{this post is part of kate motaung's five minute friday: the word this week "eat."}
There's a whole lot going on inside.
Inside the heart, inside the mind, there can be an eating away of emotions, a chafing of the soul where thoughts and actions try to co-exist harmoniously.
On certain days this chest pounds and the heart hurts and there's a walking around with a heavy load, because the world can be full of worry and very little of relief and the whole inside feels it.
On some days you'd just like to breathe free.
Free from pain.
Free from worry.
Free from fear.
Maybe this, instead of worry, digest His words.
His promises of protection eat away at all the earthly qualms and chaos inside and there is a peace that plants itself inside rooted deep.
And once digested there's a hunger and thirst for more.
More of this freedom from it all.
To be able to stand among all the fear, worry, and pain that the world may bring and know that insideit's all okay, because we don't go it alone if we go with God.
I like where you took this word. Liked the imagery of eating away at worry and then being hungry. I've felt that deep hunger so much lately. To be free. I caught myself just two days ago watching birds blaze across the almost twilight and wishing to be what their spread wings symbolize. Free. Like David said "oh that I had the wings of a dove ". Beautiful post.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Somer. You and me both feel that deep hunger, prayer's for staying in it!
DeleteGreat post, Bonnie. And you are in my prayers, that you may settle deeper into His Loving Embrace, and that all the worry, all the fear, may be banished. Forever.
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http://blessed-are-the-pure-of-heart.blogspot.com/2016/10/your-dying-spouse-225-not-worth-keeping.html
Thank you, Andrew, for stopping by and for keeping me in your prayers!
DeleteBonnie, what a beautiful post. Like Somer, I like where you took this post. You're so right. We can either let the worries of the world eat away at our peace and who God designed us to be. Or, we can let God and His word eat away at the worries and chaos this world offers. SUCH a great perspective!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Jeanne! The worries can have such a stronghold on me, learning to let go and let go.
DeleteBonnie, I felt this too this morning, right when I came down for my quiet time, and there was a kid staring at me, asking a peppering of questions, and I didn't answer at first. The load, the eating away of the noise, or whatever you want to call it was too much. I just wanted to fling open the front door and run into the dark morning and let the silence envelop me. I want to stand in the midst of all this stuff that feels like too much some days, and declare freedom. Thank you for the reminder, always.
ReplyDeleteChrstinia, you and me both! I've had those mornings and still do and you're right let's stand in the middle of it all and declare freedom.
DeleteA great perspective on this word! Life can eat us up and try to swallow us. But Christ keeps giving us fresh manna from His word. Thanks for this fresh serving! FMF,#41
ReplyDeleteThank you, Mary. I love your words of God giving us manna from His word, day after day! Thank you for stopping by.
DeleteVery sweet Bonnie. Feast on God's Word!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Gina.
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