You are not invisible.
God sees you!
You are not alone.
God knows right where you are
at this very moment!
Beginning new chapters in our lives is scary, especially those that involve loss. Our lives are filled with many chapters: some exciting, some are edge-of-your-seat suspense thrillers, some boring, some are tear-jerkers, hopefully we have some romantic comedies throughout our lives filled with love and laughter. When someone we love dies, we don’t want to start a new chapter. We just want to read and re-read the old ones. We often don’t know how to start a new chapter or we believe we can’t because of poor health or lack of money. A new chapter is continuing forward on our journey, finding our gifts and using them. My mom believed she had no gifts; nothing to contribute. She couldn’t drive so she stayed at home and had little contact outside of her home. However, with her bible and guidepost in hand, she became open to God using her. My mom sent cards and wrote little notes and sent them. She eventually discovered that it was her ministry, her gift, her chapter. We underestimate--big time--God’s ability to use us in smilingly small ways with great impact. People cherish getting a card with a personal note, having someone tell us they appreciate us or they are praying for us. The wonderful thing is God does know exactly where you are at this very moment and He wants to use you. As long as we live and long after we die God can use us. We must be open and willing to starting a new chapter however painful the first words and lines will be; because to re-read past chapters and not continue on our journey, not allow God to lead us in writing new chapters is not continuing our legacy. Our loved ones would not want us to put down our pens, and stop our journeys. They are with us and they want us to be all that God would have us to be, so that God’s story can be told through our lives long after we are physically gone from the earth.
Pick up your pen, put on your shoes
With tears in your eyes and pain in your heart
Continue writing words of your story
Continue making steps on your journey
Constantly praying for God’s leadership
And He will make something beautiful
Out of your story out of your journey
Out of your life.
God sees you!
You are not alone.
God knows right where you are
at this very moment!
Beginning new chapters in our lives is scary, especially those that involve loss. Our lives are filled with many chapters: some exciting, some are edge-of-your-seat suspense thrillers, some boring, some are tear-jerkers, hopefully we have some romantic comedies throughout our lives filled with love and laughter. When someone we love dies, we don’t want to start a new chapter. We just want to read and re-read the old ones. We often don’t know how to start a new chapter or we believe we can’t because of poor health or lack of money. A new chapter is continuing forward on our journey, finding our gifts and using them. My mom believed she had no gifts; nothing to contribute. She couldn’t drive so she stayed at home and had little contact outside of her home. However, with her bible and guidepost in hand, she became open to God using her. My mom sent cards and wrote little notes and sent them. She eventually discovered that it was her ministry, her gift, her chapter. We underestimate--big time--God’s ability to use us in smilingly small ways with great impact. People cherish getting a card with a personal note, having someone tell us they appreciate us or they are praying for us. The wonderful thing is God does know exactly where you are at this very moment and He wants to use you. As long as we live and long after we die God can use us. We must be open and willing to starting a new chapter however painful the first words and lines will be; because to re-read past chapters and not continue on our journey, not allow God to lead us in writing new chapters is not continuing our legacy. Our loved ones would not want us to put down our pens, and stop our journeys. They are with us and they want us to be all that God would have us to be, so that God’s story can be told through our lives long after we are physically gone from the earth.
Pick up your pen, put on your shoes
With tears in your eyes and pain in your heart
Continue writing words of your story
Continue making steps on your journey
Constantly praying for God’s leadership
And He will make something beautiful
Out of your story out of your journey
Out of your life.
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