clink.

I still feel God working...just clinking away the hard spots on my heart.

clink.clink.clink.

The anger. The hurt. The burden. The sadness.

It’s all falling away as I experience God’s truth. Which I do, every day that I am here. What freedom.

I am finally coming to understand what it means to accept your past as the past and just let it be. It cannot be changed or ignored. It shouldn’t be changed or ignored. It is interlaced with who I am now but it is not who I am now.

Jesus is who I am now. And there isn’t a single part of my heart that He hasn’t touched. There isn’t a single part of my past where He wasn’t around.

clink.clink.clink.

How intriguing that the Lord took me out of everything familiar, everything I thought defined me, to teach me such a valuable lesson. The riches of His teaching overflow. Right along with His blessings, mercy, love, grace, truth, righteous…if only we would open our hearts to let it all pour in.

And let it pour.

Let it wash away all the walls around the pieces of my heart that I thought I was better off protecting. The way I pick and choose which parts to let Him touch. Or so I think.

But the truth is, there isn’t a single part of me that isn’t touched by Him. There isn’t a single part of me He doesn’t care about. There isn’t a single part of me that surprises Him. He works everything out for my good.

clink.clink.clink.

Every big thing. Every little thing. He cares. He always has and He always will.

And He will keep clinking away. Because He loves me exactly as I am and He loves me too much to let me stay this way.

And I will keep responding to Him. I can’t help it. I have no choice. It’s like breathing for me now. Responding to the deep connection of Jesus. Respond. Breathe. Respond. Breathe. Respond. Breathe.

and clink.clink.clink.

Another piece of the wall falls away.

Another layer of hardness being removed.

Another way Jesus shows His love for me.