SWOLLEN SOULS. God opens swollen eyes---there is a well of water in grace. God rises on swollen souls. Genesis 18:14. Is anything too difficult for the Lord?
God visited Sarah in mercy. Here it is. His Word. Every Word accomplishes His Purpose.
Never was I as sure God had visited me than my 3rd and 4th children, Blair and Britt.
I could have died in childbirth with Blair ... or never wanted another baby again.
Took me one month to even get my strength back after Blair.
And, I never imagined that Britt would make it through the turbulent pregnancy.
We just didn't know that God's timing would be 7 years later. God sets the time not parents.
Abraham and Sarah both stand up in their old age to listen and honor and obey
the God they had laughed at, the God they had lied to.
These are imperfect people whom God loves immensely.
When God rises on our souls and we embrace Him, the dawning is inconceivable.
And it just may be in a wilderness, again, like Hagaar. Sent there by Abraham.
God opens her swollen screaming eyes. There is a well of water in grace. What are you doing here, asks the Lord of her life. That Same God that opened Hagaar's blinded eyes will open mine and yours to see God's grace in our loss and love.
Three men came to announce that Sarah will bear a son. They found Abram sitting at the entrance of his folded tent in duty and disbelief. The Lord said: "Is anything too difficult for the LORD? At the appointed time, I will return to you..." Genesis 18:14.
Though I may feel empty even this day, I am filled with His Spirit.
I will Give in secret from Trusted Fullness rather than
Grasping for visible Demanded Fullness.
No matter how I feel or what goes wrong today,
I can Live to Give in secret and Not to Grasp.
I can bring a taste of Heaven to Earth.
Paraphrased from 66 LL
PHOTO: Dawn at the spot where God has risen on my swollen soul innumerable times. The Quarries at a high school in Austin.
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