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Year 2 has almost come and gone. I can’t even believe it.
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(Picture on the left was taken only a year ago. Goodness gracious, God.)
The waves were rolling in so strong this day. Slamming our excited huddle down on top of each other and into the rocks at least 10 times. Every time we’d stand back up to finally start, another round of waves would roll in again behind us. The girls were unphased, but I wanted to be annoyed. The chaos however, of our little setup was not lost on me and I was thankful for a break in the sets for all of us to just laugh at what was happening. I finally realized that really, there couldn’t be a more true-to scale picture for what the life of a believer actually looks like. .
Because “newness of life” does not equal ease of life. .
If you’ve followed Christ long enough then you, too, already know this. There’s not enough water in that ocean or in your church’s baptismal to protect you from the waves of life that will inevitably continue to come at you post-conversion.
When we stand up and step out of that water nothing changes, and everything changes. Nothing about our actual life circumstances are any different. And yet, everything is new. Every past mistake, every wrong choice, every thought and twisted motive of our hearts- washed clean and wiped off our records by the blood of Jesus Christ. The power of evil to rule and reign in our lives- broken. Our Emmanuel, our “God with us”, comes to actually, truly, live in us…with us...through the Spirit. Nothing has changed. And yet everything changes. .
So, on Saturday September 7th, this precious girl went under the water, a picture of her old life that was buried and given to Christ in obedience, and she was raised- full of joy, and free to walk in the newness of life. Knowing very well that as she stood up in her new reality, that her circumstances still would not be easy. She’d be walking back into those same waves and rocks that she’d faced before, but this time she wasn’t facing them alone. Though she, like us, will likely stumble at the pressure of the waves sometimes and get bruised by the rocks at her feet, she will not fall far. She cannot be stopped.
No matter what happens, she will always be able to stand back up. Because she’s His.
Praise Him.
Romans 6:4
After a week of bliss, @melafoy insisted on leaving me again and hopped on a plane back to the USA early this morning. We will all miss her so much. But she’s bribed my forgiveness on her way out by giving me a 24 hour stay-cation in this quiet, beautiful hotel room all to myself until tomorrow. I guess I’ll keep her! I’ve already told you guys 100 times that she’s the best.
Come back soon Ate Meagan..we all love you 💛 Thank you...jud..kaayo...for everything!
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