Dost Thou hear the silence?...

"And dost Thou hear the silence of my heart, Lord;
Canst Thou count the tears that never reach my eyes?
And these yearnings, which will not fit my words, Lord;
Wilt Thou feed this hidden hunger-
Desire, spawned of the Spirit, which somehow fails to rise?
Yea, Soul, Eternity has tuned my ear to silence,
My own heart brims with tears now long unshed;
The quiet sanctuary of unspoken reverence
Is my dwelling place of old;
And in the deeps of Spirit have I made my bed."

-Jim Elliot

Love,
Tawney Rae

What If???

Not to be completely pessimistic, but, seriously, what if?

I mean, what if whatever trial you may be in is, well, as good as it's gonna get?

Ok, this IS going somewhere.

And it is positive.

It's just that,... well, what if's seem to be something I've always struggled with when I'm going through a trial.

"What if - - - ...." Blah, blah, blah, to be honest.

Sometimes I think we waste a lot of time where we should be learning in our storms on what-if-ing what could happen in it. That's just me. Either way, I have come to realize some things this last month. What-if-ing God is most definitely not TRUSTING GOD. I learned I needed to let go of things I was worried about and just give it to Him. I don't control the future anyways, and so what happens in the future is not my burden to bear-- it's Christ's. Sometimes He wants us to just Trust Him, not knowing exactly what the future holds. "I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now." -John 16:12. This was a verse God really brought to my mind in that area and revealed to me that sometimes there IS more to the story then what's on the page right now,...but "hold on, sweetie, that's MY burden, that's not for you to know. I'll reveal what I want to tell you in the time I am to reveal it... so quit questioning, and asking 'what if'. Trust Me, Child."  Trust. That's the bottom line. He IS the Creator of the world, and the One who holds your heart... He knows. And on an ok "what-if" basis...

What if things don't actually go the way you were hoping?

Hm?

Is He still God anyways?

Yup.

At least, last time I checked, it didn't matter what we were going through for God to be, well,... God.

And a Loving God Who works all, yes ALL to our GOOD... He knows what He's doing. Even if your what-if's become reality, He's still God. He's still there. Still in Control. And maybe He will turn the tables to your favor, if you will, if you Trust Him.

Just sayin'.....

So quit what-if-ing everything.

Trust me, I'm still working on it myself.

But I'm learning to Trust Him through it.

What about you?

What if you decided to just Trust Him???

What if?

Love always,

Tawney Rae <3

AWAKE

Do you all justLove when a song comes along at just the moment you need it? I do. Oh so very much. I don't mean just Christian songs, either. I had that happen last week. I heard the song below by Josh Groban , and it was very moving for me. I don't doubt that the Lord brought it across my path to hear, either, secular song or not. Sometimes you need music to be able to heal and be comforted in certian areas. I am grateful to God for the gift of music He gave us. This song has blessed me so much this last week... the message of the song is powerful and very moving for me right now... I love it. It's about seeing a possible storm coming your way, that could make many changes in your life... and through that you learn to cherish every moment you have right now with those you Love the most. You don't want to miss anything. You need to be wide Awake...

"And I know that only time will tell us how to carry on without each other, so keep me awake for every moment, and give us more time to be this way... we can't stay like this forever, but I can have you next to me today..."

"If I could make these moments endless, if I could stop the winds of change,... if we just keep our eyes wide open, then everything would stay the same,..."

"We'll let tomorrow wait. You're here right now, with me... all my fears just fall away when you are all I see,..."

"And we'll remember,... oh, we'll remember,... we'll remember... remember all the Love we shared today..."
..........

I am going to put a video of Josh Groban singing his song "Awake", live, here for you all to listen to. I hope it carrys meaning for someone else like it did for me!

"So keep me Awake, to memorize you, and give us more time to be this way... we can't stay like this forever, but I can have you next to me today,..."

Love you all,
Tawney Rae <3

Herefore Should We Not Be In Heaviness,...

"But sometimes it cometh to our mind that we have prayed long time, and yet we think to ourselves that we have not our asking. But herefor should we not be in heaviness. For I am sure, by our Lord's signifying, that either we abide a better time, or more grace, or a better gift."

--Julian of Norwich

Love,
Tawney Rae

New Philisophy?

"I believe in kindness; also in mischief. Also in singing... especially when singing is not necessarily prescribed."

--Mary Oliver

New philosophy? :)

Love,
Tawney Rae