Mercy.

A new purpose is stirring in me. I feel like I have the freedom to truly go and be a disciple in a much different way than God has ever used me before. He is preparing me for something far greater than I can even begin to imagine. He is preparing us all for something even greater than we can fathom. It's a matter of actually trusting in Him. Not throwing our plans, desires, and hopes away but instead giving them to Him so he can mold them and refine them.

Make them new. Make us new. Breathe life into us. Put precious purpose into our lives.

So often, so so often, I hear people say they wish they could rest and be content with God working in their lives. One of my best friends recently told me she "wanted to rest in that fact but its so hard, I can only do it for five minutes before I have to breathe again." And that is so so true. We all grasp so tightly to the things we have control over in our lives. We are like infants clinging to our comfort blankets. Real Christianity isn't comfortable. Alot of the times its going to hard. Downright hard. 

I think resting in God is hard to think about, hard to fathom. But once we actually give it all and take that step to fall and let Him catch us, life becomes simple. We also have to continue to try to make that fall to let God catch us every day. Some days its easier, some days it's harder. But no matter if it's easier at times or harder during others, its continous. We are continually called to pick up our crosses and follow Him. Not just once. But continually. 

As humans living in a sinful world, all we have ever been taught is that we will be let down. That throughout our entire lives, we will fail and more specifically that others will fail us. This plays over in our mind over and over. and over and over... and over and over. It's what stops us from relying on God. 

Luckily, there's this wonderful thing called Mercy. A few months back, I was going through a tough time even seeing the remotest glimmer of God's hand in my life. All I saw was the world that had let me down. And then a friend told me to simply pray "God have mercy on -fill in the blank situation-." And I said "That's it? That's all you're going to say?" The truth is, thats really all it takes. No fancy prayers, just an earnest plea for God's hand. Asking God for His Mercy on a situation is like asking Him to come scoop us up.

Mercy is such an amazing attribute of God. How He loves us so. The world will continue to let us down but it is by his mercy that we are loved dearly.

He is our Father. 

He is our Papa.

He is our Daddy.

All we need to do is let him catch us. All we have to do is simply jump. Like a little kid jumping to his parents, the more you jump and are caught, the easier it is to trust in Him. His Mercy for us is endless. He calls us into that by asking us to jump towards him continuously. 

 

God's mercy is ever present, ever growing, our God's love and devotion to us is unwavering, and as we get older and everything else seems to waiver, his love and compassion for us becomes more clear. But only if we let Him. Only if we ask Him. 

This is so incredible to me. As everything else around me becomes more hazed and blurry, God's mercy and love become ever more clear.

I've only been a senior for a few short days and I have already hear countless remarks like "this is it. I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. We're almost done." While I see where they are coming from, I can't help but think I'm not seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. Im finally seeing the tunnel that teachers,loved ones,and family friends have been preparing me to enter for years. Now, as I try my hardest to give it all to God I can finally say I'm crossing through that tunnel. Finally entering into something unplanned, new, completely open for come what may. And you know what the best part of that is? God can fill all that up with his plans, his appointments, his provision, his light, and his love. This tunnel I'm about to travel through is completely foreign to me. I'll  have to rely in him more than ever before. I'll have to ask for his renewed mercies daily. And something tells me more than ever before, God is going to shine through brilliantly.