She asked me if she could
speak to me
Calling me to the side at
a women’s meeting
For a few seconds I am thrown
by her words
“I am so glad for what happened
to you”
She proceeded, a beautiful
Muslim woman around 60
years of age
“If you didn’t go through
your painful journey, you
would not have been able
to bring hope to so many women
We all can relate to your journey
Each one of us can take
something with us”
Walking away from her, my journey finally made sense
Every tear
Every rejection
Every humiliation
Every betrayal
Every painful day
I now see what Papa saw
all along
I only saw in part
A blurred picture of a journey
with many detours, pain and questions
In my darkest hour, my
deepest pain, Papa asked
me to deny myself
Papa knew that my heart
was hurting beyond repair
Yet He also knew that if
I would allow this crisis to
draw me closer to Him
He would heal my heart
Use my journey to help others
to find their way through tough journeys
Papa was after my stained
and damaged heart
He would move mountains
to see my heart restored
He is coming for a bride
without spot or wrinkle
He is showing off by using
those, who people wrote off
The ones with the most spots
and wrinkles
To show His sovereignty in surrendered lives
Father is raising up, and bringing
to the forefront the sons and daughters He trained in seclusion
Whose testimonies have
been tried and tested in
the fiery furnaces
When these sons and daughters open their mouths they release
a weighty sound
A yoke breaking, demon slaying sound!
A set the captives free sound!
A signs, wonders and miracle sound!
They will be recognised by
the sound they release
They said yes to Papa, when
they wanted to run and hide
Through every tear, every
dark night, every struggle
they chose to hang on to Jesus
Through every challenge, trial, character training
Father had His way in surrendered sons and daughters
They don’t crave platforms
They crave His presence
They don’t crave applause
They crave His blessing
They do not crave wealth or anything this word has to offer
They only crave being with Jesus
Their only credentials is going
hard after Jesus
In every season good or bad
He is the One we love more
than life!
~ Ebigale Wilson
Father Had His Way
The Journey
