Who am I, that He would steal away to sit with me.
Who am I, that He would rush to comfort me.
Who am I, that He would step down to rescue me.
Who am I
But His Beloved,
Beloved Daughter.
~by Along the way~
~"You've so focused on becoming a mother; have you ever wondered if God wants you to focus first on being His Daughter?"~The Beautiful fight, by Gary Thomas
I came across this line while reading Gary Thomas's "The Beautiful Fight" (who is, by the way, an amazing author; one who challenges you to step into the role God has called you to.)
And my heart began to ponder so many questions......what does a daughter of the King of Kings look like? What does it feel like to be HIS daughter? How does she behave? how does she sound?
I don't quite know. I should, I really should know a little by now, and maybe a little is all I know. I know that I've been forgiven time and time again. I've been restored and given a promise. A promise of Hope, love and long suffering.
~As she got off her donkey Caleb asked her, "What do you want?" She answered him, "Give me a blessing. Since you have given me land in the Negev, give me springs of water also." So Caleb gave her both the upper and lower springs.~ Judges 1:14-15
*I encourage you to read the whole account in Judges 1:12-15*
There was such beauty in this passage. He gave his daughter to someone who (he thought) could keep her safe and who would die for her. She was able to ask whatever her heart desired from her father and he gave it to her. She knew him and she knew his love for her. This is but one precious example from the Word, but we are still writing our story. God is still dispelling the enemy and creating a haven for us. He is still answering our request.
And I will leave you with something I've heard the Father say to me time and time again.......
~Daughter ,O , Daughter lift up your eyes to the hills and there you will find me. There you will hear my voice.~
~Look at how great a love the Father has given us that we should be called God's children.~
1 John 3:1
~....and indeed our fellowship is with the Father and with HIS son Jesus Christ. We are writing these things so that our joy may be complete.~ 1 John 1:3b-4
Beautiful. To sit and ponder that we are His daughters brings true perspective to our mothering and motherhood. Thanks for the reminder :-)
ReplyDeleteAnd thanks for following my blog!
Thank you so much :) Your blog and youtube channel has been such an encouragement to me!
Delete