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Like many days of late, I did not want to get up. The pain in my body has truly taken its toll over these 11-12yrs now. I stand on the Word, as I have posted many times, i believe in healing and have laid hands on many. To the Glory to Jesus His Will was and is preformed in my life and those others lives. So please, nobody get me wrong today about this, what I am about to share is just apart of the thing I call ,”my life.” To any and all who feel lead to pray, and to those who have been praying, which I would like to say,”Thank You.” We will all learn how Holy Ghost moved in us for others one day and won’t that be cool.
Having said all that I want to get back to my first sentence. It feels many days like, a very sharp knife is plunged deep, in my back. To any who don’t know I have a failed back fusion. My legs, feet, arms, and hands are numb. Now this is something that “greatly” varies. I have days when I feel good, days when I feel strong. Days when I don’t. Once again I stand on faith, and I also take a number of medications. But, I digress. This morning I did not want to get up but, by His Grace I did. When people hurt, and are in pain of all kinds, they feel that it is just fine to strike out at others. My first wife was both physical and emotionally abusive. She was abused as a child and others mental problems. Now at this time I don’t feel comfortable sharing many of the things that happened. I will say we had Jesus in our lives, and many wonderful times of healing. We spent 13+yrs together, not to make any excuses but I could no longer allow myself or my children to be under all of that. I would like to say to any who may feel the temptation to judge, for your sake don’t. We had many fights,etc. It took a year and half to get sole custody, and Arnie and I have been together now for going on 19yrs. But again I digress. Because of these and others things, and maybe just the way I was made, when I am in great pain, by His Grace I don’t strike out at others. I am not bragging here, what I am trying to say is, when we strike out we only do damage. As part of the Body we lose sight of what is true. Eph 6:12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. NIV
I also love this translation also Eph 6:12 For ours is not a conflict with mere flesh and blood, but with the despotisms, the empires, the forces that control and govern this dark world--the spiritual hosts of evil arrayed against us in the heavenly warfare. Weymouth
We get so focused on us, on our rights, we forget what we are told to do. We forget Love and what we need from each other. To build each other up, to carry one another burdens. We have an enemy and it’s not each other. The more we fight among ourselves, the more we do it’s bidding. Over the years people have told me that, by serving God I was a puppet. The truth is the more we fight each other, we become the enemies puppet. We do its job when, not walking in Love. The thing the enemy has no defence against, no ability to work in the atmosphere of Love. In anger it does, in self-righteousness it does. When by our actions others feel defeated, it wins we as the body loses. Remember Rom 8:1 There is therefore now no condemnation to them who are in Christ Jesus, who walk not according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit. When our agenda is on Him, our focus on each other, our problems become others and their ours. Our concern is on other people and not ourselves. I get up out of bed, to be a help to those around me, instead of my pain being preventing me to do anything.
Don’t get me wrong, I know others have it far worse then me, I know some who want to do everything I am saying but, even the thought seems impossible. You have tried and tried to do all of this, and so much more. But whatever the reason it just has been out of your grasp. In Love I say this, try again. Walk in Love and not in fear. Be who you are in Christ, you have the ability. The ability is in Jesus, you are not the exception to the rule. If it is in the Word, allow it in you heart, it will become apart of you bigger then any problem you face today.
Having said all that I want to get back to my first sentence. It feels many days like, a very sharp knife is plunged deep, in my back. To any who don’t know I have a failed back fusion. My legs, feet, arms, and hands are numb. Now this is something that “greatly” varies. I have days when I feel good, days when I feel strong. Days when I don’t. Once again I stand on faith, and I also take a number of medications. But, I digress. This morning I did not want to get up but, by His Grace I did. When people hurt, and are in pain of all kinds, they feel that it is just fine to strike out at others. My first wife was both physical and emotionally abusive. She was abused as a child and others mental problems. Now at this time I don’t feel comfortable sharing many of the things that happened. I will say we had Jesus in our lives, and many wonderful times of healing. We spent 13+yrs together, not to make any excuses but I could no longer allow myself or my children to be under all of that. I would like to say to any who may feel the temptation to judge, for your sake don’t. We had many fights,etc. It took a year and half to get sole custody, and Arnie and I have been together now for going on 19yrs. But again I digress. Because of these and others things, and maybe just the way I was made, when I am in great pain, by His Grace I don’t strike out at others. I am not bragging here, what I am trying to say is, when we strike out we only do damage. As part of the Body we lose sight of what is true. Eph 6:12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. NIV
I also love this translation also Eph 6:12 For ours is not a conflict with mere flesh and blood, but with the despotisms, the empires, the forces that control and govern this dark world--the spiritual hosts of evil arrayed against us in the heavenly warfare. Weymouth
We get so focused on us, on our rights, we forget what we are told to do. We forget Love and what we need from each other. To build each other up, to carry one another burdens. We have an enemy and it’s not each other. The more we fight among ourselves, the more we do it’s bidding. Over the years people have told me that, by serving God I was a puppet. The truth is the more we fight each other, we become the enemies puppet. We do its job when, not walking in Love. The thing the enemy has no defence against, no ability to work in the atmosphere of Love. In anger it does, in self-righteousness it does. When by our actions others feel defeated, it wins we as the body loses. Remember Rom 8:1 There is therefore now no condemnation to them who are in Christ Jesus, who walk not according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit. When our agenda is on Him, our focus on each other, our problems become others and their ours. Our concern is on other people and not ourselves. I get up out of bed, to be a help to those around me, instead of my pain being preventing me to do anything.
Don’t get me wrong, I know others have it far worse then me, I know some who want to do everything I am saying but, even the thought seems impossible. You have tried and tried to do all of this, and so much more. But whatever the reason it just has been out of your grasp. In Love I say this, try again. Walk in Love and not in fear. Be who you are in Christ, you have the ability. The ability is in Jesus, you are not the exception to the rule. If it is in the Word, allow it in you heart, it will become apart of you bigger then any problem you face today.
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Comment by Bible-Talk on October 4, 2011 at 12:55pm
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Nancy - you're such a great woman of God, you're posts are always giving glory to Him and I for one appreciate them and you. Thank you for inspiring me (*_*)
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Chris,
I commend you for unwavering loyalty to the Lord in the midst of physical pain and suffering. Thank you for making us think about others and not just about ourselves.
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