The Dove

Written By Rachel

“But the dove found no resting place, for the sole of her foot…so she returned to him“ Genesis 8:9

I know this verse is in relation to the story of Noah’s Ark, in which the dove was searching for land, but I feel like God is giving me a different personal message. In my mind I see it in a way where we are the doves and we may go far away from God, here and there and wander around for a really long time, but we will never find a resting place, we will never be comfortable anywhere in life unless we are with the Lord. There will always be something missing, an emptiness inside of us and we will try to fulfil it by seeking peace and love in other worldly or sinful things. But, it won’t make a difference, that is NOT our resting place, God is! So after all that wandering around, Being lost, I pray we will return to our resting place, Our loving Father who has His arms constantly open, waiting for us, welcoming us. Again and again. It’s insane how much He loves us and never gives up on us.

St Augustine says, “You move us to delight in praising You; for You have made us for Yourself, and our hearts are RESTLESS until they rest in You.”

Rachel

About me, just those two words bother me. Me. Who is me? I’ve struggled with this question a lot growing up, who am I? Who is Rachel? Rachel is my name, but who is she? The identity issue of who you perceive yourself to be and who people say you are has been a battle I’ve been fighting with myself a long time. Until that day. The day He called me by my name.“Come, my Beloved”. The day I finally realised I am a daughter of a King.

It’s a hard thing to do, to rewire your brain into thinking that you're special and beautiful, that you do have a purpose; especially in a world which constantly tells you otherwise. But, with the constant reminder of His promises and predestined truths, I believe we can tap into a life so much sweeter and more beautiful than we can ever imagine. You are ROYALTY, you are a Son/Daughter of the Highest King! So, my hope for this blog is to find out who I am in who He is! to experience Him through all of my senses and actions and to invite you guys to explore this journey with me!

I’m not quite sure how I’m meant to describe myself in an ‘about me’ as I said I’m still figuring it out, so below I have listed a few likes and dislikes that may help you guys get to know me a little bit better! I like Disney, I like Korean dramas, Korean food, Korean everything, I like Photography, I like to go on long walks with my wellies and get really muddy, I like to read books about dragons and magic powers and things that don’t exist, I like to paint, I don’t like to trip but it occasionally does happen 😂🤷🏽‍♀️ I don’t like spiders, I don’t like horror movies (I will have nightmares for weeks) I hate squidgy/slimy textured foods for example mushrooms. I don’t really want to end this at mushrooms so I have a mug collection and a mild addiction to Tom and Jerry.

Rachel

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