Joi In The Morning

GOD IS LOVE

Intersections/Balan​

 

The intersection of revisting. I have been trying to put into words the experiences from the past few days in Atlanta. It was a time of understanding the intersections. You see, I now understand that God allows us to revisit, if you will, drive down the street again of certain experiences in our life, to see it from a different vantage point, to view the intersection in the road from a different direction. We often think that God allows certain connections to reappear as a sign to re-engage; for me, this weekend served as a confirmation of the work that God has done in me and one me. And we ALL need that from time to time.

 

We need to be able to see where God has brought us from that is not clouded and shrouded in a vacuum and sometimes it the intersection of revisiting that provides that. The most profound moments for me were not in the workshops or the plenary sessions (although those were incredible), but in the conversations in the bar, the sharing over breakfast, the hugging and laughing in the lobby. It was in the moments of seeing someone who I had not seen in YEARS and the laughter and giggling was like I saw her yesterday. It was in the moment of seeing someone that I deeply love, but our journey has been one that is remembered in part in pain and to see it transformed to one of tenderness and grace. It is in the moment of awakening that EVERYTHING has worked out for my good! Every bit of that laughter years ago with my friend brought me to Atlanta. Every tear shed from that once painful experience brought me to Atlanta and to a place where I am standing in wholeness and not brokenness and where I can carry the love from that experience and NEED NOT DO ANYTHING.

 

The path that God sets before us is certain. And the journey is for us to realize the abundant life that He spoke of and promised is SURE. For me, it is the recognizing and knowing who I am and not settling. My barometer is different now. I don't want "good"; I want "abundant". He didn't come so we would have life that is good, He came so we would life and life more ABUNDANT! I challenge myself more and more to experience the abundance in MYSELF, so I can experience the abundance around me. I am clearer and have a renewed focus about Healing Hearts Ministry. I am clearer and have a renewed focus on finishing my book "Joy In The Morning" THIS YEAR! The intersection of revisiting - how marvelous it is.