The true thoughts of love.

Dear Child,


Rest your head in the thought of grace.  For it is eternal.


Embrace the quality of my love.  For I will never turn away.


Face the greatness of my salvation.  For I have already bled for you.


You are thought of.  For I am King.


You are beautiful.  For you are made in my image.


You are loved.  For I was broken for you.
 

You are mine.


- Father

A peaceful but lonely place.

The void of friendship once had is of utmost pain, to feel as though love and life was ripped from ones very own soul can be disheartening, almost of tragic build.  One finds them-self on the brink of life and eternity searching for a deeper meaning, these are the moments we most grab onto something bigger then ourselves, we must take time to allow the pain of loss to mold the mind of absence, take solace in the fact that you will one day meet again, take this time to cling onto the creator.  For He is the only one who desires us at all times, the only one who longs to see us smile, laugh and live.  He is the one who speaks to us when all is silent.  All to often we criticize God for not speaking into our lives but the fact of the matter is how often do we allow silence to happen in our lives?  How often do we simply let our father treat us to something amazing?  Before you start spewing out hate towards God because you haven't heard from Him in a while, stop and think, when was the last time I even took time for Him?  We live in a broken world with broken people, get this through your mind, no one is perfect, even the redeemed are not made whole yet, only Christ is whole.  So find that peaceful place.  Allow the maker to create something beautiful through you, take time to speak to the man who wants you to grow in wisdom and understanding.  So my beloved friends, remember that love that cannot hurt us or dismay us will never leave us nor forsake us.

Hope is not a feeling but a man and his name is Jesus Christ.  Cling onto this man.

-Todd LaBerge

Pain.

My heart hurts like it has never hurt before, my body is weary like it has never been before, my soul is drained like it has never been before.... But my God is good like so many times before... My mind is restless, like a child running after a kite which has gotten away from him, the struggle to maintain composer is almost unbearable, I want to just sit down and cry out "I can't catch it!"  But I will not, for my mind is not one to be beaten.  I have a creator who loves me, not only that but He gives me reason to live!  For I am made in His image!  Chosen, bought, stamped!  I AM HIS!!!!  So like the child who cry's because he could not catch his beloved kite, so I sit, waiting for Dad to carry me home.  I long for the embrace of my Father again.  My heart is of fragile build... I need the carpenter to strengthen it.  My body is sculpted by the master artist, I need to be mended.  My soul is filled by the grace and peace of Christ... I need my savior to fill it a new.


Do I bare this weight all on my own?  Am I the only one who feels this way?  By no means!  For Christ experienced pain to the fullest, even rejection from God himself!  We mere mortals think we are alone...  But in reality, we are immortals who can never be alone.

This is from the heart and soul of a very, very tired man.

-Todd LaBerge