There is an entry in the actual dictionary definition of the word “revive” that refers to restoration of the natural or uncombined state. I’m drawn to these words today — natural, uncombined. As I continue moving forward in these challenging days, I have sought nothing more than healing from the life I experienced in 2008. So, to think of revival as returning to a previous state is an exciting concept to me. That perhaps, at some point in my life, I have been some form of the person I am called to become, some form of the woman I long to be. It’s an exciting possibility, no? I am not becoming so much as I am discovering. Or rather, re-discovering. Somehow, that kind of takes the pressure off.
I believe in the Word of God which declares that I am a child of the Living God, a daughter of heaven, and I believe that I was in His mind even before the creation of the world. I know that Jesus, as He lived on this earth and died on the cross and rose from the grave, knew my name and saw my face as he brought salvation to the world. So the idea of being revived to an original state, to a state that has not been sullied by the evils of this world, is not such a far-off theory. I know that my Home lies in the heavens, and in the heavens all is perfect. I am perfect. And so I embrace this one word — revive — as my birthright. It brings renewed purpose and freedom from chains of my own making. I will be who I once was, in the mind of God. What greater promise could there be?
this post was derived from the list of inspiration words gathered on Ali Edwards’s blog and from the concept of writing about one word
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