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Transition.
We love it. We hate it.
It's inevitable. It's an essential.

I am entering a new season. I can feel it. I can taste it. It's a season of renewal. It's beautiful. God is stretching me in many areas lately. This is something that i've needed. For a short period of time I felt a bit.. stagnant? I'm not even sure if that's the correct depiction. I felt like I would interceed, worship, and at some points scream, and yet I would not hear the voice of God. Was God still there? Absolutely. From this, I have learned to find God in the simplest places, ways, and situations. Sometimes I feel that we need to learn to simplify to experience more.

I guess the scripture that really changed my view was in Luke..I believe chapter eleven? It's the parable where Jesus is asked how to pray. When you take the passage apart there's something like five different sections. Yes, we are always reassured that God answers prayers. I found a new perspective on verses 11-13 though. Pretty much what Jesus is saying is that God will answer even more readily than a human father will respond to his children's requests.

In Aramaic, the word Father translates as "Abba." Although God is referred to as a "Father," it is rarely personal when translated in scripture. This passage, in my opinion, depicts a intimate relationship with a caring father.

God will answer me more readily than my father. This passage clearly states that. Wow. I can't ever say I've ever been extremely close to my dad. Yes, this is something that i'd like to change. My dad still has been an important figure in my life and has answered probably thousands of questions (probably most containing the popular "BUT WHY!?!?). Even when he is beyond frustrated with me, he still answers. To imagine that before I even ask, God has an answer hidden for me to discover in HIS timing. THE GOD who knows the desires of my heart, my weaknesses, my everything. I am foolish to be so impatient.

After dwelling on this scripture for a few days, it really sunk in and became a matter of a heart change. It brought me to more of a realization of who God is in some ways. I now find myself being challenged and LOVING it. I never want to be content with where I am. I don't want to remain in a comfort zone. I want to remain in the will of God, pursuing Him with an immeasurable passion. I want to serve not only Him, but His people. I will never accuse you, God, of being too difficult. Never. I will walk in faith in every circumstance, for you've given me faith, even if it is just enough. I want my heart to beat in align with His. I want His passionate burdens to become mine. I want my heart to MELT over Him. I want this to be my lifesong.

I must find that since my recent realization, I have found myself more open to being vulnerable, to taking risks, to being real. More importantly, I am more in love with my Father than I have ever been before. How blessed are we to experience such a love.

AHH! Going out for a few hours. Will finish this post later.