I met a MAN this CHRISTMAS
who I thought I KNEW,
but the older I get
I realize the less I KNOW,
because
THIS MAN
never gets old.
Because THIS MAN is JESUS.
JESUS always BIRTHS a NEWNESS in my soul,
that permeates through my whole being.
HE won't let me out of HIS SIGHT,
because
I won't let HIM out of my SIGHT.
Well, I do wander at times.
HE never lets me down,
when others let me down.
HE never tires of listening to me,
when others get tired of listening to me.
HE never carries bitterness towards me,
when others are bitter towards me.
HE never leaves me,
when others leave me.
And this my friend
is a
CHRISTMAS MOMENT
that lasts the whole year through,
that seeps into the
NEW YEAR,
that turns every
RESOLUTION
into a
REVELATION
that lasts a lifetime into beyond.
Tick. Tick. Tick.
JESUS is HERE.
And what does HE do.
HE INVITES you into HIS LIFE,
so HE can give you HIS LIFE.
HE INVITES you to
"COME TO ME".
HE INVITES you to
"FOLLOW ME.
And then HE INVITES you to take a STEP
that makes you walk on water, even if you can't swim.
Because
JESUS INVITES you to
“Take courage, it is I! Do not be afraid!”*
To TAKE COURAGE~
GET OUT OF THE BOAT!
What BOAT are you in right now?
Is it the bitterness BOAT?
“Take courage, it is I! Do not be afraid!”
Is it the hopeless BOAT?
“Take courage, it is I! Do not be afraid!”
Is it the anxiety BOAT?
“Take courage, it is I! Do not be afraid!”
You can't walk on water, until you get out of the boat.
I had a dream that I was sitting in a boat,
and there was JESUS
walking on water.
HE INVITED me to COME and WALK on WATER,
but that mean leaving the BOAT I was sitting in,
which was labeled THE PAST.
And JESUS was INVITING me to
COME TO HIM,
leaving the parts of the PAST that I wouldn't LET GO.
But seeing JESUS walking on water
with outstretched hands
INVITING me to COME,
I had to get out.
And I did.
And PEACE overwhelmed me,
because I answered the
INVITATION from THE PRINCE OF PEACE.
And then I saw a bunch of boats behind me.
All labeled.
ANXIETY.
BITTERNESS.
ANGER.
FEAR.
WORRY.
DOUBT.
I could chose to sit in any of them,
or make the
CHOICE
to
choose JESUS.
WOW.
Try it.
What BOAT are you sitting in right now?
Is it failure?
Is is shame?
Is it brokenness?
Is it grief ?
Is it pain?
Is it ________?
Whatever "it" may be, it is so real to you.
BUT it is real to JESUS too.
And HE wants to take you to a place of
HEALING,
where HE FEELS what you are FEELING,
and does what HE does best.
HE meets you right where you are,
to take you to where you have never been before.
Will you give THE BOAT
to JESUS by getting out so you can walk on water.
Tick. Tick. Tick.
One step at a time.
Second by Second.
JESUS taking you beyond what you are feeling,
what you are experiencing,
as HE overwhelms you with HIMSELF
so you can walk on water,
even though the BOAT is still docked at your home.
JESUS always brings a
NEW HOPE,
NEW PEACE,
NEW JOY,
and a
NEW LOVE,
into every nook and crany of your heart.
And all you have to do
is get out of your own boat
and
WALK ON WATER with JESUS,
by TRUSTING HIM with your ALL,
which builds
a NEW BOAT of TRUST
that keeps you afloat
in all things.
Tick. Tick. Tick.
"BUILD A BOAT"
(listen to the song below)
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