About a year ago at this time I was faced with some significant medical questions. Pain in my chest had become an intermittent, random companion. Concerns about my health had always been one of those landing strips where I was particularly vulnerable to worry and fear in the face of the unknown. This specific journey had led me to the brink of some cardiac testing. On this particular day I was to take an exercise-induced stress treadmill test combined with echocardiogram studies. I wondered if my knees could endure the test also. In the morning before this event, I found myself laying it all out before God and really needing to hear from Him. As I waited in the quiet moments that followed, I encountered a voice inside of me that was not my own. It was a kind, confident voice that made me feel safe. I began to write in my journal the words I was hearing that were to change my life. I share those words with you now:
To My Daughter:
I am The Maker of your heart and the Very Spirit of Life Who lives inside you. I am the synchronized beat of your blood and the energy of your being. I am before you and behind you, below you and above you. I surround you with favor like a shield.
I walk with you, I dream with you. In your most vulnerable space, I am there.
Today, when you step onto the treadmill, I will be there. I will be the gait in your step, the breath in your lungs, the endurance in your want-to, the power in your walk.
Know Me there. See Me there. Feel Me there. In Me you live and move and have your being. I am, and always will be … your heart.
Papa.
Postscript: The report of this testing said ” Normal ECG. No evidence of ischemia, tolerated well, above average exercise capacity.”
Thank-you, Papa.
( Incidentally, it turned out to be heartburn as the cause of chest pain. After changing some things, it disappeared.)
Thanks for listening.
6 replies on “The Voice of Another Inside Me that Changed Everything”
Yes, I recognize that voice! He speaks only good things. The way you told this story is very real. I think it would draw others (including me) to want to be familiar with that voice.
Thank-you, Rosie, for your response. It means very much to me.
Christine..this is a beautiful testimony of your deep relationship with your Papa God! He is in your heart for sure! I love how He spoke to you when you called upon Him for help. He is your provider and healer! He turned your fears and moaning into trust and gladness! I love you and see God constantly showing His love for you! Bless you! 🥰
Just. Wow. Corinne. Thank-you so much for your comments that reveal your heart-to-heart connection with Papa…and with me. Precious indeed.
Awesome post.
Thank-you.