Well, my readers, it is time. Time to address not only my biggest 'broken' area but for many theirs also. More than address it, will be to bring God, the ultimate Father, into the situation for healing.
It is time, let's do this thing and at last walk in victory, peace, freedom. We owe it to ourselves to stop wallowing, crying, bemoaning, wishing things had been different, using it as an excuse. Now, today let's set our hearts on God and watch him do what we could never do for ourselves. May we all become the daughters and sons of "OUR" most high God.
Today's sermon series on the Lord's Prayer started with the first verse, "Our Father which art in Heaven, hallowed be thy name," setting the stage for the beginning of healing the Father wound that many people carry, no matter of age, race, culture. This will not be an instant healing for many, it will require us to take control of our minds by speaking life and truth on a daily basis. But it will be the truth that sets us free. It is truth revealed and the evil dispelled. It is now our obligation to walk out this truth.
Here it is simplified. God is our Good Father. To quote my pastor, Robert Morris, "God Good, Satan Bad." The first thing that we must be convinced of is that God is goodness and no evil is in Him, given by him, filtered through His hands, NO EVIL COMES FROM HIM.
Before you say, hang on a minute I don't believe that. Think who is putting those thoughts in your mind? I know the next thing you are thinking is, "Well what about Job? God allowed Satan to bring calamity to him, it was all allowed by God, what about that?
First the focus, Satan wants us to direct our attention, in on what he did to bring ruin and carnage to Job. Instead the focus should be on the real message of this book. God, the good Father, knew that Job was righteous, a worshiper, a man of great moral integrity. God knew Job would not curse Him. God was correct. No matter what Satan did to Job the man was sold out, devoted to a God whom he loved. God restores his precious child with more than he had before. Lesson learned by Satan? No because Satan continues to try the children of God but we take those thing meant for our destruction and make good of them. Hallelujia
So why do we refuse to run to our Holy loving God? Because we have poor earthly fathers? We think God is a pattern of our earthly father? We hear the word father and God is not what comes to mind instead it is our earthly father. For many that is just not good. We see what we suffered at the hands of our earthly fathers and we want nothing to do with a heavenly one?
Keeping it real for my own healing and for my readers I will openly confess I had a perfectionist earthly father. He was also stern, unloving, unaffirming and a source of fear in my life. For many years I could not pray to God because I did see God as the same. God created man in His image and I thought that meant His image was that of my earthly father. I was always "working to get approval" from God most of my life because that was what I was doing in the natural. Does this sound familiar to anyone?
Lord, thank you that I heard truth and over the years have developed a healthy prayer life. For my readers who are still struggling with how they see You I pray for the words of the enemy to be banished from them. I pray for healing of their thoughts so that they can develop a dialog that is healthy. May You bless them with every good and perfect gift because that is who you are. May we all take the bad things in life and turn them for good becasue our DNA is GOOD. Amen
So as I rounded the corner on this mountain I saw a huge tropical forest, vines flowing from tall tree branches, moss on most of the trunks. Some leaves gently flowed across the path and the clouds were a misty unbrella overhead. I saw a toppled tree extending off the path and it had a smooth side facing the path. I stopped, knelt down and folded my arms atop the trunk. It was a perfect altar, a perfect place to rest, a perfect place to talk to my Daddy, my God, my Source. Determinded to stay in this posture for however long it takes I waited to hear God speak. When He did this is what He said, "My daughter I love you, I am THE Father, I am all you need. Be at peace in my love and let that flow to everyone you meet. Tell them I AM and there is no other." For a moment I thought about Moses and his climb. Could I be having that kind of mement? Was the Almighty even closer to me than I realized? If so I am not moving from this place as I want more. I want more healing.
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