Chritsmas Eve night I sat on the front porch and wept as my sweet car drove away, no longer belonging to me. As an isolated incident this would have been emotionally taxing but manageable...but it wasn't isolated, I was losing everything.
you see, as my Mom has said, God can't fill your hands if they are already full & occupied. So as of currently, my hands have been emptied of all security, possessions, relationships...even my hair! (I'm a girl, we love our hair!)
Ever felt stripped?
I'm sure you have, but in case you haven't had the pleasure let me assure you that it is painful. so very painful.
the size of the blessing and favor approaching us is
directly related to the amount of sacrifice we are experiencing.
(my Dad)
"for before the harvest, when the blossom is over,
and the flower becomes a ripening grape. He will cut off the sprigs with pruning hooks,
and then spreading branches He will remove and cut"
isaiah 18:5
God's strategy to get more grapes out of his branches is to cut off some. You see, His secret for more is less. As the grape-vines grow fast they are so thick that the sun can't reach the area where the fruit grows. If you don't do anything to the grape-vines they will just grow lots of leaves. From a distance they look real beautiful. But only a little fruit. That's why the gardener trims-to produce more grapes.
i know it hurts.
i know it does.
remember that before the harvest, there is pruning.
remember that before great favor is great sacrifice.
we will make it through this , you and i.
here's to moving to Dallas, TX
in less than two weeks with an
unfurnished apartment,
no car
and Jesus.
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