Weak things
Melanie - December 16, 2008
I'm so excited that so many of y'all will be doing the Esther study in the next few weeks. My plan is for us to discuss each week every Thursday until the study is over. I'll post my thoughts for the week and then y'all can add your thoughts in the comments.
I'm thinking we'll start on the second Thursday in January. I'd love to tell you what that date will be but that would require me getting up from in front of a warm fire to go look for a calendar.
So what I'm saying is I'll get back to you with a specific date and give everyone a week's notice before we start.
On Thursday afternoon, I drove to Houston to hear Beth Moore speak and Travis Cottrell lead worship. The entire event was unbelievably good and God used it to speak to my heart in so many ways.
Another bonus of the trip was that I was able to be in the car ALL BY MYSELF for five hours roundtrip. That's five hours of listening to whatever music I wanted to or just enjoying the silence or talking on my cell phone without being interrupted.
I'm not going to lie, it was pure bliss.
At one point I put in one of my Christmas CD's and began to listen to "Breath of Heaven" by Amy Grant. I've listened to it a million times but at that moment the lyrics that stood out to me were:
"Do you wonder as you watch my face
If a wiser one one should have had my place
But I offer all I am
For the mercy of your plan"
I wonder how many times Mary placed her hand on her stomach as she felt the son of God move in her womb and wondered why on Earth the Lord decided she was the one for this incredible job?
Did she wonder if it was all a dream? Did she look around at the other women in her town and think how much more equipped they seemed to be for the job?
In my mind, I think surely she must have had all those fears and doubts. Surely she must have had moments when she was sure God had chosen the wrong girl for the job.
Because don't we all have those moments? I have times where I look at my sweet Caroline and can't believe God has entrusted her to me. I have times where I look at my life and all its blessings and feel like they are totally undeserved.
And, honestly, they are.
But then God whispers to my heart and reminds me that He doesn't look at the things the world looks at. He looks at the heart.
In Mary, He saw a heart that was prepared to carry His son and raise Him into a man that would eventually be crucified.
In me, I pray that He sees a willing heart that is ready to go where He leads. No matter how ill-prepared I feel for the call.
And that's my prayer for each of you today.
"But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong." I Corinthians 1:27
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Comments (2)
That phrase hits me every time I hear that song… (it’s probably my favorite). I can’t imagine what she just have felt: the fear, the questions, and then ultimately the trust and peace that invaded her heart and provided the security she needed to be all that He wanted her to be. Our God is so amazing, isn’t He!? Awesome quote to end with also…. May He bless you richly today and His love enfold you. :)
Posted on December 16, 2008 2:08 PM
I love this song, too. My daughter sings and plays it for me on the piano and I get the goosebumps every time I hear it. Twenty years ago, God blessed our family with a daughter at Christmas time when we were told that we could not have anymore children. She is our Breath of Heaven and everyone around her has been blessed and touched by her presence, for she is God’s Child, too.
Christmas blessings, Laurie
Posted on December 17, 2008 8:25 AM