He walked passed me
and He saw me
When no one saw me
Alone, struggling in my own blood
Fighting my own fights
He spoke life over me
I was not even aware of His love for me
I was not even aware of my need of a Saviour
Living a life of compromise
No safe place or someone I could call home
Searching for anything and anyone
To fill this big hole in my heart
I tried to fill it with alcohol, tattoos, piercings, sex, you name it…I’ve probably done it
My way of dealing with
this nagging emptiness
Which I could never give a name
Avoid facing my fears
Too much effort to deal with it
Easier to go with the flow
The list of my ‘painkillers’
grew longer and longer
Don’t most of us have our own?
Yet, it could never remove my pain
permanently
Still I would never admit to it
Pride kept me bound
Darkness my norm and the standard I lived by
I never knew that a life of freedom
was available to me
Till He passed by me
and spoke life over me
He said ‘Live’ to the desperate me
The ‘me’ living a life of lies
One encounter that would forever
transform me
One word was all I needed
To open my eyes to the rags
I was dressed in
For the first time
I knew I was worthy
‘Live’ meant that someone saw me
That I was not a mistake
That I was worthy of a love so great
He passed by me again and
it was my time for love
He washed off my blood
together with my past
Anointed me with oil
Covered my nakedness
that was visible to all
My past and my pain
He erased it all
He swore an oath and entered into
a covenant with me
A wayward child whose
Life story was now rewritten
with His precious blood
A covenant that would stand the tests of time
The processes of the journey
Different seasons and times
Through the highs and lows
The valleys and mountains
because I knew Who was with me
Transforming me daily to be more like Him
I was clothed in fine linen and covered with silk
Sandals of badger skin were put on my feet
Adorned with silver and gold
Put on display for everyone to see
That no one is beyond
His amazing grace
Different journeys
He can use us all
He perfects us daily by His grace
Our limps
Our struggles
Our shortcomings
Turned into testimonies
Changing atmospheres wherever we go
Touching hearts as we journey on
Spreading the Good News
that started it all.
~ Ebigale Wilson
He Spoke Life Over Me
The Journey
Restored People Community 