Five minutes on this Friday…
Wide
I am frozen in this moment and wondering just how wide He will stretch me.
I have given in to doubt and He opens my eyes wide… one more time.
Again I am stretched into the uncomfortable width of a new self.
My body… has stretched wide 6 times… the new birth sprung forth from this awe-struck mama.
A new birth, every time He pulls me wider.
trust me
He repeats the words to me with arms stretched wide. This timid soul desperate to follow.
Heart stretching wider. The pangs of the pull grow my soul. I drop to knees grateful for the Hands pulling my own hands wide.
I love you this much…
His arms stretched across the ages… to infinity.
W here I stop and bow to Him
I gnoring the lies that swirl around me
D epending only on Him
E verlasting love and faithfulness
Ephesians 3:17-18
so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ.
Hello, I am dropping by from the Five Minute Challenge.
Wow. I love what you did with the word ‘WIDE’ in this post.
Stretching is painful, yet, growth brings joy. Enjoyed reading this.
Hi! It was my first time on the FMF challenge. Yes, stretching = pain, but the joy is greater. I am going to go check out your post!
Thanks so much for stopping by here.
Great post.
thank you! I am glad you stopped by here.
I hopped over because of your title over at Lisa-Jo’s. I thought I might find some comfort on a hurting day in your words, and I did. Thank you for it. Today my best friend was diagnosed with lung cancer. She’s been through so much already. God is stretching both of us wider, and oh, it hurts.
http://www.turquoisegates.com/2012/09/take-it-every-little-piece-of-my-heart.html
Oh, Genevieve, I will pray for you and your best friend. I am pained to hear of her diagnosis. I lost one of my best friends to breast cancer in March. The stretching is so very painful. My friend and I had the most beautiful conversations about God before she went home to Him. She grew in faith in the most amazing ways. I am still in the process. Thank you for sharing your story with me. Praying hard for you.
Karin- I love the WIDE descriptives…especially today the “Ignoring lies that swirl around me”
I will remember right now that is part of his stretched arms.
Thank you!
Thank you for stopping by here! I need reminders in short, simple bursts. We’ll ignore the lies together! Blessings to you!