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This morning the words falter...I stumble over piecing together cohesive sentences, proper grammar...despite the beautiful jolt of caffeine in a hot cup of heaven, I hesitate...fingers poised over the keyboard, mind seeking...searching...praying for wisdom and the grace to impart it in such a way to reach the broken, to deposit teardrops of love and compassion and understanding into a heavy heart...to ease the pain of a bruised and blighted spirit....

My heart weeps every morning....tears silently run down my face as I contemplate the lost souls wandering in the deepest darkest of wildernesses...the driest of deserts, every bit of love, hope and faith ground into dust. With no visible avenue of escape, they place one tired foot in front of the other...praying for strength...praying for more love, more forgiveness...more grace...as they pray for the very one who is pushing their head under water.

Dear hearts....I will reiterate, regurgitate, repeat until this hits home....you are not meant for darkness....this is not your battle to wage....

'For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of [a]the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.' Ephesians 6:12

Oh, it is fleshly...it is present before you....however, it goes deeper....

This dear friends is not meant to be fought at your expense...at the expense of your spirit, your soul....dragging your joy into the mud, your heart broken down into pieces each day for you to pick up at the end of each day, hoping for new life...praying for miracles....

God sees you dear hearts....He knows your plight, knows the battles you wage every minute of every day....and His heart breaks.

My prayer for you today is for the courage to truly see the monster laying in wait inside the one you love. For the grace to accept that you will never change someone who is unwilling to mend the broken places within themselves. The change must come within you, for you.

May you know your worth and stand....stand tall and strong for the broken child residing deep in your heart, in your spirit. You deserve protecting...you deserve all that is good and lovely.

May God keep you safe....and make a way of escape....there is life waiting for you, a good life. One filled with promises kept...filled with meaning, with hope, with faith....