My fiercest battles are with an idea that is sometimes monthly, sometimes weekly… sometimes daily.
Ever get an “idea” in your head that dogs you?
Yeah, I know, me too.
Okay, I hate admitting this, especially since on this blog I talk constantly about NOT giving up. Here at wound dresser we have one simple message: There is fresh HOPE in each new sunrise.
But, here’s the thing. The enemy fights his fiercest battles against me because I am called to be “an encourager.”
Yep, I do battle “big time” with the Adversary and his creepy little friends. All those insidious little whisper-mongers that show up at all the worst possible times.
You know the ones.
The moments when you’re hurting so bad you are gasping for your next breath. Moments when you’re just SO sick-n-tired of being SO sick-n-tired.
And, let’s not forget the lowest of the LOW—those moments when your world crashes around you because everything you believed was “true,” everything that was your own personal TRUE NORTH, well it just ain’t really REAL at all.
When you’re lookin’ at life from that infamous rock-bottom-pit called ROCKBOTTOM, that’s when all the insidious little “Give-up” monsters come crooning into your ears saying things like, “You idiot. What were you thinking? Nobody believes. Nobody cares. You’re wasting your time. Why don’t you just give up?”
Don’t think I preach from some pulpit called ‘got-it-all-together’. Oh no, Woundresser was commissioned from dark places. There are many years of wounding’s that happen before you can even think of being a “woundresser.”
Yet, it is from those battle scars with their extensive and expensive education, that comfort sweetly flows. There’s nothing like feeling the knife yourself to give you a graphic understanding of the pain others feel.
So what’s my point?
Our wounds are not random or meaningless. God transforms our pain into redeeming purpose, first for our own lives, but then also for the lives of others. Our hurting is often the price we pay for an “understanding” heart.
If you’re struggling today, please remember, Jesus has a plan. He has purpose in what’s going on. His strength will get you through this battle.
It’s not us that holds it all together—it’s Him!
There is good stuff somewhere up ahead, so don’t give up, don’t give in, don’t give out.
When nothing in your life makes sense—Jesus will.
When all your strength is gone—Jesus will give you His.
And, when your hope is on life support?
Jesus will breathe fresh hope into you.
“…BECAUSE His compassions fail not. THEY ARE NEW EVERY MORNING… great is His faithfulness… therefore, I HOPE IN HIM!” Lamentations 3:22-24
I don’t care who has walked out on you, who has lied on you, or who has told you, “This will never work. You will never be enough. It is hopeless. You are hopeless. Just quit!”
Don’t you believe it!
Yeah, the battle is real, but here’s some TRUTH to wrap around your hurting heart.
Jesus walks in when the world walks out. (Heb. 13:5)
Jesus never lies—never. (Num. 23:19)
Jesus always finishes what He has begun—always. (Phil. 1:6)
Jesus is ENOUGH for every IMPOSSIBLE in your life!
He’s got you. With God, nothing, NOTHING is impossible. You’re not at the end, you’re in the-murky-middle, and that is where the battle rages. It’s where the temptation to give up can seem overwhelming.
The battles are real—but so are His mercies.
He’s got this.
“Is there any god like our God? Are we not at bedrock? Is not this the God who armed me, then aimed me in the right direction?” Psalm 18:31 The Message
You bet! Hope is here. In Him. In Christ, ALL things hold together.
How do I know that’s true?
He keeps holding me together!
He’s here with grace, fresh strength, and victorious hope.
“Christ is the exact likeness of the unseen God. He existed before God made anything at all, and, in fact, Christ himself is the Creator who made everything in heaven and earth, the things we can see and the things we can’t; the spirit world with its kings and kingdoms, its rulers and authorities; all were made by Christ for his own use and glory. He was before all else began and it is his power that holds everything together.”
Col. 1:15-17
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