastor texted me was “we must allow ourselves to be complete in HIM.”

As I’ve meditated on this, I’ve been reminded of where our identity comes from.

It isn’t what we DO.

It isn’t who we interact with.

It isn’t the tasks we accomplish.

It isn’t our marital status, job, or social stance.

It isn’t our political affiliation .

It isn’t how well liked we are.

It’s found in him. He knew us before we were born. He knew us before we were formed. He knew the plan for our lives before we were thought of here on Earth.

He has a plan. For prosperity and not harm. For hope and a future.

There is an expected end for me, for you, for all of us.

We won’t be spared endurance of hardship.

We aren’t promised it will be easy.

We are promised there will be rain (both on the just and the unjust). Promised that he works ALL things to the good of those who love him. Promised that no weapon formed will prosper. Promised he who began a good work in us will be faithful to complete it.

We can’t sit on cruise control. We have to put our shoulder to the plow and put the work in BUT who we are is already established.

We can choose to ignore it, choose not to accept it BUT it’s true all the same.

This week I received the news that my divorce was finalized. Naturally, I knew that was coming. It was the clear next step in this process.

I wasn’t prepared for the response I would have at those words.

For the somber finality it would inevitably bring.

For the immediate lie campaign the enemy would begin trying to spin in my mind.

The Lord knew. He knew two weeks ago that I’d need reminding of who I am and whose I am this week.

He knew I’d need his gentle voice reminding me.

He knew that I’d need to speak to this group of young people and encourage them in the Lord because it would 100% be an encouragement for me as much as them.

I’m grateful that I may not have all the answers, I may not always understand, I may not be able to make sense of my season of loss (friends, family, my marriage) but I know without a shadow of a doubt that I am complete in HIM.

That HE has a plan.

That HE knows what my tomorrow holds.

That HE is faithful and restores all the locusts have eaten.

Not just for me but for you too, my friend. Lay down your burdens and allow him to speak into you. Allow him to remind YOU that you are his, you are loved, you are called with purpose and created ON purpose.

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