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Honestly, I was never very comfortable calling God "Abba or Daddy".. I was fine with other people doing it, it just never felt natural when I would say it. About half way through my trip here I had a little break down and was walking around the streets pouring my heart out to God. Calling Him "Abba" came out from deep within me. Ever since then, whenever I just say His name a sense of peace and His presence just comes over me. It's amazing! One of my favorite parts about Jerusalem is hearing the little kids call their dad "Abba".. something about it is so special. Try it out.. just say "Abba" and then sit for a minute and think about Him. :)

AHH, we have such a good ABBA!! Who is like Him? Who can compare? He's the kindest one i know.

Which of you, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, HOW MUCH MORE WILL YOUR FATHER IN HEAVEN GIVE GOOD GIFTS TO THOSE WHO ASK HIM!

[Matthew 7:9-11]

Don't you love when things the Lord has been showing you here and there finally start to connect?! Today was one of those days for me. So I'll try to share some, hopefully it makes sense to you. It makes sense to my heart, but I'm still trying to process and put things together so I figure trying to write it out might help..

This morning the Lord gave my friend a vision of his heart filled with jewels and pearls. We were trading our rocks for precious things. On the gems there were tags that said, "the desires of your heart."

In Hebrew the words 'beauty' and 'ashes' are spelled with the same letters in a different order. As we take our the desires of our heart (rocks) and lay them as a sacrifice on His alter they are consumed with His fire and become ashes. He treasures our sacrifices in His heart, they are very dear to Him, and they become beautiful gems as we release them into His care and allow for patience to have it's perfect work in our hearts (James 1:4). In His perfect timing, He gives them back to us. I believe what we give up to Him that He is making it beautiful in it's timing and our desire will come back to us exceedingly abundantly above all we thought or imagined (Ephesians 3:20).

He has made everything beautiful in its timing (Ecc3:11).

He takes our ashes and breathes on them and they become life (like Adam!). He takes our filthy rags and makes them garments of praise! Only when our hearts are fully surrendered to Him are we truly free.Whoever loses his life for My sake will find it (Matt10:39). There's so much JOY in letting go!!

When we first got here the Lord was speaking Ecclesiastes 3:1 to me, "There is a time for everything and a season for every activity under heaven." I received a prophetic word the other day that "It's time!".. still asking Him exactly what it's time for, but I know this was the Lord speaking it. It's the glory of God to conceal a matter, and the Glory of a king to search it out (Prov 25:2). He who seeks finds (Matt 7:8).

So yeah.. a good Abba, timing, treasures, sacrifices, joy, patience, Ecclesiastes 3... :)

Thank you Abba for light! I pray for more of the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ to shine on our hearts. Amen.