".....a time to tear and a time to mend."
Ecclesiastes 3:7.
Have you ever noticed that sometimes you can have an old garment that will tear in just the "wrong" way so it can't be sown together successfully?
I mean, hard as you try, as much thread as you use, you can't get the gap to close seamlessly?
If you do go ahead and mend the tear, in the end the garment is either used only as work clothes and ends up tearing again because the mend was not strong enough to hold or it ends up sitting in the closet because the mend ends up being more noticeable than the tear was to begin with, and you are embarrassed to be seen wearing it in public!
Come on! You know what I'm talkin' about....they don't have million dollar non profit thrift store business's from just a handful of poverty stricken people donating their clothes!
That's okay, don't feel too bad, we all do it. :)
I was was really just wanting to make an analogy anyway.
The Lord made a point to use this verse in the Bible.... ".....a time to tear and a time to mend."
I have been thinking about that allot lately in my life. Mostly about the "time to tear" part.
I just here recently got a word from the Lord in my spirit about the ...."time to mend."
Funny thing, it wasn't until I let go.....surrendered to Him; the Lord, about the ... "time to tear."....that's when he started talking to me about, ..."the time to mend."
You see, I just kept thinking and thinking and thinking about the..... "a time to tear."
i.e. Why?...(why me)... What?...(what did "I" do)... How do I fix it?...(what can "I" do to correct things make things like they were)
And then I just plain old feeling sorry for myself........ Now I don't know about all of you, but I have had my fair share of pity parties. Thankfully, the Lord showed up to each and everyone! Arms full of love and grace and mercy! Brought me to my knees every time too! Oh Glory Halleluia!
And
After a few times of those silly parties (sometimes it takes me a while) I started talking to the Lord and asking "Him" what the deal was. You know, Why? .....What?.....How do I fix it?....You know the tear?
(I know what you are thinking, SAME questions. HA!....True...but very different heart attitude and motive and focus) After this encounter with the Lord is when I realized .......once again...
I needed to surrender everything to Him.
So I have....and not long after I began to hear.... "and a time to mend."
God is so good.
We don't always understand Why....What....and just as importantly, WE can't fix it.
Sometimes, the "tear" needs to take place. When that is the case we NEED to LET it. When it is time.....God Himself will bring the mend. HE is Faithful to do it.
Our job is to be love Him and believe Him.
I choose to do so.
I choose to surrender everything to Him....who gave gave everything for me.
Complete surrender
Total death to myself
Nothing left to live for
Except that which you have died for
Come take me as I am
Make me what you will
Burn me up with Holy fire
Every bit of sin and mire
Purify this vessel Lord
Made of silver and gold
Fill my veins with Holy blood
Yeshua’s shed for me
Take me Lord
Make me Lord
All I am meant to be
Nothing less for you
Than that I was meant to be
Now Lord…show me how
I need you to do it
See me through it
I give you all I can
All I am
Complete surrender
