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By Renee Small
07/25/09
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Can anyone hear me? Hello, I’m here. It’s dark in here and I’m all alone. I know I’m tiny, seem so insignificant, and not visible to anyone. Has everyone given up on me? Hello God, I’m here. God, are you there? Have you given up on me? In a tender voice, God speaks to me and says, “Pray.” Hello? Was that you God? “Pray”, he says softly. “Read my Word and seek me daily.” In obedience, I begin to cry out to him, quietly but fearfully! Hear my pleas, Lord. I know I’m nothing! I’m nothing without you Lord! Set me free, I quietly beg of him. I can’t withstand the pressure, I can’t hold on any longer. I’m dying. I am null and void and have lost the joys of life. “My little one, you’re life is only beginning, press on, press on,” he utters. “Don’t give up, press on and you’ll find life and life more abundantly! Choose me…choose me to stand in the gap for you. Choose me to solve your problems. Choose me to heal you from all manner of sickness and disease. Choose me, simply choose me!” I hear you Lord but I’m not worthy. I have failed you miserably! “Choose me,” he persists. Subtlety and softly, I say yes. Yes, I do choose to serve you. I choose to serve you to my fullest! Here I am I cry! Here I am!

What? What’s happening? Where’s all of this light coming from. The heat from it shining on my lifeless, frail being feels so good. I feel a tug, a stretching and pulling in my body. I can sense your presence Lord. I can feel your warmth and closeness. What has taken place in me? I’m changing. I can see clear, so clear. The Lord answers, “My daughter, you have learned to lean on me even in the dark times, the times that were cold and you were alone. You were once a seed dormant in the winter season of your life. It was a season where you realized you were nothing, absolutely nothing without me. It was a time of full dependence on your Heavenly Father. No one else could rescue you, nor did they understand you; however, I did. But, as you began to turn to me in that season, I began to water your seed and the pains that you recently felt were growth pains. As one season must end, a new one must begin. Spring has been birthed in you. You are maturely, developing into a beautiful flower for me! But before your flower can truly bloom, you must fully go through spring. It is a time of training, a time of preparation. Your stem is in the process of stretching toward me, the true Son. Set aside time for me and I will raise you up as my own. As long as you do this, the watering will continue along with my nurturing and care. I am revealing myself to you. I will whisper to you words of encouragement, words of correction, and words of healing. You know that I am here with you; I will never leave your side nor forsake you. I can see that you fully trust me. You trust me to cut away your tender leaves because you know that in doing so; you will produce a bountiful bouquet for me in the summer. You are with vision, and you can now see clearly through my eyes and not your own. The lost, the widows, and the orphans have a place in your heart and in your prayers. You see each soul that you pass by, with both feelings of anguish and hope. My Will has become your will. You are letting me, the Gardener grow you into a glorious daughter of mine! Spring has sprung in your life!”

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