{"id":5214,"date":"2022-05-06T20:32:20","date_gmt":"2022-05-07T01:32:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/?p=5214"},"modified":"2022-05-06T20:32:20","modified_gmt":"2022-05-07T01:32:20","slug":"god-turned-his-face-toward-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/index.php\/2022\/05\/06\/god-turned-his-face-toward-me\/","title":{"rendered":"God Turned His Face Toward Me"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"\"Shawn K. Carson Artwork<\/h6>\n

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Sitting in the thick of the forest with a bubbling brook nearby\u2026<\/h6>\n
I looked to see a sunbeam streaming through the trees.<\/h6>\n
I\u2019d been seeking him for so long I knelt upon my knees<\/h6>\n
Papa God where are you? I know you\u2019re the God who sees.<\/h6>\n
I knelt there quietly and then I heard the voice, melodious and sweet<\/h6>\n
Gently, flowing on the breeze.<\/h6>\n
He spoke with tenderness, he was not harsh, I could barely believe his words, for in that moment<\/h6>\n
I quickly seized; his holy presence as it surrounded me.<\/h6>\n
Heart pounding, I took a look and this is what I found.<\/h6>\n
His piercing, smiling eyes, met mine and I began to cry.<\/h6>\n
He turned his face towards me I was awe struck and bowed before the King.<\/h6>\n
I\u2019ve never known such peace and love, God turned his face to me, more gracious than anything in this realm, had I ever seen, and in that moment, I had no need.<\/h6>\n
No need of identity, no need of material gain, no need of wanting any earthly thing.<\/h6>\n
For I was seeking God\u2019s good pleasure and his face is what I found. Flesh set free, unbounding love had been given unselfishly to me.<\/h6>\n
His smile was more radiant than the sun. His eyes like fire but didn\u2019t burn. The ancient of age was not old, he was meek, childlike and calm. I reached to touch his face, he waited with tenderness and grace. And when I touched his skin, it was translucent like a cloud that gave a mirror image of who I was only it was not me it was Him.<\/h6>\n
And then he said, \u201cChild of mine, I love you so, it is I who gave you life. Choose to use it for my good, choose to love not hate.\u201d<\/h6>\n
Sitting in the thick of the forest, God turned his face to me\u2026<\/h6>\n
Now all I see is Jesus everywhere I go and in everyone I meet.<\/h6>\n
~Marla Shaw O\u2019Neill May 6, 2022<\/h6>\n
Numbers 6:24-26<\/em><\/strong><\/h6>\n
King James Version <\/em><\/strong>The Lord bless thee, and keep thee:<\/em><\/h6>\n
The Lord make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee:<\/em><\/h6>\n
The Lord lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.<\/em><\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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