All feels lost as I stand before the Jordan River with my feet planted at its edge, the murky waters lapping at my toes. I watched my stolen dreams sink to the bottom, out of reach and irretrievable, a rippling ring moving out from the entry point. I felt hopelessness ascending to the surface of my soul, expanding like the rings of water.
“Were they your dreams?” inquired the Lord. “Or were they borrowed?”
The bewildering question shifted my attention to Jesus standing beside me, also surveying the waters.
“What do you mean?” I asked with a puzzled heart.
“Show me the exact place where your dream sank.” said the Lord, pointing to the waters.
While I was surveying the location, I felt Jesus’ hand interlock with mine, spinning me to face Him directly. Our eyes locked, Jesus reached for my other hand, softly brushing both against His lips before placing them over my heart and holding them firmly in place.
“The current of the Jordan runs fast and deep, but I control the living waters that flow from your heart. Make Me the object of your faith, casting My promises in the exact spot where you lost all hope. I will draw-out your aspirations, for I satisfy the desires of every living thing.”
“My hands of faith seem empty.” I confessed, lowering my eyes in shame.
“On the contrary.” said the Lord. “Your faith is very pleasing to Me. I see you keeping My Words and diligently seeking Me in all areas of your life.”
Clinging to every affirming Word, tears began to flow down my cheeks as I was overtaken by the Lord’s profound love, even in the midst of my faith crisis.
Jesus cradled my face in His hands, observing the state of my heart. I felt the center of my soul become still as His thumbs lightly brushed the surface of my skin, wiping away the teardrops.
“I sit enthroned above the circle of the earth. All things are held together by Me, the Creator of the Universe. Surrender your dead dream to the One who swallows up death in victory. I will alter the components of that dream making it rise anew, tailored to My purposes and doubling your portion. There is always a death before there can be a resurrection.”
Comforted by Proverbs 20:5, 21:1; Colossians 1:16-17; Isaiah 25:8, 40:22; John 4:10; Genesis 1:1 & 27; Revelations 4:1; 1 John 3:22; Philippians 2:13; Job 42:10; 2 Kings 6:1-6.
