A Glorious Orchestration

Met someone this week for the first time and I can't get her out of my heart or my head. I find myself praying like crazy for this stranger...now friend. Her brokenness breaks my heart. As I spoke to her, I could see her heart. In those moments, when you can see past the walls, barriers, masks, denial, illusions and whatever tactics we believe hide who we really are, I believe God blesses us with the ability to see someone how He sees them. Hurting, broken and lost. 


When I think of her, I think of the Parable of the Lost Sheep. Before Jesus tells it, big time religious leaders who think they know more than God...literally...say, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.” So you know an awesome parable is going to follow!

Then Jesus told them this parable:  “Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it?  And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders  and goes home. Then he calls his friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost sheep.’  I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent. Luke 15:3-7


My new friend, lost sheep. God loves her so much that in recent days He has orchestrated several events to bring her back. To open her eyes. To soften her heart. That's what He does. 


He brings people: friends and strangers 
He brings things into motion: amazing mountain tops or allows us to hit rock bottom
He brings insight and opens the eyes of our hearts


Think about it in your life. Is He doing this now? Or maybe He did and its time to thank Him. I can think of a billion times He did it mine. Brought people in my wide lost path to give me directions to get back on the right path. Even when I was dumb, drunk, drugged and dumb. Yeah...I said dumb twice. It was that bad!


He loves you that much too. He may be trying to tell you something now. Soften your heart. Open your eyes. So He can put you on His shoulders and say, "Rejoice with me; I found my lost sheep."