tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3708967792958769416.post1561558922725251218..comments2023-10-14T05:08:09.833-05:00Comments on Electroluminescent Excitations: I want my spark back, PLEASE!Cherylyn.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07270753126192658372noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3708967792958769416.post-88843517116247280212010-07-28T22:08:28.302-05:002010-07-28T22:08:28.302-05:00"I won't deny the worst you could say abo..."I won't deny the worst you could say about me. But i'm not defined by mistakes I have made because God says of me I am not who I was, I am being remade. I am new. I am chosen and holy and I'm dearly loved; I am new. I am new."<br /><br />I am filled with joy in my soul to hear that you see this and have decided to fight the tide. I'll have you know for as long as I have known you, it has been this spark i've seen in you (even through the interwebs over thousands of miles) that has fanned the flame of imagination and inspiration in my heart and caused me to look up to you as being a real life version of Lucy Pevensie; one fictional character I long to be like. This is why I read Narnia so often; to keep fresh in my heart the scent of freedom: the slight reminisce of my true home that hints can be seen of hiding just around the corner but always out of reach. If you lose heart, who will I journey with? <br />Jesus knows its' hard, but he wants/needs you to be strong. He will carry you if you cannot stand. Just remember he is our Aslan, who has orchestrated the boat that landed on the shore; lead you towards freedom, protected you from the jackals of the world, regarded your heart as more precious than all the jewels of the earth. He is love; knows your heart, your deepest desires, your fears, your dreams, your faults, weaknesses, strengths and loves the wild, reckless passion you have for truth and beauty and extraordinary things <3 <br />Never stop. Never give up. Never give in. Only one person can give you treasure map to your life; so ask until he gives it to you :-)Rachelhttp://www.mytimshel.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3708967792958769416.post-63339905841086877662010-07-16T10:06:15.389-05:002010-07-16T10:06:15.389-05:00Apparently, you are in good company: Psalm 13, a p...Apparently, you are in good company: Psalm 13, a psalm of David. "How long, O LORD? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? How long must I wrestle with my thoughts and every day have sorrow in my heart? ...But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation.<br />I will sing to the LORD,for he has been good to me." <br /><br />Some of our best growth happens during the "dark night of the soul," as it has been called. Rejoice in the journey! All we who love God struggle to figure out who we are--to define ourselves--through all the changing seasons of life. I applaud you that you are willing to share the struggle so openly. That, my friend, is half the battle. [For some of my thoughts on that, you can see http://parksideplace.blogspot.com/2008/05/many-versions-of-me.html]<br /><br />Thank you for being real and vulnerable! Miss you...Lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01670597828278126498noreply@blogger.com