This week has been both a trying week and an encouraging week. I think I broke through, though not to other side yet, but I got a revvy that has hit my core and I know if I ever get it, I will be free. I learned that there is a rest that God has designed for us as believers. That rest is in His love. We are to cease from dead works. Hebrews 4:9-10 Dead works is the things we do to try to "earn" God's love, we cannot earn it we already have it. So those works are dead or lifeless. Someone said once that God's work is not tiring. But it is if you are doing it to earn His love. If you are doing it out of His love for us, then we have the strength and grace to do what He is calling us to do. And in that there is no striving, no wearyness, no pain. There is rest, there is love, there is peace. I find my identity in You Father.
Another scripture that goes along with this is that His yoke is easy, His burden is light.

Father, I commit myself to You in this. I invite You in to show me where in my life I believed a lie that I had to earn love and acceptance. And then help me forgive and be forgiven and get on the other side of the lie. In Jesus Name I pray. Amen

Invade vs. invite

I was going to ask You to invade my memories and my heart to bring healing to my heart. But You reminded me that you would NEVER "invade" me, invade denotes hostile, going where you are not asked, or violating. God would never violate me. God only goes where he has been invited.
So Holy Spirit, Father God, and Jesus my Lord, I invite you to come in to my memories, and into my heart to find the places where I was once hurt and bring healing to those areas. Help me go to the places I believed a lie and bring truth to that wounded child in me and healing and comfort. I believe if I do this, I will find the freedom I seek.
It is painful. But it is needed in order to find the place where people's opinions no longer matter, where I am free to be Anna, because I know You love me and accept me just the way I am. I am ready Father to allow You in to the depths of me.
You desire truth in the inward parts. Yes.... I am ready... Come, Lord, let's take a journey together.

A house

Pro 24:3 Through wisdom is a house built; and by understanding it is established:


Pro 24:27 Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house


2Ch 6:2 But I have built a house of habitation for thee, and a place for thy dwelling forever.


Psa 4:8 I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety.