The Redeemed

My heart was ragged from the storm.  This world was supposed to be different.  If I followed your will the door would open, but I can't seem to find a key.  Through the trial, I found you.  I t was in the rain my will broke.  You were there in the rain and the mud.  You have found me. You held me.  I was not abandoned.  Today is a journey.  Time of sunshine.  Time of rain.  Time of rebirth.   Seasons.  With each step I am walking toward the new.  Through all seasons you are there.  Comforter for the pain.  Lover to the empty.  Healer of all.  You are there.   

By: Anna Bryant I have become a wanderer in the parched lands of a desert.    When I began this journey through dunes of an unknown land.  I was filled with excitement and ambition, ready to take on the world. No doubts. Not even a single worry. Now I have miles behind me and an unknown number still lay ahead.  The sun, which had filled me with a sense of adventure before, has now just become a painful reminder.  Another day has come and I have yet to complete what I started. I look in every direction. Sand. Sand is my past, present, and future. My heart is heavier than the pack in which I carry. There are no walls around me and yet any step I take appears meaningless. I scream with all my might, but it is just me here, alone. The sound bounces off the thoughts within my head. “You will die, before you find your dreams.” “You are all dried up.” “You are nothing.” I fall to me knees, my body tensed by the invisible blows. I am broken

I did not know I would see this day come. Seven years ago my life was very different. Dark, pain filled, broken. But how the Lord has compassion on the brokenhearted. His heart is turned toward my outcries. I had turned away from God and pursued my own heart. I did not know His heart made my heart beat truer. His heart brought mine into proper rhythm. As years have passed our rhythm has reunited. Bringing hope, peace, and life. It has been a process of surrender. I saw the truth, He knows me, He knows the real me. Piecing the pieces of a shattered heart appears impossible. My Savior is willing to put his hand to the task. He has picked up each piece up with tenderness and care. placing each one into it's proper place. Growing pains filled as the pieces fit together to beat anew. There were misplaced beats as my heart searched for rhythm again.        Thump,             Thump --                                            Thump. He never gave up on me. He k

"We can make our plans,     but the Lord determines our steps."                                         Proverbs 16:9 Tomorrow is filled with many things, many of which I cannot begin to imagine. I give my days to the one who made them, only He is worthy to carry them. I have been blessed with many years to live life. Each day has been a gift. Over the years I have been alive I have seen many remarkable things happen and have grown from every one of them. We are given a set number of days here on this earth; use them wisely. Share love with those around you. Learn what you can and do what you can to make this world a better place. You have a voice, speak truth. You have hands, use them to aid someone in need. You have a smile, share it freely to bring light and hope to another's day. You make a difference!

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