This morning I find myself in the battle of prayer for someone who is very close to my heart and whom I love very deeply. I am so thankful for God's miracles and I am claiming that victory over this loved ones life. My dear precious friend, you know who you are, and I want you to know you will never be alone; for His love is deeper then you will ever know and his grace covers your life as far as the east is from the west. My prayer is that you find yourself in Him today and that you feel his touch as He picks you up to show you His favor.......
She ran through the darkness frantic and alone. She was filled with a desperate panic as she searched for the only One who could calm her. She twisted inside as she began to think of all the ways she had failed Him. She ached as her heart raced for she knew it was the only true feeling her heart had felt in a very long time. She somehow knew, in the midst of it all, she just needed to find Him. She ran as her heart continued to pound inside her chest. This had to be the blackest darkness she had ever seen. The air was cold against her skin. The sweat that dripped from her made the chill cling to her even more. Running, running, running…she had to find him. She looked around every corner…nothing? She came to a long hallway that seemed to be lined with doors. She began to search each one. She knew she had to go through each one… going through them was the only way. She knew He would be here somewhere. She knew he was waiting. The darkness seeped into the deepest part of her soul. She wasn’t really aware of where she was going she just knew where she needed to end up.
Running, faster and faster, harder and harder she began checking each door, some were locked, some were open. She tried each and every one, there must have been hundreds. She had to find Him. She began to breathlessly whisper His name as she ran….. “Abba…Jesus…Daddy…” She knew He would hear her. It seemed as if the doors went on forever. She just needed to see His face; it was all that she needed. She could feel Him pulling her in…she knew He was close. She clenched her fists as she pushed herself faster…then harder…
The next door…locked…the next door…nothing… darkness….the next one, locked again…the next door slammed open like thunder, a bright whiteness filled the room and burned her eyes as they tried to adjust. She had been running so hard in the darkness that the light made her fall to her knees. As she tried to catch her breath, still on her knees, the sweat made her hair stick to the sides of her face and the pain in her chest burned as she tried to gasp for her last few big gulps of air. The light was consuming and all around her, it was warm and instantly took away any remaining chill that was in the air.
Still on her knees, she lifted her head and began to focus through the room.....then she saw Him.....There He stood. Then, frantically, as soon as her eyes met His, she stumbled to her feet and ran harder then she ever had run before. She fell hard at His feet. She lay sobbing on the floor.
He bent down to help her up. Her legs were so weak that they began to give out and He had to help her stand. She knew she was in the throne room of heaven. She had finally made it! She found Him. She could hardly believe it! After all her searching, and in the midst of feeling all her pain, she was finally here. He took her face in His hands and brushed the hair back. “My God reigns” she whispered… “I will never leave you” He said.
Sometimes I think we make the search for His presence so much more difficult then what it needs to be. Sometimes the choices we make and the paths we choose for our lives carry us further away from the throne room then what we would like; and there are moments it can happen so quickly if we are not carful. My prayer today is that we remember the power of just speaking His name. Just the mention of his name "Jesus" ,from a heart that is seraching ,will surround you with a peace like no other. I pray that my friend finds peace today.
