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When You Look Deeper

by Kathy Brasby | Dec 10, 2024 | The Listening Project

Look deeper. Further down your path. Let your imagination capture my message.

Do you see a waterfall cascading in a steady rumble, flowing in magnificent shades of blues and teal and green? Light glistens as the water rushes down the river.

This is my grace, flowing in thunderous beauty.

I love you, my dear. I want you to succeed and to heal and to have joy. I haven’t left you. I alone can whisper to your spirit and I alone can heal the dark places within.

Allow me fill you like that waterfall fills a canal with a spray of bubbles joyfully rippling downstream. Let my Spirit wash through you and remove the strongholds which resist me.

Trust me to unleash healing gushing water that bring fresh hope to your heart.

I am with you always, my dear. To the very end of the age. To eternity. I am with you. Rest in me and let me heal your heart.

You will be scarred. That is the way of this broken world.

But you will be able to continue your walk. I will give you the strength to bring my joy and love to others.

Step into my waterfall.

For I hold you by your right hand—
I, the Lord your God.
And I say to you,
‘Don’t be afraid. I am here to help you.

Isaiah 41:13

Once You Feared This Season

by Kathy Brasby | Dec 5, 2024 | The Listening Project

Do you see the frosty crystals swaying before you? Remember when you thought the winter season of life meant you’d be alone? And you were afraid.

Then you gained a family. Now your husband has been torn away and you are walking without him–alone again in a cold, empty season.

But hear my song! Clear, sweet harp notes pierce the icy silence. They carry peace and comfort, each note pulsing with love. My love.

Let these notes wash over you, softening the ache while renewing your tired heart.

Healing will come, my love, but not in a flash. It will not erase the scars, and it cannot fill every hollow place. But it will come.

I know your pain and I know the stabbing in your heart. The emptiness.

The frozen winter you once feared is no longer a lonely path. You don’t walk solo, but are wrapped in sweet love by many.

They sing harmonies of love and mercy–my songs to you.

Soak in my warmth and light and the sounds of life itself.

If you think you now are in frigid futility, think again.

You are not alone.

For I have given rest to the weary and joy to the sorrowing.

Jeremiah 31:25

Step Past Comfort

by Kathy Brasby | Nov 27, 2024 | The Listening Project

It snowed last night and the drifts are tall this morning. The air crackles with the tang of ice. Frost paints your windows with frigid patterns.

You want spring now.

It’s coming, but not yet.

Today’s temperature is cold, but you need to go out.

As the cold wind bites and towering drifts beckon, my words aren’t just about weather—but a reflection of Kingdom Living.

Your furnace, your insulation, stout walls, tight windows – these are a benefit to you. Or a cave and a trap.

Don’t trust your house for your comfort.

As a child of Abraham, you are called to step past comfort into courage. To bless others. To be a gift.

Look beyond the demanding tasks waiting for you.

Get cold. Get tired. That’s often the path to bless others.

Step into the challenging snowy drifts and trust that we will find someone who needs favor and grace today.

The Lord had said to Abram, “Leave your native country, your relatives, and your father’s family, and go to the land that I will show you. I will make you into a great nation. I will bless you and make you famous, and you will be a blessing to others. I will bless those who bless you and curse those who treat you with contempt. All the families on earth will be blessed through you.
Gen 12:1-3

You Shall Have It

by Kathy Brasby | Nov 20, 2024 | The Listening Project

You never need to work for my love. My love is never earned but sacrificial and full. Beyond what you understand.

But I know you crave the love of others as well. This isn’t bad but be realistic. Plan for this love.

If you chase after love in the wrong way, you’ll find that this world is like a broken mirror with shards of jagged glass jabbing your path. You risk gashes and bleeding. The pain of these wounds would pierce your heart. Love apart from me is a risk.

You know this.

Love has given you scars of loss and disappointment. You will never again have a newborn’s pure skin. But the blemishes need not steal away the satisfaction of loving others.

You have seen glimpses of love and you will experience more. The joy of a child’s fierce hug. The pleasure of a newborn sleeping in your arms. The treat of sharing a cup of steaming tea with those who choose to love you.

Delight surrounds you. Look for it and not your pain.

You long for love and you shall have it. But expect to find it in extraordinary places.

Is there any encouragement from belonging to Christ? Any comfort from his love? Any fellowship together in the Spirit? Are your hearts tender and compassionate? Then make me truly happy by agreeing wholeheartedly with each other, loving one another, and working together with one mind and purpose.Phil 2:1-2

Limping

by Kathy Brasby | Nov 15, 2024 | The Listening Project

You would extract the sword piercing your side.

The pain is unbearable and you’re unable to escape it.

I can.

Your wound will heal but, like Jacob, you will limp. The ache will remain. Less over the years, but when the storms roll in or a memory rises in a morning’s mist, the injury twinges.

Escaping the pain can’t be your goal.

The sword is death, and you were never meant to feel it. Matt was never meant to succumb to cancer. Both of you suffered, both physically and emotionally. My children were never meant to endure such agony.

Lean on me, even as you limp. Your steps ache. But don’t expect the throbbing to evaporate. The scars of loss will mark you, but they will also transform you.

Could you be better than you were before? Only by my hand and at my mercy.

Healing will come on our journey forward. Even if you limp. Your pain will lessen.

Stay with me.

I won’t leave you.

The Lord says, “I will rescue those who love me.
I will protect those who trust in my name.
When they call on me, I will answer;
I will be with them in trouble.
I will rescue and honor them. Ps 91:14–15.

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