The Lovers, The Dreamers and Me

This morning, I found myself remembering the lyrics to a song called "Rainbow Connection" sung by Kermit the Frog from the Muppets. I had to google the words to read them again and I began reminiscing about the time in my own life when I was a dreamy thinker/wisher. I loved songs and stories that made me hope for better things, probably because I lived in such a chaotic swirl in my own head and heart so much. 

What I'm so grateful for this morning, though, is that God saw me back then and didn't leave me swirling. He knew how lost I felt, how lost I was. And I honestly didn't know how to reach out to Him because I grew up in a religion that is very impersonal with God. But that didn't matter much to God, apparently, because He heard my heart anyway and came and revealed Himself to me when I was 18 years old. He lifted the veil so I could see that Jesus is absolutely real and the figure that I had seen on the cross at church was more than just a symbol. Jesus literally did come to earth, die on a cross and raise from the dead. He literally is in heaven at the right hand of the Father. He literally is everything the Bible says. The Bible is absolutely true and real and relevant. This one encounter with God completely shifted the whole trajectory of my life. I was changed forever in that moment. And I thank God for it!!

What the Father is reminding me about this morning, too, is that He will always draw people to Himself through His Son Jesus. He will not offer other options to people to get close to Him or find salvation. This is how, then, we know it is the Father. He will always reveal Himself through His Son. 

Here's my raw entry with the Father this morning: 

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People of the earth wish and wonder about things beyond themselves. They wonder about ME! But they do not know and understand My reality. Though they see the heavens and the earth and the oceans and all My creation, they do not see it. They do not understand, perceive. 

But I know the hearts of all. And I come and reveal My Son to those who are seeking and hungry. I hold back no good thing! I hear their heart's cry and answer them -- even when they do not know how to form the words to ask Me. I reveal Myself to those who are seeking!

And how do I reveal Myself? Always through My Son, Jesus. For My Son is the door that leads to life, the door to the Kingdom. I will never lead people to any other door. For there is ONE door, ONE Way, ONE Truth, ONE Life. Anything else is not from Me. It is not My Spirit. It is not true. All paths do not lead to heaven. Only the path My Son Jesus has carved out, carved out for sinners, those who recognize they need a Savior. Those who come to Him find life and life abundantly! Those who refuse to come or choose a different way will only find themselves more lost and in the dark. But all who call on the name of the Lord will be saved.