It came suddenly,
This gift so long-awaited,
Yet its arrival startled me.
I had grown accustomed to my hunger
And suddenly knew it no more!
In its place came a new excitement,
A new purpose,
A new understanding,
A new path,
And a new experience of grace
Filling me to overflowing.
Then, I saw the fire in His eyes,
Knew the depth of passion,
This love He has for me!
I saw His smile,
Knew His happy tears for me
Would not extinguish the fire,
But only fan the flame
In my soul!
This flame?
It’s burning still!
By Martha L Shaw – © 5-17-2013
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Celebrate!
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Awesome – nothing beats a personal pentecost!
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So true! Some experiences come and go from our memory but this one, though it was quite some time ago – I know it with every detail and feeling just like it was only a moment ago! We have many personal Pentecosts in our life, but the first one is AMAZING! tHANKS!!
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“…I had grown accustomed to my hunger…” this echoes in all of us
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I think we sometimes have prayers answered, or maybe lose focus on Him as He holds out a beautiful gift to us, yet are unaware initially because we do grow used to living with less than He has for us. His quick answers to prayer, when I do not get in the way, AMAZE me so! Thanks!
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Ahhh, One’s Self not getting in the way does help, does it not?
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Yes indeed! He is good!
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