resting

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Today I sit here resting, watching over two resting girls. Watching a heavenly view. Praying for heaven to move for those I love wherever home has them for the moment.

It's stunning how the Lord foreshadows His movement to prepare our hearts for what is coming. Our team here in the Dominican Republic over this month is made up of two groups. All through the first group then peaking between groups, I felt restless or even anxious at times. Unsure of love, left battling fear. And when this group arrived, I knew. My heart was both experiencing a genuine need for Perfect Love to cast out all fear (1 John 4:18) but I was also gleaning insight into truth the Lord was longing to speak over this group.

"Let the morning bring me word of Your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in You. Show me the way I should go for to You I lift my soul." (Psalm 143:8)

Unfailing love, this lovingkindess that is devoted, unconditional, extravagant, never-ending, always and forever. It's the theme of this trip, spoken over and confirmed on all sides before we left. Why should I be surprised it's pressing in so close? That He is pressing in so near?

If each soul craves unconditional love, then tell me why do we go around doing things and performing trying to somehow earn it? If what we long for is unconditional, then if we do something to get it, it's not unconditional.

Resting. Receiving. Why do we resist? Why do I resist and hide?

Fear, anxiety, clamor and doubt grow fertile in the heart unsaturated with love. So this battle seen is really waged in the unseen. Pacing feet stilled, racing hearts calmed, ranting words silenced, sleepless nights finished...by Love. Undone and remade by Love.

And the craving for love from others, approaching relationship from a place of desperate need, it has no place anymore. Loved freely, we can freely love. Expecting nothing in return. Because we need nothing in return. Because the One Who will never fail or forsake (Deuteronomy 31:6, 8) has blessed, chosen, adopted, accepted, redeemed and forgiven us, His children (Ephesians 1:3-7).

So today, won't you receive this unfailing Love? That all fear would be cast out. Resting.