Like a Weaned Child

Have I given up or have I surrendered? This is the question I have had to ask myself and the Lord. The two can look very similar.

Several years ago - from 2019 to 2023 to be exact, several huge storms seemed to blow through our family like an unwelcomed guest, messing with our dreams, plans, and our very foundation. I was left to feel as though I needed to pick up the pieces. This perspective caused me to feel overwhelmed and distracted, causing all creativity and desire to be suppressed; Worry and fear taking over.

Another state of mind is to be like a weaned child that sits content on my Father's lap (Psalm 131:2), knowing that He will eventually pick up the pieces and put them back together like a beautiful stained glass window that is more beautiful than if it had never been broken in the first place. But, a weaned child is also content knowing that even if it never gets fixed or put back together, that is okay too, because they can be content just knowing they are loved, hidden in Christ, and the work of the Cross. 

In this season of my life, I simply worship and simply be, knowing He's got the rest. When we were in the midst of everything seemingly falling apart, the Lord gave me a vision of myself under an apple tree. The apples were falling from the tree, and I was frantically trying to catch them before they fell to the ground and rotted. Jesus then said to me, "Lisa, just sit and enjoy an apple!" 

This has been a work in progress, but my goal is just to surrender and enjoy His presence, knowing He's got it all.

Slowly, creativity, dreams, and desires are returning. Slowly, the pain is leaving, love for even my enemies is filling my heart, and I am beginning to see fruit.

I know I am not the only one. I think I am just a prototype of what the Lord has been doing in the Body of Christ. He has been shaking foundations so that ONLY what is of Him will be left standing.

In the midst of the storms, the best way to see abundant fruit is to be like that weaned child, sitting content on the lap of the Father, receiving His love above all else!

And that, my friends is the difference between giving up and surrendering!