I was going through photos one night trying to clear up and make some storage space. As I was going through large attachments, I began to come across photos of me when I had my son, videos of us together, he was a toddler at the time. Kicking around the soccer ball, waddling on the field. There were videos of him playing with a little shaker pretending it was a phone and he was making a phone call.
I remember I was driving a car. I paid cash because one of my family members was gracious enough to sell it to me, just so I could get by and I was commuting an hour to work with a lil man in the back seat. I begin to cry and say it was nothing but God that kept me. I kept going even though I was struggling so badly, but I appeared so happy in the videos. I saw how my son was struggling, with his speech, he didn’t have the best clothes and I was doing my best with his hair. I remember that I wasn’t where I needed to be either with God. I was looking for love in all the wrong places yet, he kept me. All the tears I cried, he keeps every one of my tears.
I’ve felt such a strong impression to share this verse with you in Luke 7:47, “Wherefore, I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven the same loveth little.”
This verse talks about a sinful woman, who came to Jesus at the Pharisee’s house. They mocked her, they judged her, and even said do you not know this is that sinful woman. Yet, by her faith, she still stood at his feet, and washed his feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair and anointed them. She knew within herself that there is something that I have to release, let go of in order to receive wholeness, healing.
She sacrificed what many would not be able to understand in order to serve God. She knew that she would not leave the same with one encounter with him. That no matter what anyone is saying around her that her faith will make her well, her faith will give her freedom, and it did just that.
A lot of times, we may not understand the path we are on or why God has chosen you. You look at your life and you see a mess, but God sees purpose, He sees a plan. He sees the impact that can be made through you as His vessel in the earth.
There may be people who don’t understand the path you are on, they may judge you, ridicule you or even make fun of you, but I want you to be encouraged because those who love much are forgiven much. Show up in love and compassion there is someone out there waiting for your encouragement, waiting on what God has given you to make an impact on the earth. Do not be discouraged. God keeps every tear, they are an offering up to Him. He holds you close. He loves you and will fill up and draw you closer to Him that you know that you are not walking on this journey alone.
I pray that this has encouraged you. You can watch the full video below.