In this "rough and tough" world, I am learning to appreciate my deep and meaningful relationships. Knowing I can nestle into my close friends like a warm hug and "let my hair down" is so very comforting.
Our Father's will was never for us to walk alone on this journey called, "Life."
It is so vital for us to stay close to the ones who love us unconditionally like a mother's love.
We can exhale the stress and burdens we have internalized and breathe in the newness of the Holy Spirit every moment of every day, though we often forget to.
We need to remember real "life" comes from the throne of God directly into us!
Caring for our hearts is so critical and taking the time for "respite" whatever that looks like for each of us daily. We have been instructed through the Holy Scriptures
to "guard our hearts, for it is the well-spring of life."
Can we release those who don't understand us to God? Can we bless them and pray for God's best for their lives? Can we examine our selves to make sure there is no "evil" way in us, and allow God to lead us in His Way everlasting?
Are we ready to do it God's way? Have we come to the ends of ourselves? Have we exhausted all of our own ideas and are surrendering our will to His? How we come
into agreement with His best for our lives? How we died to self to live for Him?
When once we may have thought that our sorrows
were simply rags and ashes, we have discovered
that we were actually storing up our treasures in heaven!
I have come to realize that all of my woes are gaining
me my crown in heavenly places. Yeshua said, "Blessed
are the poor in spirit, for their's is the Kingdom of God."
There is not one wasted trauma in my life, because God
is turning it into an encouraging Word for someone else!
I have laid down my life for the sake of others.
I live to encourage others and help carry them to the Father.
He is the only reason to live, it is for His Kingdom and His Glory.
"All things are passing away, but His Word remains forever!"
We need to look at the big picture. It's never an isolated incident.
God has His reasons for allowing us to suffer much in this life.
We are gaining our victory day by day and will receive our crown in heaven.
A laid down life is what the Father is looking for. A life of humility and honor.
A life of substance and compassion. Mercy and Grace. Long-suffering and Joys.
Yeshua said to His disciples, "Take up your cross, deny yourself and follow me."
What is all this disappointment teaching us?
How is it bettering us as people?
What is being refined in us?
How are we better able to serve others?
What is being shaped and formed within us?
How can we better understand others?
How has long-suffered developed our character?
How has deep pain enabled us to be compassionate?
Have we learned forgiveness in all of this?
Have we yet learned to love ourselves?
Do we know how to love others?
Are we healed enough to receive love?
What is our main priority in this life?
What or whom do we live for?
How can we make life better for others?
How can we be more merciful towards others?
What does love look like?
Are we willing to lay down our lives for others?
Do we love unconditionally?
Is our heart motivated by purity or evil intent?
Are we willing to put others first?
How low can we bow before the Master of the Universe?
What is true humility?
Who do you love the most?
Have you died to the things of this world?
We all have our own way to walk.
So often the "world" tries to put
their perceptions and attitudes upon us;
we must reject it, for it is not ours to own.
God has not called me to blend in.
On the contrary. He told me He has
called me to "stand out" and shine my light.
Can we be courageous enough to "be who we are?"
It certainly is a struggle to come into our own,
but it is critical for us to do this; for who can
we be but who we were meant to be by God.
We must fight and overcome our fears!
This journey can seem very long, but we must
continue in our process to be liberated if
we truly want to fulfill our greatest potential
here on earth! "God's Glory is man fully alive."
How is it that I am feeling something after thirty years?
Where is this coming from? This is a mystery.
I remember your "Quandary", and cannot help feel that way now.
What is God saying? Where is He leading? What is His heart here?
Why do I need to "try" to figure everything out with my head?
Somethings are only of the heart, and cannot be discerned with the mind.
I truly am perplexed over this happenstance. I'm getting accustomed
to living with pain and carrying a long-suffering attitude, though I'd
like to see my dreams become a reality in this lifetime, sooner than later.
When our feelings hit us "between the eyes", we are truly dumbfounded.
My intellect comes up with nothing that is connected to my heart.
I cannot put God in a box, as He is always full of surprises for me! Selah.
Sometimes we have to go through all the inner conflict;
angst, anxiety, indecision, and unsettledness, in order
to be lifted up out of it.
Now you may say that in the Kingdom of God
we should not entertain these realities, but it is exactly
in our humanness that we can also experience a great Joy!
It is only after coming through this inner struggle,
that we can appreciate the coming up out of!
The relief as we thank God for bringing us through the eye of the storm.
I find the greatest struggle to be self-acceptance! To extend
that much needed grace to myself when I fall short of achieving
that which I so badly want. God is merciful!
If we could see the battle in the heavenlies for our souls
we would experience an empowerment in the Lord our God.
Seeing with spiritual eyes enables us to fight for our lives
and to apprehend every material and spiritual blessing from above!
We need to ask our God for a "bird's eye view" of any particular
situation/s that have tried to beat us down and steal from us.
When we receive revelation concerning this question, we can laugh
because we see once again, it is an assault from the pit of hell.
We have been empowered from on high to stand fast in the face
of our enemies, take our ground, both physical and spiritual,
and hold fast to the King of the Universe, Yeshua of Nazareth.
We shall see Him smite our enemies and fight for us! Selah.
