Today I saw myself

There I was. Off in the distance, arms stretched out towards the sky. Swaying back and forth ever so gently to the rhythm of the music. So beautiful. Worshiping the King. 

Then again, as I glanced in the opposite direction, right in front of me. I see myself once more. Long curly light brown hair, draped over my face. I can hear can hear a love song. A love song to Jesus. 

My two most beautiful daughter's. I am so blessed!

I couldn't stop looking at the two of them for what seemed to be for - forever! I knew the Lord was up to something....I knew a lesson was coming!

Then - I felt it. The deep - holy - hush. Like a blanket, it came on me. I could n't even sing anymore. I had to be on my knees....ever so still before the Lord.

There I was. Eyes closed. I enter into the Holy presence of the Lord. I knelt and waited. Not saying a word. He knows what is on my heart. Better than I could ever explain.  With my eyes closed and my heart open. The Lord began to show me secrets and mysteries. I am filled to over flowing. The Glory of God is more than anyone can handle in this life and my natural self begins to shake and tears explode from within. The Holiness of  God and His grace to dwell among us, is more than amazing. 

One touch and I am at instant shalom. No more shaking. Pure unadulterated, unconditional love envelops me. Right where I am. The all consuming fire has taken the sinful nature - for now. While I am in His presence.  I do not want to leave this place where I am. Yet, I must for it is for this reason and purpose that He has shown me that I must. He has shown me who I am. He has shown me who I need to become.

Incredible encounter as always!

I am not all that I should be. Not yet. Though I will be, by his grace.

The one thing I did take from my time with the Lord today was how I see myself.

The Lord caused me to see myself in a completely different light.

Today I saw myself - in the life around me.

In my husband.

In my beautiful daughter's.

In the life of my precious and dearest friends.

In my brother's and sister's in Yeshua.

In the live's of my neighbor. 

In the live's of anyone I come in contact with through out my day.

My life  is the life of those I touch....be it....good or bad....they are my life.

Today I saw myself and I was beautiful.

Do you need a window washing?

Dirty Laundry

A young couple moves into a new neighborhood.
The following morning while they are eating breakfast,
the young woman sees her neighbor hanging the wash outside.

"That laundry is not very clean",  she said.
"She doesn't know how to wash correctly.
Perhaps she needs better laundry soap."

Her husband looked on, but remained silent.

Every time her neighbor would hang her wash to dry,
the young woman would make the same comments.

About one month later, the woman was surprised to see a
nice clean wash on the line and said to her husband,

"Look, she has learned how to wash correctly.
I wonder who taught her this."

The husband said, "I got up early this morning and
cleaned our  windows."

And so it is with life. What we see when watching others
depends on the purity of the window through which we look.

Author unknown