The Uncommon Normal with Twyla Franz

92 - Wild, Reckless Love, Ocean Waves, & The Week After


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“Your love is like an ocean,” as Rick Pino sings, and I’m love-drunk on the waves. I stand waist-deep, watching wave crests break the line of sky and water. Behold the rushing glory of God sweeping me into His embrace.

I must go deeper, where saltwater swells higher. Taste the breath of God in the wind. Drink in the dripping nearness of God.

I’m here. Held. Whole. Wildly, outrageously, unconditionally loved.

I need nothing more. Only Him. So I inch out a little farther. Close my eyes and let His love lift me. Drench me. Fill me.

There’s an endless expanse of God’s love. For you. For me. For the whole lot of us pressed into the space of the now and the not-yet. Where there’s questions reminiscent of heaven and end stops that plant us in the right-here-and-now.

I hold onto the scent of ocean, waves, God’s with-ness. It’s the week after the world changed with the death and living-again of One both God and man. A collision of normal and also not. I’m guilty of being one quick to forget that Easter’s not a day come and gone but a day that changes everything. Forever.

Links mentioned:

  1. Find inspiring gratitude stories here.
  2. In case you're not getting Tuesdays with Twyla yet, I often share the worship songs I play on repeat. Join us here.
  3. Learn more about the physical posture of surrender in this recent post.
  4. AIf you haven’t grabbed my brain dump sheet yet, there’s space to write how you’ll connect with God, another for how you’ll nurture relationships, and a third for the tasks that are yours to do. It’s a way to de-stress, re-prioritize, and balance your life—and you can grab it free here!
  5. Cultivating a Missional Life: A 30-Day Devotional to Gently Help You Open Your Heart, Home, and Life to Your Neighbors. Download a free sample from the resource library, and if you want the rest it’s $4.99 on Kindle or $6.99 for the paperback. Grab the bonus 30-day missional living challenge (free with a purchase) to get the most out of the devotional.
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