Worn

Have you ever felt like you were so tired? So worn?
So heavy hearted? So weak? Like the struggle will never end?
Like sometimes it takes all of your strength just to breathe?
I have.

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♪ I'm tired. I'm worn. My heart is heavy
From the work it takes to keep on breathing

I've made mistakes. I've let my hope fail
My soul feels crushed By the weight of this world
And I know that you can give me rest
So I cry out with all that I have left

Let me see redemption win. Let me know the struggle ends
That you can mend a heart that's frail and torn

I want to know a song can rise From the ashes of a broken life
And all that's dead inside can be reborn... Cause I'm worn

I know I need To lift my eyes up
But I'm too week. Life just won't let up
And I know that You can give me rest
So I cry out with all that I have left

Let me see redemption win. Let me know the struggle ends
That you can mend a heart that's frail and torn

I want to know a song can rise From the ashes of a broken life
And all that's dead inside can be reborn... Cause I'm worn

And my prayers are wearing thin
I'm worn even before the day begins
I'm worn I've lost my will to fight
I'm worn so heaven come and flood my eyes

Let me see redemption win. Let me know the struggle ends
That you can mend a heart that's frail and torn

I want to know a song can rise From the ashes of a broken life
And all that's dead inside can be reborn
Yes all that's dead inside will be reborn
Though I'm worn
Yeah I'm worn

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We are blessed in those dark times.
We have an Abba that is near to the broken-hearted
and saves those whose spirit is crushed {Tehillim/Psalm 34:18}.
He is the lifter of our heads {Tehillim/Psalm 3:3}.
He hears us when we cry out to Him. He lifts us out of the pit.
He puts a new song in our mouth {Tehillim 40:1-3}.
He gives beauty for ashes, oil of joy for mourning,
and the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness {Yeshayahu/Isaiah 61:3}.


Thank You, Abba.
Baruch HaShem YHVH!


- Christina

Which Being Will You Be?

Perhaps we've only known one side of this verse...
perhaps we've experienced both...

It is a good passage to ponder...

The being of the lazy one craves, but has not; 
While the being of the hard workers are enriched. 
Proverbs 13:4


With Yah's help, change can happen.


 Shalom!
- Christina

The Great I Am

I wanna be close, close to Your side
So Heaven is real and death is a lie
I wanna hear voices of angels above
Singing as one

HalleluYah, Holy, Holy
God Almighty, the Great I Am
Who is worthy, none beside Thee
God Almighty, the Great I Am

I wanna be near, near to Your heart
Loving the world, hating the dark
I wanna see dry bones living again!!
Singing as one

HalleluYah, Holy, Holy
God Almighty, the Great I Am
Who is worthy, none beside Thee
God Almighty, the Great I Am
The Great I Am

The mountains shake before Him
The demons run and flee
At the mention of the name, King of Majesty
There is no power in hell or any who can stand
Before the power and the presence of the Great I Am
The Great I Am! the Great I Am!

HalleluYah, Holy, Holy
God Almighty, the Great I Am
Who is worthy, none beside Thee
God Almighty, the Great I Am!
The Great I Am!

The Great I Am!
The Great I Am!
The Great I Am!

Burning Bushes Seen

"And Mosheh was shepherding the flock of Yithro his father-in-law,
the priest of Midyan. And he led the flock to the back of the wilderness, 
and came to Horeb, the mountain of Elohim.
And the Messenger of YHVH appeared to him in a flame of fire from the midst of the bush.
And he looked and saw the bush burning with fire, but the bush was not consumed.
And Mosheh said, "Let me turn aside now, and see this great sight,
why the bush does not burn."
- Shemot/Exodus 3:1-2

Mosheh {Moses} was going about his daily duties of tending to the flocks
when he noticed something...
a burning bush.

He could have rationalized it away, he could have claimed he was too busy to investigate,
and he could have continued about with his day.
He didn't, though.
Instead, he stopped what he was doing and decided to turn aside to find out more.


It wasn't until he made that choice that YHVH called to him.
 "And YHVH saw that he turned aside to see, 
and Elohim called to him from the midst of the bush and said, "Mosheh! Mosheh!"
 (verse 4)

Do we notice the burning bushes throughout our day?

There are many ways that YHVH seeks us to turn aside from our daily routine to listen to Him.
Sometimes we can become so busy that we miss Him and what He wants to say to us.

I don't want to get so caught up in daily life that I miss the opportunities He sets before me...
so busy that my intentions never come to fruition... never turn to action.


Abba, help us not to be too busy for You. Help us to be aware.
Help us to turn aside from the rhythm of 'dailyness' to listen and learn of You...
to study, to pray, to do good, to serve... or just to be still.
Sometimes those burning bushes are not obvious, sometimes they are subtle,
as You often speak in a still, small voice.
Help us, Abba, to pay attention and not miss those moments,
missing the blessings that You have for us through them.
Help us to look for the burning bushes along the pathway of our daily lives.


 "... and Elohim called to him from the midst of the bush 
and said, "Mosheh! Mosheh!
And he said, "Here I am."
(v.4)

May we say the same...

Here am I, Father...
ready to listen, ready to respond, ready to obey

Hineni
{Here I am}

 
- Christina

Hello again

The rich, vibrant red leaves in front of our new home

Wow. It's hard to believe it has been two months since I last wrote.

So much has happened. So much.

... Excitement. Contentment. Busyness. Rest.

Good-byes. Hellos. Leaving old friends. Making new ones.

Family. Friends. Strangers.

Long car rides. Various campgrounds. 

Fun times. Easy times. Tough times.

Mountains. Desert. Prairie. Lakes.

Rain. Storms. Snow. Sunshine. 

14 states.

The expected. The unexpected.

Exceeding joy. Deep heartache.

Dying of dreams. Change in perspective. Renewed hope.

Looking back. Looking forward.

Strengthened relationships. Lessons in faith.

 

....

Thankful to YHVH He has brought us here...

and what He brought us through to bring us.

He is good. He is faithful. He is.

Baruch HaShem YHVH!

- Christina

 O יהוה, Your kindness is in the heavens, 

And Your trustworthiness reaches to the clouds.

Tehillim/Psalm 36:5

Shabbat Shalom... from our home on wheels

Our Shabbat hinged, travel candle set with Jerusalem view

It's been a week (and a day) since we officially moved into our camper.

Our days have been full and it is such a blessing to enter into Shabbat.

May you find rest, replenishing and peace 

as you meet Him during this time.

Shabbat Shalom, Israel {His set-apart ones)!

- Christina

A Blessing...

And יהוה spoke to Mosheh, saying,
“Speak to Aharon and his sons, saying, 
‘This is how you bless the children of Yisra’ĕl. Say to them:
“יהוה bless you and guard you;
 יהוה make His face shine upon you, and show favour to you;
 יהוה lift up His face upon you, and give you peace.” ’ 
 “Thus they shall put My Name on the children of Yisra’ĕl, and I Myself shall bless them.” 
~ Numbers 6:22-17



- May you be blessed -

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YEVARECH'CHA ADONAI VI'YISHMERECHA
YA'ER ADONAI PANAIV ELEICHA VI'YCHUNEKA
YISA ADONAI PANAIV ELEICHA
V'YASEM LECHA SHALOM

YHVH BLESS YOU AND KEEP YOU
MAY YHVH SHINE HIS FACE UPON YOU AND BE GRACIOUS TO YOU
MAY YHVH LIFT UP HIS COUNTENANCE UPON YOU
AND MAY HE GIVE TO YOU HIS PEACE/SHALOM

YES, MAY HE GIVE TO ALL OF YOU HIS PEACE, HIS TRUTH, HIS JOY, HIS LIFE
MAY HE GRANT TO ALL OF YOU REVELATION OF MASHIACH
YES, MAY HE GRANT TO YOUR FAMILIES SHALOM
YES, MAY HE GRANT TO YOUR CHILDREN HIS PEACE AND HIS TRUTH
MAY HE GIVE YOU HIS SHALOM,
B'SHEM YAHSHUA


Shalom Aleichem!