Fear not; for thou shalt not be ashamed; neither be thou confounded; for thou shalt not be put to shame; for thou shall forget the shame of thy youth, and shalt not remember the reproach of thy widowhood any more.

FOR THY MAKER IS THINE HUSBAND; the Lord of hosts is His name; and they Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall He be called.

For the Lord hath called thee as a woman forsaken and grieved in spirit, and a wife of youth, when thou wast refused, saith thy God.

For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee.

In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment; but with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee, saith the Lord thy Redeemer.

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O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted, behold, I will lay thy stones with fair colours, and lay thy foundations with sapphires.

And I will make thy windows of agates, and thy gates of carbuncles, and all thy borders of pleasant stones.

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In righteousness shalt thou be established; thou shalt be far from oppression; for thou shalt not fear: and from terror; for it shall not come near thee.

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Behold, I have created the smith that bloweth the coals in the fire, and that brighteth forth an instrument for his work; and I have created the waster to destroy.

No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and everyt ongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness is of me, saith the Lord.

Isaiah 54:4-8, 11-12, 14, 16-17 (KJV)

sometimes we just expect breakthroughs to be one whereby God suddenly knocks you off your chair while you're typing on the computer and contemplating on your wrongs and tells you, "Child, you are hereby healed from whatever is holding you down! Get lost you wretched devil for you will no longer harrass my boy/girl anymore!" And angels will blow their heavenly trumpets in the background and suddenly you're in a serene sky-like surroundings and feel all pure and holy.

unfortunately it doesn't always happen that way. God doesn't shove it in your face no matter how much you want Him to.

breakthroughs can be little breakthroughs. it doesn't have to be all drama-mama. same like finding your purpose. sometimes you have to search. not all of them will be revealed in an awesome life-changing moment. some do, but some don't. and of course, you'll have to make the effort.

because God will move when you do, isn't it?

For every battle of the warrior is with confused noise, and garments rolled in blood; but this shall be with burning and fuel of fire. - Isaiah 9:5 (KJV)

bloodied and confused and burnt as we are. we're still fighting, aren't we? and how can we say that we've been faithful if we've never been tempted to be unfaithful? or how can we say that we love God if we've never been tempted to separate with Him..?

ahh my thoughts of the day.