my spine shivers by something as simple as worship.
the mention of Your name makes my breathing tighter and
my heart longs to be so close to Yours.
the rhythms of Your heart pulse through my soul.
the caverns of my heart are craving to be filled with Your Living Waters.
Like a monster, a glorious monster, something terrifying and wonderful pounds at the doors of who I am- coming in the name of a Healer, a Deliverer.
i have never known refuge or salvation...
The home i have "prepared" for You inside of me cowers in shame.
i have thoughts of inadequacy as You enter in.
i am whispered lies by Satan that nothing i will ever do for You will ever be good enough.
someone as INCREDIBLE as You deserves so much more than i can offer.
to make Your dwelling in a heart as mine...
my heart sings at the Truth. You want me.
You love and desperately want me...
You want to come into my heart no matter how filthy it is.
You delight in me with gladness (zephaniah 3:17)
My mighty Savior, Rescuer, Salvation...
You take joy in Your creation- because You want to.
You love knowing me... You arent ashamed of me. Why would you be?
MY LORD MY GOD is living- is breathing. Not next to me or behind me or in front of me...
You live among me.
Through every part of me... Your breath is in my lungs. The breath of the Creator.
He breathed life into me... (genesis 2:7) i am created in the image of the Almighty God.
my longing for relationships, for companionship, my desires to love and be loved- are all desires You have placed in me... Desires that You have Yourself. The way i long to love myself is the way You love me. and so much more. (genesis 1:27)
Love longs for things, and love wants that longing returned. Love is not a fair game... Love wants you completely and will not share you with any other. My God is love. My God is jealous. He desperately wants me... and will not share my attention with any one else. He loves us like no other creature. Humans are the only creation He did not speak into existence.
God knelt down on His hands and knees and gathered the dust from the ground to form mankind. He then breathed us into existence. He bowed down to form me.
He loves me.
No matter how much i sit there and tell God the reasons why i am undeserving of His love, He remains unconvinced. Nothing i could say or do will talk God out of loving me. He dreams constantly 24/7 of how He can encounter us...
He loves me despite our incompatibility. I hate who i became... and ending up hating myself. I hate which He loves... When we take on sin we take on an identity that takes away our beauty. Jesus sees our initial and potential beauty because He sees our lives as a whole... When we see the ugliness of the sin and agree that it must be removed, Jesus covers us in His radiance. Our beauty becomes amplified when our sin is removed.
We were purchased by Royal Blood because God wants to enjoy us.
God, you are a love sick God who is willing to take on our filthy sin and give Your life for us. Like a stalker... lurking behind every corner, planning ways He can meet with me. Planning ways He can capture my heart. He will stalk us TO THE PIT OF HELL JUST TO EARN A BIT OF OUR LOVE. He has incredibly deep and passionate feelings for us...
In Genesis, Eve (which in Hebrew means "to give life") was birthed from Adam's side.
Life came from Adam's side- his Bride. the love of a Bride.
Jesus is referred to the Second Adam in the New Testament book Hebrews... When Jesus was pierced on the cross after He committed His Spirit, the Bible says BLOOD AND WATER FLOWED FROM HIS SIDE.... The Blood that of Jesus Christ... the LIVING water... Life was birthed from Jesus' side... making us HIS BRIDE.
He lives not as one who was created but as one who is incredibly infinite and eternal.
You long to move us... to cause us to sway at the sound of Your voice. You long to rescue us, to be our salvation.
The angels, who dwell with God in Heaven, even long to even glimpse the wonders that accompany the inexpressible joy of the work of salvation.
They long to see its splendor,
how fascinating and different,
how incredible and outrageous it is.
That inexpressible joy does not come from what we would expect... it is not from the smoothness of life around us, or how well things seem to be working out- or even the Power of God upon our emotions. This inexpressible joy comes from OUR LOVE FOR GOD. Falling head over heels in love with God is what bring us a surpassing joy. And this love has been declared to not be hindered by circumstances. We do not have to become anything to be favorable in the sight of God. We are His elect, His chosen- FOREVER. His love for us sparks a love for Him inside of our hearts and proceeds directly into the heart of GOD.(I Peter)
Our praises act as a weapon for those lies that come in our vulnerability. They stand as an action that the enemy could never take away- we have the privilege and responsibility to worship and and praise our God.
God lives in our praises- the praises of His children, His people. He is attracted to it. He is drawn to our praises... If God had a weakness, it would be His incredible attraction to our worship. His heart melts. (Ps 22:3)
Our praises confuse the enemy (II Chronicles 20:22)
our prayer places God in His place of control.
Our praises break the chains that try to combat our minds... they set us up for a breakthrough... a breaking of the chains of bondage. By our praise we have total access to the throne of God... & protection from evil.
my praise and my worship depends not on circumstances...
You remain my Constant Jesus... completely unchanging in the midst of chaos.
moments of trial and testings come, but i declare that You are Good, You are God, and You will not change. You are changing the world instead. First by the hearts of those who are willing to be transformed.
-chelsea cameron
ps. this might be my prayer and declarations of God, but they are applicable to any Child of God. apply this to yourself please... God is longing for the hearts of all of His children... He wants to see a transformation of Heart in all of His people. He longs for our companionship. He wants to sing over all of us songs of rejoicing.
pps. zephaniah 3:17- "For the Lord your God is living among you. He is a Mighty Savior. He will take delight in you with gladness. With His love, He will calm all your fears. He will rejoice over you with joyful songs.” --- my LIFE verse right now.
