BELOVED AND NOT FORGOTTEN
I bought a
chia tea at the airport today and then promptly forgot it in the bathroom. When
I went back to look for it (right at boarding time, so I missed out on a good
seat), it was gone. I kept trying to put it out of my mind, but it kept
bothering me. What a waste, I kept thinking. Finally, I asked the Lord,
"Why did that happen?" I know that nothing happens without a purpose.
He began to tell me, and I heard,
"Write it down. My daughter, you
are disturbed about something so insignificant compared to other things. If
this mere loss of a chai will unsettle you, what of my loss of those I created
and love, who share my image, for whom I have paid far more than a few dollars.
My daughter, I will not easily lose them. But, the time has come for some to
meet their Maker. Their loved ones will go looking for them at "boarding
time" but will not find them, for it will be too late. Oh, my people, do
you realize that if you do not overcome now by understanding my will now, the
time of boarding will be too late! You will be in a panic as I come to shake the
world. You will go looking for what matters but will not find it. You will have
no time to search for it. You will have no power to obtain it. You will cry to
me, but I will not answer. You will search for me as for treasure but I will
not be found by you. You may be a guest at my wedding, but you will not sit at
the Bride's table. You will weep and mourn because you will be shut into the
darkness of my judgment. You will be chastised with many stripes. My children,
I love you. I do not easily leave you behind, but for many of you, I must. You
must be shaken out of your slumber. Oh children, do you think I forget the
great mourning of your suffering? If you, though you are evil, find yourselves
grieved over the loss of insignificant possessions, how do I feel over the loss
of my beloved creatures? I suffer more than you. My heart breaks more than
yours. Do not think I am harsh or unjust. I do what a Father must to bring His
unruly children back into the place of grace and joy.”
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