{via}"For the mountains may movemy little sister and I were sitting in my car the other night talking about what the "themes" of 2010 have been for us. there are so many different things i could name for this year, but the overarching theme is centered around being rebuilt. if i'm honest, i was (and still am) in desperate need of restoration.
and the hills disappear,
but even then my faithful love for you will remain.
My covenant of blessing will never be broken,”
says the Lord, who has mercy on you.
“O storm-battered city,
troubled and desolate!
I will rebuild you with precious jewels
and make your foundations from lapis lazuli.
I will make your towers of sparkling rubies,
your gates of shining gems,
and your walls of precious stones."
-Isaiah 54:10-12
it's no secret that 2009 was a toughie for me in a number of ways. it was an incredible year, but left me broken, with pieces of my life that needed some picking up and reworking. 2010 has been just that, a season of picking up those pieces and rebuilding them into something new. God has been in the process of:
softening my heart, where it had grown hard
restoring truths, that had become ridden with doubt
and revealing weaknesses, where i thought i was strong
though it has been a painful process as times, i am confident that i'm walking out of 2010 a different person than who i was walking in. it has been a season of growth and change and big life lessons, but i could not be more grateful. you see, when God builds back, he does so with precious stones... leaving us much more beautiful and whole than where we were on our own. by no means do i claim to have my life figured out... i've just been reflecting a lot on what God has been up to this year. i'm unspeakably grateful for how he's been changing and shaping this little heart of mine.
what were the themes of 2010 for you?
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