This is so beautiful, honey. I really connected with what you were saying about God embracing you in his arms. That's a picture I've been given too. When my head is real racey and I can feel that familiar adrenal rush of over-ideation, I take a deep breath and imagine Jesus' arms enveloping me and I crumble into them. Ellisabeth Elliot is always reminding me on her old podcasts 'You are loved by an everlasting love, and beneath are the everlasting arms.' I speak to him and remind myself: 'You said your burden was light. I need that promise right now,' and he just melts me.
What an incredible work he is doing in you, beautiful. Beauty for ashes, joy for mourning... preparing you for all the ways he wants you to raise those beautiful children of yours in his promise. He never wastes the wilderness.
Wow I really needed this and resonated with it. I to am pregnant, this pregnancy comes after many losses and 2 having been in the second trimester. Everything about this current pregnancy has been eye opening. I didn’t feel called to talk about my experiences past and present. I went off socials. I’ve really lay in the thick of what pregnancy after loss is. As I near my 3rd trimester and get ready for this babe to come earthside and to join her earth living brother, I reflect on the past 5 years waiting for her arrival. The growth, the loss of life from my womb and loss of relationships as I grow into this next version of myself as mother. 💗
These were beautiful words. I’m also clamped right now. I’ve been having the urge to write, create lately... so many things swirling, waking up in the night with new revelations to share, but whenever I get a moment or the motivation to make one... I don’t. I feel I ought at the very least to update people. I’ve had messages checking in because my writing has gone quiet. I have so much to say! But it all just feels pointless when... God. You know? I am at peace though being clamped. The discomfort of not needing to do / be more. God is enough.
I liked these words from you today...
It’s always beautiful to witness your journey.. xx
So relatable, Peta! I’ve been going through the same refining / sanctification process since I was born again at the end of 2020. He’s chipping away at all the pride built up over so many years of my #bossbabe entrepreneur life. 🤪 All the years of competition and needing to be the best. Immense amounts of pressure to always be performing at a high level. He’s given me a heart to care about what He cares about and focus on my family, husband, and first child. I fall into the trap less and less as time goes on of the FOMO of “needing to create” and “do something meaningful”.. out there in the world. More and more being okay with the meaningful being completely unseen by others other than those around me and Him. It’s so freeing yet so challenging, but the refining hand of The Lord is such a blessing as you have stated!
I also want to say, how excited I was to see when you shared that you were following Christ / born again. I was cheering for you and praying from afar for you. Praise God! I’ll see you in heaven ☺️🙂
When I first got saved, I commented on one of your posts about aliens .. that they were really demons.. and then I was swiftly blocked. 😆 I was in such a sensitive headspace after getting saved.. so much change and a whirlwind of emotions. Have done a lot of growing and healing since then. Especially in the realm of not spewing the truth without love. Please forgive me! 🙏🏽 God bless you and your growing fam.
I think we’ve both done a lot of growing since then ;) also, I actually remembered that moment when I became new ! Don’t worry, I look back at my own delusion with some fair cringe... xxxx
Linking my Dad’s sermon for you below, Peta. It’s a Holy Spirit download I have on my heart to share. Don’t usually do this, and please delete if it’s not okay, but this slayed me last week. The last half of the sermon and then especially the last 7mins of meditation/explanation of Christian meditation is a beautifully annointed offering. Listen if you want a 5 minute prayerful moment XX
“Deep calls to deep in the roar of your waterfalls; all your waves and breakers have swept over me” (Psalm 42:7).
The clamped position I no longer despise...He is the Potter, I am the clay. What I thought was Darkness I realised I was merely being hidden in the Shadow of His Wings.
During my third homebirth - I recalled I was moaning and groaning so much more less vocal. No birth song. Just deep works.
Thank you Peta, feeling in the depths of some kind of refiners fire lately, everything in my life burning away and I'm standing here not know what to do or what will be left of my life and relationships when the fire dies down. I am feeling adrift but learning to trust that things will make sense in time. Appreciated your words deeply today
This really resonates. I was so excited to see a new post from you in my inbox this morning. The peace you exude as you walk with God is felt throughout your words. Thank you for sharing the truth, beauty and goodness within your refinement and sanctification. It serves and helps me and others so much.🙏
Peta so beautiful…. I can read you now. Real raw authentic. I’m drawn inside to a quiet contemplative space away from the glitter and glam that has always left me agitated and with a sense of profound wanting and emptiness…I want stillness, connection with nature and with God. God bless you.
As always, your honesty is piercing, your integrity is inspiring and your vulnerability is comforting and relieving. I’ve just noticed I enjoy your words, regardless of the topic, simply because it is unique and true to you and I always find I can relate. The magic is in the essence, not just the content. THANK YOU. 🩵
Peta, I've read silently as you proclaim and declare the hand of Jesus over your life. How he's restored & redeemed you. Feeling the fruit of the Spirit over your every word & witnessed him sweep through as THE refiner & provider. Sharing HIS word and spreading the Good news that Jesus has taken up residence in your heart & fashioned you to His likeness.
I'm so moved by how The Father moves through You. You are such a delight and he is ALWAYS delighted in You.
Thank you for sharing. I decided to take a month off social media for August and when September crept up, I decided not to go back. I’ve felt a similar call to relax, embrace, and trust. 🤍
Gosh Peta, you speak my language x thanks for sharing your incredible insights and wisdom. They help to normalize my cyclone of thoughts and feelings... Blessings to you x
This is so beautiful, honey. I really connected with what you were saying about God embracing you in his arms. That's a picture I've been given too. When my head is real racey and I can feel that familiar adrenal rush of over-ideation, I take a deep breath and imagine Jesus' arms enveloping me and I crumble into them. Ellisabeth Elliot is always reminding me on her old podcasts 'You are loved by an everlasting love, and beneath are the everlasting arms.' I speak to him and remind myself: 'You said your burden was light. I need that promise right now,' and he just melts me.
What an incredible work he is doing in you, beautiful. Beauty for ashes, joy for mourning... preparing you for all the ways he wants you to raise those beautiful children of yours in his promise. He never wastes the wilderness.
Love you love you love you xo
Gosh, Elisabeth Elliot. What a treasure. As are you beauty. Xxx
Wow I really needed this and resonated with it. I to am pregnant, this pregnancy comes after many losses and 2 having been in the second trimester. Everything about this current pregnancy has been eye opening. I didn’t feel called to talk about my experiences past and present. I went off socials. I’ve really lay in the thick of what pregnancy after loss is. As I near my 3rd trimester and get ready for this babe to come earthside and to join her earth living brother, I reflect on the past 5 years waiting for her arrival. The growth, the loss of life from my womb and loss of relationships as I grow into this next version of myself as mother. 💗
These were beautiful words. I’m also clamped right now. I’ve been having the urge to write, create lately... so many things swirling, waking up in the night with new revelations to share, but whenever I get a moment or the motivation to make one... I don’t. I feel I ought at the very least to update people. I’ve had messages checking in because my writing has gone quiet. I have so much to say! But it all just feels pointless when... God. You know? I am at peace though being clamped. The discomfort of not needing to do / be more. God is enough.
I liked these words from you today...
It’s always beautiful to witness your journey.. xx
Thank you gorge woman xx
God you stirred my heart with this piece. I was given a second life a year ago & still floating between the old and the new. Thank you for writing 🙏🏻
So relatable, Peta! I’ve been going through the same refining / sanctification process since I was born again at the end of 2020. He’s chipping away at all the pride built up over so many years of my #bossbabe entrepreneur life. 🤪 All the years of competition and needing to be the best. Immense amounts of pressure to always be performing at a high level. He’s given me a heart to care about what He cares about and focus on my family, husband, and first child. I fall into the trap less and less as time goes on of the FOMO of “needing to create” and “do something meaningful”.. out there in the world. More and more being okay with the meaningful being completely unseen by others other than those around me and Him. It’s so freeing yet so challenging, but the refining hand of The Lord is such a blessing as you have stated!
I also want to say, how excited I was to see when you shared that you were following Christ / born again. I was cheering for you and praying from afar for you. Praise God! I’ll see you in heaven ☺️🙂
When I first got saved, I commented on one of your posts about aliens .. that they were really demons.. and then I was swiftly blocked. 😆 I was in such a sensitive headspace after getting saved.. so much change and a whirlwind of emotions. Have done a lot of growing and healing since then. Especially in the realm of not spewing the truth without love. Please forgive me! 🙏🏽 God bless you and your growing fam.
I think we’ve both done a lot of growing since then ;) also, I actually remembered that moment when I became new ! Don’t worry, I look back at my own delusion with some fair cringe... xxxx
Linking my Dad’s sermon for you below, Peta. It’s a Holy Spirit download I have on my heart to share. Don’t usually do this, and please delete if it’s not okay, but this slayed me last week. The last half of the sermon and then especially the last 7mins of meditation/explanation of Christian meditation is a beautifully annointed offering. Listen if you want a 5 minute prayerful moment XX
https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/spiritcode/id1126686889?i=1000626580503
Thank you beauty, will listen!! xx
“Deep calls to deep in the roar of your waterfalls; all your waves and breakers have swept over me” (Psalm 42:7).
The clamped position I no longer despise...He is the Potter, I am the clay. What I thought was Darkness I realised I was merely being hidden in the Shadow of His Wings.
During my third homebirth - I recalled I was moaning and groaning so much more less vocal. No birth song. Just deep works.
Thank you for sharing sister 🧡
Amen. Thank you Shirley xx Also- same! I go so very very quiet in my births. Silent. I wonder if it’ll be the same this time!
Thank you Peta, feeling in the depths of some kind of refiners fire lately, everything in my life burning away and I'm standing here not know what to do or what will be left of my life and relationships when the fire dies down. I am feeling adrift but learning to trust that things will make sense in time. Appreciated your words deeply today
This really resonates. I was so excited to see a new post from you in my inbox this morning. The peace you exude as you walk with God is felt throughout your words. Thank you for sharing the truth, beauty and goodness within your refinement and sanctification. It serves and helps me and others so much.🙏
Thank you Jolene and I know that yearning so well xx
Peta so beautiful…. I can read you now. Real raw authentic. I’m drawn inside to a quiet contemplative space away from the glitter and glam that has always left me agitated and with a sense of profound wanting and emptiness…I want stillness, connection with nature and with God. God bless you.
As always, your honesty is piercing, your integrity is inspiring and your vulnerability is comforting and relieving. I’ve just noticed I enjoy your words, regardless of the topic, simply because it is unique and true to you and I always find I can relate. The magic is in the essence, not just the content. THANK YOU. 🩵
Thank you for this beautiful comment Rachel :) xx
Peta, I've read silently as you proclaim and declare the hand of Jesus over your life. How he's restored & redeemed you. Feeling the fruit of the Spirit over your every word & witnessed him sweep through as THE refiner & provider. Sharing HIS word and spreading the Good news that Jesus has taken up residence in your heart & fashioned you to His likeness.
I'm so moved by how The Father moves through You. You are such a delight and he is ALWAYS delighted in You.
Thank you for the way you share.
I've missed your nectar.
Arohanui,
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Thank you Toni- what a beautiful, encouraging comment ❤️❤️🕊️
Wow. This appeared in my inbox after a day of grappling with a season where my tires are quite stuck in the mud. Thank you, thank you. x
You are a light in the world. God bless you and your family ❤️
Thank you for sharing. I decided to take a month off social media for August and when September crept up, I decided not to go back. I’ve felt a similar call to relax, embrace, and trust. 🤍
Gosh Peta, you speak my language x thanks for sharing your incredible insights and wisdom. They help to normalize my cyclone of thoughts and feelings... Blessings to you x