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The Real Who I Am, As I See Me – Window Box Shattered Part 2 (Devotional and Song)

Song: As I See Me – Female Vocal

Devotional: Embracing God’s Unconditional Love

Scripture:

“For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.” — 1 Corinthians 13:12

Reflection:

Many of us grapple with the fear that if others truly knew us—the depths of our thoughts, our past mistakes, our hidden struggles—they might withdraw their love. This apprehension can lead to feelings of isolation and unworthiness, causing us to hide our true selves behind masks of perfection or indifference.

However, the Bible offers a transformative truth: God knows us completely and loves us unconditionally. As 1 Corinthians 13:12 reminds us, our current understanding is limited, like seeing a dim reflection in a mirror. Yet, even in our partial understanding, we are fully known by God. This means that our capacity to love and be loved originates from God’s perfect love for us—a love that is not based on our merits but on His very nature.

Consider the story of the woman caught in adultery (John 8:1-11). She was exposed and condemned by others, yet Jesus saw beyond her sin and offered her grace and a new beginning. This encounter illustrates that even when we feel most unlovable, Jesus meets us with compassion and redemption.

Embracing this truth requires us to confront our fears and vulnerabilities, bringing them before God in honesty. When we do so, we open ourselves to experiencing the fullness of His love—a love that liberates us from the need to hide and empowers us to live authentically.

Prayer:

Heavenly Father,

I come before You with my fears and insecurities, knowing that You see me fully and love me unconditionally. Help me to embrace Your love, allowing it to dispel the lies that I am unlovable. Teach me to live authentically, rooted in the assurance that I am known and cherished by You. Empower me to extend this love to others, reflecting Your grace in all my relationships.

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Writing:

We don’t see things clearly yet. We’re seeing things in a fog, peering through the reflection of a looking glass. But eventually we’ll see it all, as clearly as God sees us, and seeing Him face-to-face as he knows us…without our mask…as we are.

When you look at me, who do you see?
Do you see what you want to see? Or do you see the real ME?

I’m not…

…plastic and fake
…living in the confines of a storefront window box you make
…saying what you want me to say
…thinking what you want me to think
…without flaw
…a model doll
…hair of silk all in place
…living in your window box space

I’m ME…

I’m the one walking free, on my sidewalk of life…

…as I was made
…with my imperfections
…with my strengths
…giving
…full of emotion
…real…without pretension
…getting the most out of life
…taking advantage of every moment
…weak, sometimes
…strong, sometimes
…constantly seeking adventure
…feeling pain, and learning from it
…being alone, but being okay with it
…finding companionship…and risking the adventure of it
…full…of…everything…life…has…to…offer
…with eyes wide open…

I want you to see the real ME…the real who I am…as I see ME

Song: As I See Me, As He Sees Me

Verse 1: In this life, we see through mirrors dim, True selves hidden, light within grows slim. Fearing if they knew the flaws inside, They’d turn away, and love would be denied.

Chorus: But You, O Lord, You see me face to face, Fully known, embraced by endless grace. In Your light, my heart is truly free, To be the one You always meant for me.

Verse 2: No longer bound by chains of false pretense, I step beyond the walls of their defense. With all my scars and strengths in full display, I walk in freedom, guided by Your way.

Chorus: For You, O Lord, You see me face to face, Fully known, embraced by endless grace. In Your light, my heart is truly free, To be the one You always meant for me.

Bridge: Now I embrace the journey, come what may, With open eyes, I seek You every day. Until that time I see You face to face, I’ll walk in faith, upheld by Your embrace.

Chorus: For You, O Lord, You see me face to face, Fully known, embraced by endless grace. In Your light, my heart is truly free, To be the one You always meant for me.

Outro: For now, we see as in a mirror’s gaze, But then, with You, we’ll stand in glory’s blaze. Fully known and knowing, we will be, In perfect love for all eternity.

The Rose (Song)

St. Augustine, FL. Copyright © 2014 by SkylerThomas
Composition and production of song by Kenn Mann.

Dedicated to the love my life, my bride.

From the fertile soil
In the Master’s care
Your leaves spring forth
A Rose to bare

This gift of beauty
For all the world to see
Your tenderness, your fragrance
Is meant to be

The symbol of your love
A witness to us all
Of His gift to those
Who will hear His call

For we’re not persuaded
By force or might
But we are drawn
To the Rose’s light

It is your compassion
Your gentleness, your care
That brings rest to the weary
While their burden you share

And in the gentle whisper
That your love does impart
Those near you are drawn
To the Savior’s heart

In the Master’s great plan
There’s none like the Rose
For it is through your beauty
His love He shows

And when this life is over
When you’ve shed your last tear
God has a special place
Forever and ever for you to be near

The Rythm of Life

[Verse 1]
In this journey we all face
There’s a rhythm, there’s a grace
Winding roads and changing skies
God sends people to our lives
[Verse 2]
Some are closer than our kin
Hearts wide open, love within
In the church we stand as one
Bound together by the Son
[Verse 3]
In the joy, we lift our song
In the sorrow, we belong
In the feast and in the fight
We share burdens, share the light
[Chorus]
We share in joy, we share in pain
In loss, in hope, in sun, in rain
In celebration, grief, or cheer
We stand together, year by year
Though we don’t know what lies ahead
We walk by faith, not fear or dread
[Verse 4]
We remember those who’ve gone
Still they whisper, still live on
In the stories that we tell
In the tears we know so well
[Verse 5]
We are human — frail and small
But God is greater than it all
We will rise, and we will fall
Still His love will hold us all
[Chorus]
We share in joy, we share in pain
In loss, in hope, in sun, in rain
In celebration, grief, or cheer
We stand together, year by year
Though we don’t know what lies ahead
We walk by faith, not fear or dread
[Bridge]
When the night is long and cold
When our strength is weak and old
Still His promise lights the way
Nothing takes His love away
[Final Chorus]
We share in joy, we share in pain
In loss, in hope, in sun, in rain
We don’t know what tomorrow brings
But still we hope, and still we sing
For nothing comes, no trial or test
That separates us from God’s rest
[Outro]
No storm, no sorrow, death or life
Can cut us from His love and light.

The Story of Love

Song:

The Story of Love

‘Twas a magical moment
When you entered my life
Our dreams became real
Nothing could stop us
It was a story of love

But the dreams were too big
There wasn’t enough time
We were too weak
Our reach was too short
It slipped from our grasp…this fading story of love

The words were too bitter
The pain was too great
We blamed one another
The hole was too deep
We lost all hope…in the dying story of love

We built walls of protection
We buried our emotions
The wounds never healed
We numbed them with addictions
We surrendered to failure…giving up on our story of love

Our vision grows dim
The noise becomes silence

We flat line from exhaustion
Death knocks on the door
Here’s where it ends…the story of love is no more

Or is it?

We fell for the lies
We were fooled by our folly
We were driven by our pride
We took our eyes off the One
We lost sight…of the true story of love

He walked in our shoes
He felt what we feel
He pleaded to the Father
He died for our souls
It’s the greatest story ever told…His story of love

He promised to restore us
To save us from ourselves
Redemption is ours for the taking
Our wounds can be healed
To renew and resurrect…our story of love

To be surrounded by His love
To be united together with Him
To have life everlasting
To be transformed by His glory
We will walk heart-to-heart… it’s the true story of love

Song – The Story of Love

Verse 1:

It was magic, the moment you walked through the door,

Our dreams lit the skies, we could not ask for more.

We danced through the heavens, we soared up above,

Nothing could break us — a wild kind of love.

Chorus:

Oh-oh, love was a fire, love was a song,

We thought it would carry us all the way long.

Dreams can grow heavy, but hope is enough,

We’re chasing the light in the true story of love.

Verse 2:

The dreams grew too heavy, the time slipped away,

We ran out of strength, we ran out of day.

Our hands lost their grip, like a push from a shove,

We faded and drifted — a lost kind of love.

Chorus:

Oh-oh, love was a fire, love was a song,

We thought it would carry us all the way long.

Dreams can grow heavy, but hope is enough,

We’re chasing the light in the true story of love.

Verse 3:

Our words turned to weapons, the hurt ran so deep,

We shouted and shattered, we lost all our sleep.

We built up our walls, pushed away all the love,

We gave up, defeated — forgot how to love.

Chorus:

Oh-oh, love was a fire, love was a song,

We thought it would carry us all the way long.

Dreams can grow heavy, but hope is enough,

We’re chasing the light in the true story of love.

Verse 4:

But a whisper of hope stirred the dust and the stone,

A light broke the silence, we weren’t all alone.

He carried our sorrow, He lifted us up,

He rewrote the ending — His true story of love.

Bridge:

We were lost in the dark, but He lit up the skies,

He healed every tear, wiped the pain from our eyes.

Love never gave up, it was always enough,

Now we live, now we breathe — in the true story of love.

Outro (soft and hopeful):

We fell for the lies, but His truth made us whole,

He mended the broken, He rescued our souls.

Hand-in-hand with the Savior, reborn from above,

We walk heart-to-heart — in His true story of love.

Yeah, His true story of love..

The Thread That Runs Deeply Through

Scripture:
“Now Israel loved Joseph more than any of his other sons, because he had been born to him in his old age; and he made an ornate robe for him.” — Genesis 37:3

Reflection:
Joseph’s robe of many colors was stitched together as a gift of love from his father. But what symbolized favor also stirred jealousy and betrayal. That robe was torn, dipped in blood, and used to deceive. Yet even through the envy, the lies, and the pain, God was weaving a greater story.

The thread of redemption didn’t stop with Joseph. It ran through his suffering, through the saving of his family in famine, and forward into the line of Judah — a line that would one day bring us Christ.

We, too, live in a world of torn garments and deceptive coverings. But God still clothes His children — not with a coat of colors, but with the robe of Christ’s righteousness. When our lives feel frayed at the edges, the same thread that ran through Joseph’s story runs through ours, pulling us into God’s greater design.

Prayer:
Lord, thank You that even in betrayal, disappointment, and loss, Your thread of grace never breaks. As You carried Joseph through the pit and prison, carry me through the places I do not understand. Wrap me in the robe of Christ, and teach me to trust that You are weaving something good from every broken piece of my story. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Song Lyrics:
Verse 1
From Abraham’s call to Jacob’s hand,
A promise was sewn through a broken land.
A coat of colors, a father’s pride,
Turned brothers’ hearts to hate and lies—
Yet the thread of heaven did not break

Chorus
God is with you in the thread that runs deeply through,
In the dark, in the silence, when no one sees you.
What feels shattered, He is stitching into something new,
God is with you, He won’t let go,
The thread of His mercy is pulling you through.

Verse 2
The world is noisy, the truth gets blurred,
Promises bend on a shifting word.
We dress up shadows to look like light,
But grace cuts through the darkest night—
And God still holds us steady.

Verse 3
When the night drags on and the wait feels long,
When every step sounds like the wrong song,
The thread still holds, it doesn’t break,
The Weaver knows the road He’ll make—
And every strand is safe in His hand.

Bridge
The thread of love will not let go,
It weaves through the highs and the depths below.
Through broken dreams and seasons new,
The hand of God is guiding you—
The thread of His promise will carry you through.

Tag / Outro
The thread of love will not unwind,
It ties your heart to His design.
From first to last, His word holds true,
The robe of Christ now covers you,
And the thread of redemption runs deeply through.