Monday, August 28, 2017

Let's Recover

I figured I would do these blogs 5 days at a time. Here are Recovery days 6-10. I pray you are blessed and that God is glorified. 

Day 6
“fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. For consider Him who has endured such hostility by sinners against Himself, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.”
‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭12:2-3‬ ‭

A huge smile!!!! Fix our eyes on Jesus! Right! Perfect. Precise. On time. The truth is He endured so that we won't grow weary and lose heart. This is not the end. This life is not it. His plans are great! Our eternity will be of praise and joy and endless beauty.

Friday Morning
I MADE BREAKFAST!!! I made breakfast.....it's thrilling! Last night was a rough night. I couldn't go to sleep. As I prayed all I could say was "thank you lord". Literally that is what I said over and over. I couldn't get anything else out. The filling of being stuck had consumed me.  I guess on the bright side I was stuck in gratefulness towards the Lord but towards this situation I was lost. My circumstance have brought be to a place of finding what God wants out of me in the middle of a season that I had thought was already figured out. Yes I have wrote cards of encouragement, yes I have been diligent in meeting with the Lord everyday (not to take light of these things) but the day to day doing for my people is what I felt lost about. Now having wrote that I believe I have my answer to a so called purpose and it is again to take a day at a time and rest in the Lord. So....today I will live in my restful state with a thankful heart and a knowledge that I made breakfast this morning!!!!

Recovery Day 7
“You have not yet resisted to the point of shedding blood in your striving against sin; and you have forgotten the exhortation which is addressed to you as sons, "MY SON, DO NOT REGARD LIGHTLY THE DISCIPLINE OF THE LORD, NOR FAINT WHEN YOU ARE REPROVED BY HIM;”
‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭12:4-5‬ ‭

About a month ago I read through proverbs.

“My son, do not reject the discipline of the LORD Or loathe His reproof, For whom the LORD loves He reproves, Even as a father corrects the son in whom he delights.”
‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭3:11-12‬ ‭

Sounds similar huh?!? Well I was delighted in reading this verse in proverbs because as a daughter and a mother I understand the necessity of discipline. However this first verse in Hebrews reminds me of what Christ took on for me. It reminds me that He took on the physical discipline so that I have the ability to be personally discipled by Him. Without His sacrifice I would not be able to come to Him. There would still be someone else placing a sacrifice and going to Him for me. Hallelujah Jesus and thank you Lord. I take this fact for granted. My personal relationship with God is sacred and mine. He never ceases to reveal His love to me and sometimes that comes in the form of discipline. The discipline of the Lord is necessary not optional if we are true children of God.

Recovery Day 8

“All discipline for the moment seems not to be joyful, but sorrowful; yet to those who have been trained by it, afterwards it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness. Therefore, strengthen the hands that are weak and the knees that are feeble, and make straight paths for your feet, so that the limb which is lame may not be put out of joint, but rather be healed.”
‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭12:11-13‬ ‭

I find it hilarious to read about lame limbs and healing joints. Reading on about discipline, I wondered if this situation/circumstance is a form of disciple. Whether it is or not I know it will be used to glorify our Lord. It is not about me! Today was and up and down day. Saturday's are usually the one day a week we have as a family and I believe because we only get one full day we usually struggle through it. This was our first Saturday since my "break" and it mimicked one heck of a roller coaster ride. Started out slow then with a jolt here we go. Emotions peek, attitudes blaze, and the flesh takes over. Meaning we were not being nice to each other. Things were being said that were not edifying and feelings were getting hurt. But the ride always has moments of fun, we all were strapped down together in it and at the end I am thankful for rest before the next ride. Some days are yucky; but as I lay here in bed I am thankful I have my people to experience the ride with and most of all thankful that the operator "God" was and is ALWAYS in control. Nightie night!

Recovery Day 9
“Pursue peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no one will see the Lord.”
‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭12:14‬ ‭

Pursue:
• Peace-freedom from disturbance; quiet and tranquility

• Sanctification-the state of proper functioning; to make holy

Having peace with all people is difficult. I have experienced this need for Christ's intervention in situations within my family since "the break".  Along the same lines with peace starting tomorrow I will have a different lady from my church at my house every day. My flesh so quickly would love to freak out because I'm not used to this and I don't exactly know what to expect but then the spirit of peace overtakes and I'm reminded of the blessing and opportunity this will be to step outside my comfort zone and experience this season of rest in the light of God's truths. Again a day by day mindset. Now onto sanctification. I'm a believer and follower of Christ Jesus therefore I am in the process of being sanctified. This process takes purifying and in the purifying process the yuck must be gotten rid of. For example the process of gold, similarly I must be melted down and I must allow God to skim off the yuck. This process of sanctification has to come with times of melting down. I'm working on accepting this necessity and welcoming it. Like my 20 year old self would have said "bring it on like donkey kong"!!!!!

Recovery Day 10

“See to it that no one comes short of the grace of God; that no root of bitterness springing up causes trouble, and by it many be defiled;”
‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭12:15‬ ‭

I was thinking back yesterday about the old saying "kill them with kindness" as I was watching a veggie tales movie with my daughter Emma. This specific veggie tale is Beauty and the Beet. The beet was rude and inconsiderate and argumentative. Beauty was kind. Beauty displayed grace (love in action towards men who merited the opposite of love) toward the beet. I thought about all the times I have not responded in grace towards someone because they were rude, inconsiderate and argumentative. Wow all the times I didn't respond to my own family with grace. Goodness I wish I would have responded as Beauty had. Her concern was only about doing what would glorify God. Being kind and compassionate. Her complete focus was not on her own interest. It was not in whether or not SHE was being treated right. She was not doing anything to merit her own self worth. She had an audience of One and she was not backing down by letting her emotions or feelings get in the way of serving Christ. Grace has been extended to the highest power to us by our Heavenly Father when Jesus came to live, die and rise again. I'm going to cling to this truth and pray that the next time I want to allow my feelings or emotions be hurt by someone the Holy of Hollies will bring to mind the grace that was poured out over me so that I can do the same.

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