damsel in distress

tonight i went to a women's event at NorthGate Church. honestly, beforehand, i wasn't totally excited about going. i had a few friends who i knew would be there and wanted me to go. but other than that, i had no idea why i was there. (great attitude, right?!)

but once i was there, and we started pressing in to God's presence in worship, i knew i was in the right place. at one point, when katie was leading worship, she sensed the Lord tell her that He heard our singing to Him, and that He wanted to sing over us. so, i just felt like i should get out my notepad and write whatever song He wanted to sing over me. little did i know that the very words He gave me would be the exact topic taught on that night.

i saw you there, a damsel in distress. your face was covered in the dirt. you lay in the muck, thinking you weren't worth anything.

but your eyes - one look from your eyes, that was all it took. I was undone for you. I could see behind the filth that you were mine. so I came to rescue you. I came to the muck and the filth, and I found you.

I want to show you who you really are. I have made a way for you. I have the cleansing flow. Wash yourself in my love. its all you'll ever need.

open your eyes. see what I see. I'll give you my vision. you are a pearl. you are clean. you are no longer a damsel in distress. you are my queen. you always were.

do not ever be confused of your identity ever again. I am your Saviour.

its not your surroundings that tell you who you are; not your circumstances. what I say - thats the truth of who you are, my beloved.