God Makes All Things New

When God created the Heavens and the Earth, it came from nothing. It was just a void. Emptiness. He spoke and each day that went by something new was created. He still is in the creation business. When my heart feels like a void, God is creating something new and He will fill it with new life, just like He did in the beginning.

Nelson and I were at church this morning and everything I heard today went straight into my heart. It started last night when I was speaking with my friend, Eugene. He reminded me that right now is the time, and we do not have forever. He told me it would be a real loss, if I did not take every opportunity I could to use my voice to its fullest potential. While I was at church God was talking me through everything that was said. When we are stripped of everything, and we have sinned and fallen so short of God's Glory, when we have blown it in ways we could not ever have imagined, God is still there in the darkness with us. God still loves us and is going to pull us out of the pit we are in. He never leaves us or forsakes us. He doesn't tell us He will remove the consequences of our sin, however, He does promise to walk beside us and hold our hand. We just have to ask for forgiveness and keep our eyes on Him.

What Nelson and I are finding out is that when God creates something new, we have a lot of work to do. We have to follow His plans, listen to His voice, and build on the solid rock hard ground that He provides. The funny thing about rock is that it is HARD! In order to build on it you have to dig your foundation in it. I don't know what you think, or what experiences you have had with building, usually you dig your foundation out of dirt, put down cinder blocks and pour concrete. God wants us to have something better. When we are building something with him, you have to carve it out of solid rock. That takes time, and effort on your part. The building doesn't have a crew of workers. It is just you and Jesus, chipping away, day by day. Sometimes you don't even know what you are building or if it is even worth it.

Right now, Nelson and I are chipping away every day. I don't know about Nelson; I feel overwhelmed just about everyday. I have made a commitment to finish. This heart of mine will be different this time. It will be stronger and better. When I feel overwhelmed and can't get my mind off of the issues with my estranged adult child, I am going to work on an aria. The harder the better. I have self-sabotaged and procrastinated, and self deprecated long enough. God has something bigger and better in store for me. Facing the fears and doing the tedious work is what I have to do now. God has called me to it. It is hard to realize that I was so off track for so long. I love my children. I love them so much that they became my stumbling block and I was their stumbling block as well. I want better for myself and for them. As Eugene pointed out to me, never walk away from what you are called to do, you will regret it. I am grateful that God has given me a second chance.

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