Thy Will, Not Mine

Chapter {34} Destiny

Sometimes, it's important to just need to sit in silence and listen to the Lord, praising Him, and glorifying His name for all that He has done for you. And that's exactly what I was doing.

I knelt on the hardwood flooring and my hands lifted up into the heavens, for as long as I was still breathing, I would worship him for He had shown me so much compassion, grace and love that He deserved all the worship.

You were the Word at the beginning

One with God the Lord Most High

Your hidden glory in creation

Now revealed in You our Christ

What a beautiful Name it is

What a beautiful Name it is

The Name of Jesus Christ my King

What a beautiful Name it is

Nothing compares to this

What a beautiful Name it is

The Name of Jesus

You didn't want heaven without us

So, Jesus, You brought heaven down

My sin was great, Your love was greater

What could separate us now?

A wave of warmth washed over me, filling my heart with peace. At that moment, I knew with certainty that the Lord God Almighty was all around - within. Tears of joy spilt down my cheeks at the incredible grace and overflowing love the Lord held for each of us. In an instant, all words fell away as I knelt in prayer,  sensing the very Heart of the Creator beating as one with my own. Time itself seemed to still as I was lifted into a state of pure communion - one soul uniting with the Source from which all souls flow.  

The Lord embraced me wholly, meeting me exactly where I was —in my struggles, my questions, my yearning for Truth. In that embrace, all worries dropped away.

Thank you, Lord...

Was the song of my heart.

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After much contemplation and prayer, I had decided where Nio and I would go for the first time.

"An orphanage?" Nio asked dumbfounded though his expression remained stoic.

"Yes," I did not elaborate further, because I just wanted him to see the beauty of the Lord behind what seemed like ashes.

As we made our way through the bustling streets of Rome, a hush fell over our car. It was a peaceful silence, one that allowed me to take in the sights and sounds of the city around me. And yet, despite the noise and chaos of the traffic, my eyes were drawn to the sky above.

The arch of the rainbow painting the sky with its vibrant and dynamic colours, stood as a stark reminder of the covenant the Lord had made with every living creature upon this Earth, that He would never flood the Earth once again and a powerful and great reminder that the bigger the storm the bigger, the brighter the rainbow would be.

As the rainbow disappeared behind the horizon, I noticed that we had entered a deeper and older part of the city, it was less boisterous and more so rural but didn't diamonds come out from the rough?

"Where to now?" Nio asked sceptically at the place I had decided to bring him. He knew that it was out of the city but not the exact location.

"Take a turn to the right and then you will drive straight into the clearing that you will see," I explained, knowing the area as well as the back of my hand; having seen and analysed it multiple times on social media as the Holy Spirit had pressed upon my spirit to give to the less fortunate and what better way of doing so than providing food to the orphanage? It was not much but it would be something that would bring the most amount of joy and peace to my heart so I knew that this was the perfect place to come and bring along Nio, not only to bring him closer to the Lord but to give him something out of his comfort zone.