"Doing Without" a Heart. NOT okay

So You Think You're Okay?

Think Again. Forgiveness - It's a funny thing -It creeps up on you when you least expect it. Un-forgiveness really. You're going along in life just fine then. Wham - outta know where it hits ya  like a heart attack. 

Sometimes we can get wounded, hurt, deep down inside - and it never really "heals". At least not the way it should. Tissue begins to form over the injury, like scar tissue - pretty soon we don't see the wound, or really even feel it much. We grow accustom to the scar tissue that covers the area where the injury took place. We may even have gotten used to the limited mobility that has stemmed from the over growth of tissue where the injury was. 

It has become a part of us. Our relationship with the person that hurt us becomes strained.  

We pretty much have buried the hurt so far deep down inside, we have forgotten the magnitude of it's origination. Oh we remember when it happened - IF someone brings it up. But we may "play it off" that we have "dealt" with it and "forgiven" those we hold responsible for the hurt. But we know, deep down inside; there's something still there. Something that is only noticeable to us, God and those closest to us.

It would be one thing if it was just an emotional scar that was invisible. Truth is it is keeping us from excelling in the "more excellent things". We know this too. Something else we are unwilling to admit and we are willing to do with out. In fact "we have convinced ourselves" that we are in fact - not doing with out, at all.

We go on striving to create lives that seem fulfilled and God centered.  While in the back of our minds and hearts we can feel the pressure, be it all so slight, of that scar tissue, tugging, pushing on our heart and spirit. It’s as if there is a constant  cloud following hanging over our head.

Truth be told. We are actually doing "with out". We are sacrificing the "more excellent things" in life that God our Heavenly Father has designed and desired for us to have. We may not readily amit it - but we know it's true. 

Honestly, we don't like that we are. 

What we want is God's perfect will for our lives.

So how do we get there? From where we are now?

Well, for starters we need to face the fact that we have been injured - and - that we need to be healed - completely healed.

 

You see God, Our Heavenly Father, did not send His Son to die for us so we could just "muddle through" painful times and have our wounds heal over with patch work stitches and numbing scar tissue - that would simply allow us to "carry on our lives" and only "face those who hurt us" when absolutely necessary.

No, Our Heavenly Father sent His Only Begotten Son to die for us so that we might have reconciliation - to Our Father in Heaven AND TO EACH OTHER.

Sometimes, a wound needs to be opened up and cleaned out -

 before it can properly heal.  

Yes, it can be painful.

But it is well worth it.

Our Heavenly Father gave His ONLY Son - He paid the ULTIMATE price to HEAL the relationship between US and HIM. It wasn't even HIS fault we were separated.  

Won't YOU give THAT person in your life a chance?  The way God gave YOU a chance?

Freely forgive - as you have been forgiven.

Set someone free today and -

Receive healing - be complete.

Alone with God

Alone with God

Quaking, shaking, crying

On my face

Holy, holy, holy

Nothing else

Only holy, only holy

Nothing else

Only holy, only holy

Sudden hush of glory

Peace, quiet, stillness,

On my face

Holy, holy, holy

Nothing else

Only holy, only holy

Nothing else

Only holy, only holy

Voice of God speaks

Small, quiet, mighty

Enters my soul

Heals, delivers, instructs

Heaven comes down

Humbled, thankful, jubilant

Angelic voices singing

Holy, holy, holy

Nothing else

Only holy, only holy

Nothing else

Only holy, only holy

I join in

On my face

Sing

Holy, holy, holy

Nothing else

Only holy, only holy

Nothing else

Only holy, only holy

Alone with God

By:AmyColleen

The world is falling apart

Still - I can say....




A video of photos edited over the song "It Is Well" by Selah. Originally posted on YoutTube by: by Kingdrumkc on Aug 30, 2011

*I need to add a disclosure here.

All is well, only if you have the Shalom Peace of God.

HOW to get it........

This only comes if you have the  Holy Spirit of God abiding within you. There is only ONE way to have the Holy Spirit abide within you. 

The abiding, or constant presence of the Holy Spirit of God, is a gift. It is given from Yeshua/Jesus. A gift to His followers. to those He knows and those who know  Him. Those who choose to know Him.

So if you are needing peace in these troubling days. A peace that is beyond any human understanding. A peace that the world can not give or take away. There is a simple fix. 

Come to the master, Yeshua/Jesus.

"Cast your care on Him for He cares for you." (1Peter 5:7) 

Ask Him to come into your life, give Him permission (it is a willful act) then you will be His.

(Romans 10:9) "If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved."

It is God's desire to be with (us) His creations. Not to banish us from Him. (misconception  spread by Satan the father of deception and lies since the beginning of sin) 

"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." John 3:16

The Word of God /Bible is FULL of promises for the child of God, the follower of Yeshua/Jesus. Promises and words of encouragement, strength and wisdom. However - You must to be  one of His own first. If not, the words will be nonsense to you because the enemy has blinded the eyes of all who have not chosen to come to life through God's plan of Salvation Yeshua. 

"For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God." (1 Corinthians 1:18)

"The man without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned." (1 Corinthians 2:14)

So let me end this post with a personal note. I have lived through much turmoil.I have experienced much pain. Physical, emotional, relational and spiritual.  I have come to points in my own life where I have  despaired even of living.  Albeit, many years ago, (35 to be exact)  I did get to a point of trying to end my life. That is when Yeshua/Jesus stepped in.

(He has since then many other times as well.  "The righteous person may have many troubles, but the LORD delivers him from them all;" (Psalm 34:19)

Through bad marriages, family and friend betrayals; serious health issues and financial despair. Death of loved ones and the worst yet I find, the living loss of a child. I still find that through it all I can say and I DO SAY -

It Is Well With My Soul

"Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you who belong to Christ Jesus."

1 Thessalonians 5:18 

“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest." 

Yeshua

The Altar

My New Room  

In this dream I lived in the church. The church 'building' was my home and it was being completely remodeled. 

The entire time I just followed the Master of the House, ('the one in charge') as he told the workers and decorators what to do and where to put things as they rearranged everything and such. The Master made a point to make room for everyone in the family. He took extra care to make sure that everyone who was a part of the church had a new room and was not forgotten during the remodel of process. Everyone but me. Or so I thought.
I remember thinking to myself, ' We've been through every room in the building and the master hasn't once mentioned me and he has filled every room.  There is no room left for me here. Where will He put my things?'

Sure enough, the only room left was the sanctuary. I didn’t say a word to the Master. He simply looked at me and motioned his hand as if to say, 

“This is your new room.”
I followed His lead and walked in to the newly decorated sanctuary and looked around to find all of my most precious and personal belongings tucked nicely together in a very small area that was made up to look like a bedroom. There was a window and a bed and a cozy chair; very humble and homey. It was perrrfect! It felt so warm and wonderful. I felt so at home. There was such peace. As I was looking around in amazement I recognized the carpet underneath my feet and suddenly remembered I was in the sanctuary, and that the Master had made my bedroom right up front at the altar. At first I was almost upset and did not like the idea and began to question the Master, 

“What?”  I asked as I paced the room, “Does this mean I have to take my room apart and put it back together every time we have church?” 

I almost started to cry in anticipation of the exhaustion of all the work.

Then the Master “touched me” on my shoulder and said, 

“No my sweet child. Don’t be ridiculous. This is your new room. Here at the altar with me. This is where I want you to stay.”

Holy Holy Holy click here for poem

“For it has been granted to you on behalf of Messiah Yeshua not only to believe in him, but also to suffer for him,” Philippians 1:29

”But rejoice inasmuch as you participate in the sufferings of Messiah, 
So that you may be overjoyed when his glory is revealed.”

1 Peter 4:13

The Lord is always faithful. Always.  I am blessed. In the hardest times of my life. I am the most BLESSED. In the loneliest times I find I am closest to the Lord and hear His voice speaking to me ever clearer. How do people live without HIM?