Goodbye, May

God ended the month of May for me with just a few sweet words.

He identified month one of Resting as one of stripping away.

He gave me a picture of an old piece of furniture, which had been painted over and over again.  The month of May was about stripping away the layers of paint.  To expose truth.  True identity.  Original design.

June, He said sweetly, is about reinforcement.  Rebuilding.  Restoring.

Goodbye, May.

I have dwelled inside these words for the past month.  Not fully understanding, not fully grasping, but being swallowed whole by them.

Anna, you are not defined by what you do.  Nor does what you do determine your worth.

Early this morning He released me.  Whispered a new, sweet truth into my ears.

Anna, you are not defined by your brokenness.  Your future is not determined by it.  Brokenness is part of your story.  But your story is not one of brokenness.

Ah.  He's calling me to lay it all down.  To throw off the identity, the definition, the burden, the responsibility, the work, the busyness, which hinders.

To clear out space.  To make room.

For this new thing He's doing.  For what comes next.

This is the start of something good, don't you agree?*

Hello, June.