On Authority

After my previous post about what I thought God would say I remembered something,
that is how it should sound like when He speaks,
That which I wrote sounded like it was coming from somebody with power & authority.
somebody who wasn't just talking.
Who can actually do something!
it had a certain... certainty!
Which I believe is a quality that has to be in God's words.
I remembered what was written
"for He taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes."
Matt 7: 29
And I saw a new meaning in this verse,
He was teaching as if he was sure things will change for the better,
as if he can change them himself,

I believe he did
is
& will still...

to me, that redefined authority,
it's being able to make things happen, rather than being able to order them to happen.
which only now do I realise, are two very different things.

What should I say?

I was planning a visit to somebody whom I know has been pushing God away for more than 10 years.
Whether you believe that to be a direct or indirect result, or has nothing to do with it; that person lost everything.
they lost all family & friends, even fake ones!
& is now emotionally starving, to say the least.

The visit wasn't meant to be an attempt at restoring their faith or anything like that, but I found myself thinking about how I should speak.
people have been talking to that person for quite sometime, & I believe almost all the approaches have been tried.
I thought of how miserable their life is now, & thought maybe I should be consoling.
I thought of how hardheaded they've been, & thought maybe I should be rebuking.
Then for some reason, I wanted to know what would God have said?
I imagined Him there, & imagined His words.
& although it was a fantasy, it was a fantasy I liked.
& wrote down

My goodness exceeds your bitterness.
My patience is greater than your stubbornness.
My love for you is stronger than your hate for your life.
And I want you to live more than you want to die.
I'm after you, and I will go everywhere after you, even to your hell.
And I'll win you over, you'll see.

This visit didn't take place yet, but I wish that person should -somehow- read this.