its the 18 year old who safely delivered her third child.
> her first baby she delivered was stillborn. her second was premature.
its the 29 year old pregnant with her first child who has to be scheduled for a CS due to placenta previa.
its the 27 year old, pregnant with her 5th child.
> her first three babies she lost in a devastating house fire.
its the refugee that wakes up every morning in fear and questioning if they will see the sun set.
its the mother who prays relentlessly for her child who is going down a dark road.
its the father working endless hours just to put food on the table for the ones he loves.
its the CEO who has everything he wants but is secretly battling depression.
its the single father just trying to make his daughter feel like a princess.
its the mother who is in her 4th round of chemo, trying to keep a smile on her face for her family.
its the 10 year old who dreads waking up for school to face those words that weigh heavy on his heart.
its the student working three jobs just to pay for college & get that paper hoping for a high paying job.
its the family that just got kicked out of their apartment.
none of these situations are planned.
none of these are desired.
most we will never understand why.
what need do they all have in common?
L. O. V. E.
{ a radical. exuberant. courting. deep. powerful. inexpressible. unchangeable. true. passionate. love. }
Wether your overseas or stateside. wherever you find yourself.
there are people around you who need this.
who need love.
to save them.
to give them life.
to release pain.
hurt.
fear.
and replace it with L. O. V. E.
a love that can only be from God.
felt in such ways.
that it can only from our Heavenly Father.
" Kiss me and kiss me again, for your love is sweeter than wine."
Song of Songs 1:2
Lord, I pray that you use me in the lives of those women I so luckily get to love because of You. Not only to safely bring their children into this world but I pray that you use me to bring light into the dark parts of their hearts and to pierce the places that need healing and resurrection. That I will be able to love them wholeheartedly because of the love that You saturate me with daily. They will feel something different. They will feel Your love. Your Holy Spirit whispering a love song into their ears. Jesus. use me to love your broken children. Fill me with your love so I can better love those around me.
Father, walk into this world.
soften the hard hearts.
awaken your children.
your church.
bring revival.
through L. O. V. E.
'cause there is RESURRECTION LIFE in all You do.
take your disciples deeper.
so they can love those in their community without question.
those hearts you want to touch.
change.
save.
bring life to.
People. come on. look at the opportunity we have to love.
stop judging. living in fear. staying in your bubble.
God calls us to break through the chains. Knock down the barriers.
Jesus gave a home to all the homeless.
THAT IS US. we were all homeless. lost. wandering.
until He captivated our hearts & called us home.
WE WERE REFUGEES.
That is what Jesus' ministry was.
the prostitute. the tax collector. the fisherman. the queen. the beggar. the blind. the deaf. the lame.
the CEO. the student. the barista. the stressed mom. the homeless man on the corner. the movie star. the bus driver.
YOU & ME.
we were all refugees once. or maybe still are.
Jesus died for us.
so that we will have a home. a soft place to lay our heads. a sanctuary of safety to reside in.
so run to Him.
receive His love.
so that you can go and share it with those whose place you were once in.
Love.
is patient. kind. its not jealous or boastful. proud or rude. it doesn't demand. its not irritable. keeps no record of wrongs. does not rejoice about injustice. BUT rejoices when truth overcomes. never gives up. never loses faith. always hopeful. endures through e v e r y c i r c u m s t a n c e.
1 corinthians 13:4-7
If you are not in a place of loving others yet because you haven't received love yet or haven't gotten to a place of knowing your Saviors pure love runs so deep for you. Its okay. call out on His Name. Ask Him to reveal His love to you. To court your heart. To saturate your soul with Himself. Ask Him to reveal Himself to you. To speak His words into your life. Ask Him if He loves you & how much. He has such beautiful ways in romancing our hearts and telling His children how much He loves them.
Support those around you who are already loving God's refugees. Give them words of encouragement to continue doing the beautiful task that we have been given by our Father.
I will be honest and say somedays I don't feel like loving anyone. always giving and not receiving is tiring. I don't feel like putting myself out there. But God always knows how to redeem that through conversations. moments. and the quiet seconds where He whispers how much He loves me and how proud His heart is of mine.
We need your encouragement. in whatever form.
I need your love. support. and words.
so....
This Christmas season.
How will you radically love others?
In Christ's Love. that is always permeating hearts.
Emily Elizabeth
--- > I am getting excited to fly to Manila the end of December to serve Gods daughters who are those prostitutes wandering through life looking for a place to rest. I am still in need of funds to pay for this trip. If you feel God tugging on your heart to support me, it would be a beautiful way to show love & encouragement to me. You can donate through the "GIVE" tab on this page when submitting information put GOJ2015 in the subject box so I know the funds are going towards my missions trip in Manila. Thank you. thank you. thank you.
