So This Is What He Told Me.

I have been there. I know how you feel. I understand. I can relate. I feel ya. I am picking up what you're putting down. I get it. I know what you are saying. I am listening. I know this is not easy. I know you hurt. I see the pain in your face. I know your gut is in knots. I know you are afraid. I know you are feeling confused. I understand the awkwardness. I understand the fear of rejection. I know you feel abandoned. I have lost family and friends too. I have been hungry. I know what it is like to be without food. I have been thirsty. I know what it is like to be without shelter. I have had sleepless nights. I have been sick. I have been poor and have been without money or resources. I have been without transportation. I have wept. I have been angry. I have been accused. I have been lied to and lied about. I have been betrayed. I have been questioned. I have been without support, help, and assistance. I have been misunderstood. I have been laughed at. I have been mocked. I have been called horrific names. I have had my motives questioned. My intentions second guessed. My character destroyed and my integrity slandered. I have been hated. I have been despised. I have been arrested. I have been set up. I have felt stabbed in the back. I have been denied. I have been treated unfairly. I have had chances taken away. I have not been tolerated. I have felt defeated. I have had people lose their patience with me. I have had people who did not believe in me either. I have been seen as crazy. I have been told to keep silent. I have been told to stop. I have been asked to leave. I have been alone. I have been abused. I have been manipulated. I have been doubted. I have felt violated. I have been tired and fatigued. I have been confronted. I have been told one thing and then another. I have asked for and denied reprieve. I have asked if there was another way? I have been hunted down. I have been pursued. I have been hit. I have been beaten. I have been spit upon. I have been incarcerated. I have been indicted. I have been looked over. I have been tried. I have been sentenced. I have asked why? I have been broken hearted. I have been left. I have been drained of every ounce of life. I have been nailed to the cross.

However...I did not complain. I did not say "why me"? I did not blame someone else.  I did not consider other alternatives. I did not leave. I did not quit. I did not give up. I did not throw in the towel. I did not feel sorry for myself. I did not give excuses. I did not drown in my own sorrow. I did not shrug responsibility. I did not look for the easy way out. I took it like a man. I followed through. I went the extra mile. I obeyed. I carried the load. I took the punishment. I gave all. I held nothing back. I lived, learned, labored, laughed, loved and lost...And I did this ALL for YOU. Why? Because your worth, value and significance was worth the Price and the Pain...And I would do it all over again for the Glory of My Father and because no one loves you unconditionally like I do...One day I will be able to say all of this face to face but until then just TRUST me and take Me at My Word. When you least expect it this will all be over. Then we can walk and laugh and we will be together, forever and for all time.   

See you soon,

JESUS