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it is finished


those are some of my favorite words from the Bible. i love that phrase - it is simple, but packed with so much meaning. it is the phrase that brings me into relationship with Jesus.


well, today we are using that phrase in our little house. yes, it is finished. hubby just left for the last time to head to the office. the only job i've ever known him to have is finished. the way of our days are finished. and just like the Scripture, this is a simple phrase, but it is packed with so much meaning. it means obedience to the One that first said it. it means walking in faith, just like He calls us to. it means sacrificing certaintity (well kind of) for the unknown. it means a different way of life for us.


if you read in John, right before Jesus says "it is finished" he says "I am thirsty." now, we know that he is offered some vinegar to drink. i often wonder if thirsty had a deeper meaning than that. but what i think is cool is that the thirst is satisfied enough for Him to say "it is finished."


as we walked this journey, and even though it was mostly my hubbies, we walked it together. and i really believe that right before the big decision was made we both, in our own ways, said, "i am thirsty." we were tired, there was so much baggage, but we were thirsty to see God. to see Him provide in so many ways. and when we got to the point of really being thirsty, He gave us a drink and we could say it is finished.


there is a newness in our home. i can see that hubby has changed. the joy is returning. the passions are returning. the stress has been lifted. our days will look totally different - so very different.


but God is good. and i believe He is there to satisify our thirst. and just like that day on the cross, He spoke clearly to us that this phase of our life is finished. He has so much in store - a life that only He knows about and i can't wait!

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