Here at the base, we have these big oak trees all around campus. I've seen the leaves go from green to red to orange to brown to no leaves at all. And now, I can see houses through the trees. They're pretty far away, but still noticeable. What's weird to me is that the houses were always there; it's just that now I can see them.

 

i think in the same way Papa is revealing new things to me. He's letting the leaves fall & opening up my eyes to Him. What He has is constant, always there. it's just that now i'm seeing them.

 

 

the house of grace - knowing that it's not my job to strive so that God will want me. knowing that I don't need to raise my hands in worship or say the right words during ministry, nor be the perfect example of a Christian. No, in this season i choose to abide in my Fathers grace. I choose to run to Him in my brokenness & self seeking flesh & tears & with all of my imperfect heart. I will choose to rest in the fact that my Father is good & sovereign.

And that will be enough.

 

the house of spiritual authority - for so long i've been acting like an orphan, even though i'm a daughter of the Highest King of Kings. praise God that that doesn't change my daughterhood or the fact that i still carry authority. I used to tell myself that i'm broken and sinful, when in fact I was a temple in which God CHOSE to dwell in. I'm now no longer bound to my own thoughts, fleshly desires or weights of imperfection. No, God Himself has set me free! He didn't come for an updated version of me, He came so that i may be a new self! completely new! I carry that newness & freedom with me wherever i go!

 

the house of dreams - i'm now seeing the dreams that My Father has been putting on my heart for so long. Dreams to start a full time ministry. Dreams to be a foster mom. Dreams to live in full abandonment to the world & its standards of an American woman, and to walk in freedom from that! Dreams for my whole family to know Jesus, and be transformed by Him. I also have small dreams that Papa and I got to just sit & talk about. Dreams to visit New York with my sister Chase, or to road trip out west with my brother Aidan, or to just surf a wave in Australia! I grew in so much freedom just sitting with God & asking Him about the dreams He's dreamt for me.

 

i think that one of the coolest houses that the Lord has revealed to me is the

house of fullness. - I think i've recognized that God is bigger than i thought. I love the season i'm in right now & how much God is teaching me, and the best part is that I get to keep doing it! the world race is not the pinnacle of my christian life. As i continue in my life with God, it will get sweeter and sweeter with time. The character of God will get bigger and better. He will not leave when these 9 months are over. the month of May will not be the end of Gods faithfulness. His Word will still be true. His promises will still be fulfilled. His kindness i mercy will still be with me. And my prayer is that this will be so far cemented in my bones. that i will be able to bring kingdom everywhere i go, every single day.

 

All of these "houses" have been here my whole life. God has always given me grace. I've always had spiritual authority. He's always put dreams in my mind. He's always desired for me to keep pursuing His fullness. And thank God for this new season of leaves falling & His heart for me being revealed.

 

So, kind friend, i encourage you to take a step back and soak in whatever season of life you're in right now. If you feel like all you're looking at is clumps of green, or if you can see the houses through the trees so clearly, hold on. Pursue His promise of faithfulness. Rest in the fact that God is real & God is good. He wants to reveal Himself to You. He wants to teach you new things. Hold on, the houses aren't going anywhere & neither is He.