I just returned from weekend retreat and there is MUCH spinning around in my head. The biggest thing of all is that God wants truth to rule and reign in our lives.
Truth is a must for living a fulfilling life. Being honest about my places of pain has become a surprising source of freedom lately. Rather than trying to 'suck it up' and go on, now I'm acknowledging how things really did/do hurt me and not trying to act like I'm fine. We often add sorrow to our own lives by trying to get over things instead of stopping to feel the hurt. We want to make it invisible but while pain hides in our heart - all it does is grow into a more vicious seeping oozing wound. Truth is freeing - although it is difficult to stop the bad habit of pretending we are OK.
Another freeing truth is having a proper perspective in life. The funny thing about the topic of perspective is that God had already been working on this topic in my life earlier this year and this was the main topic of our retreat. God's desire is for love to flow from the throne of God, through His Son, into our hearts and into the hearts of others. We cannot properly flow this way if we do not have a proper perspective. Our cycles of belief can distort our perspective and keep us bound in cycles of pain. This is not what God wants for us - He wants us to see clearly so that we can see our pain in proper perspective and then He can fully heal us in that area. It's kind of like when someone has an addiction. They cannot overcome the addiction until they are ready to admit they have a problem. Until you admit that you are hurting you are not usually ready to heal. It does require a choice on your part.
Bottom line is that His ways are higher than our ways, His thoughts are higher than our thoughts - that means they are better! He sees what we need and He hovers over us waiting, longing for us to want healing. His heart ACHES to heal us. He ACHES for us to be whole. He ACHES for us because if we would only allow Him to - He can free us. He ACHES for us to call out to Him in moments of distress. He ACHES for us to trust Him and rest in Him. He ACHES for us - He really really ACHES for us to be free! So much more can be said on this topic, but this is all I have for now. There may be more to come.
Monday, May 4, 2009
The Truth About Truth
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"We want to make it invisible but while pain hides in our heart - all it does is grow into a more vicious seeping oozing wound."
I tend to be obsessive/compulsive and often let things simmer on the inside and finally let it all ooze out. I've learned (slowly) in my 49 years to let it out and let God direct my path. It's not always easy, but it's so much sweeter in the end.
Good word Melodye! Thanks for sharing. Thanks, too, for the message on FB. You are such a blessing!
Sounds like it was a refreshing time away...filled with Truth! It is so freeing and healing to be real about our hurts. You are right--it can cause more pain when we try to cover it up and pretend things are okay--something I'm still struggling with at times. It just allows evil to get in there and twist our thought patterns even more when we try to pretend all is okay. So sorry I missed the fun outing Monday...we need to get together soon!!!
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