UNREDEEMED

Picture with me for a minute a room full of heartbroken friends and family as they say their last goodbyes this side of heaven. Then  He says "Her death will not be UNREDEEMED....I know you asked for healing here on this earth, but My glory will be seen in a better way."

 Picture with me a room full of YFC volunteers and staff as we worship our hearts out singing "I need You o I need You...every hour I need You..." Then my brother slips quietly by my side and asks if he can pray for my healing.  Tears began to flood my eyes as a prayer that has been prayed by me and many others over the years came from his lips.  But oh don't worry even though this girl didn't get up and dance in the middle of worship she dances on the inside as her Father whispers again "This broken body of yours will not be UNREDEEMED...it is a  God-glory tool and you, dear daughter have a special place in MY heart.

 See a third picture with me dear blog reader.  A Thursday afternoon in a High School Cafeteria. A grade 11 student looks at me asking me questions about pot, Jesus, the End Times and the differences between Christianity and a Cult.  I leave asking Jesus to reassure me in all the confusion of the conversation that I spoke Him well.  I proceeded to the computer science lab where I sat with a student for the whole class period believing in him and trying to get him to focus on his work ...and he WOULDN'T!  I breathed and scooted away and prayed.  This too, was a situation, a day in my life that will not be UNREDEEMED! God has me in specific situations and all of it (even the days where connections don't happen) I got to believe God has a bigger picture...they will not be UNREDEEMED!
UNREDEEMED
"The cruelest word, the coldest heart
The deepest wound, the endless dark
The lonely ache, the burning tears
The bitter nights, the wasted years

Life breaks and falls apart
But we know these are

Places where grace is soon to be so amazing
It may be unfulfilled, it may be unrestored
But when anything that's shattered
Is laid before the Lord
Just watch and see, it will not be unredeemed

For every choice that led to shame
And all the love that never came
For every vow that someone broke
And every life that gave up hope

We live in the shadow of the fall
But the cross says these are all

Places where grace is soon to be so amazing
It may be unfulfilled, it may be unrestored
But when anything that's shattered
Is laid before the Lord
Just watch and see, it will not be unredeemed

Oh, He will wipe every tear
Will not be, be unredeemed

Places where grace is soon to be so amazing
It may be unfulfilled, it may be unrestored
But you never know the miracle the Father has in store
Just watch and see, it will not be
Just watch and see, it will not be unredeemed"

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