Sunday, April 29, 2018
Saturday, April 28, 2018
I've Been Robbed
A couple of years ago, I suspected I was being robbed. It started with what I am sure was a well-meaning text from someone asking me to remove something from social media that I had posted. Because of fear of the person's position, I removed my post. I have regretted it ever since.
I noticed from that point on that I was hyper sensitive about what I wrote, posted or shared on all the different platforms that I participated. I was like the over zealous politically correct Christian, who didn't want anyone disagreeing or offended by Biblical views, my personal preferences or opinions, my school choices for my kids, my political views or my marriage. And in some circles....you'll hear this promoted as "love" and "tolerance". But for me...really it was just stupid fear.
But what came of it??? Nearly 2 years of silence. Nearly two years of typing and then deleting. Nearly two years of God whispering in my ear and me being cowardly and disobedient. Nearly two years of funny memories, sad stories, testimonies, Jesus conversations that haven't been recorded.
And isn't that just what the enemy wants....to silence the good, the truth, the brave, the Jesus conversations, the testimonies???
So guess what??? Here I am after six months of the hardest year of my life and I hear God saying..."begin again". And I am going to obey.
I've been robbed of the joy of writing, the ministry of encouragement, the gift of laughter, the sharing of tiny bits of God's grace.
But it's not over yet. The losses have been great. The pain has been deep. The struggle has been real.
But I am tired of the enemy getting the last word. So, I am going to obey.
Maybe you're like me and you've been robbed of something...maybe you feel cheated by the actions of someone else. Maybe you're health is failing, your kids are rebellious or your marriage is falling apart. Satan wants nothing greater than to rip those things from you. And maybe he has...but we don't have to let him get the last word. Don't let him rob you of your peace, your comfort, your joy, your love for others.
Ecclesiastes 3:11 says, He has made everything beautiful in His time.
Don't let the enemy rob you of the beautiful thing God wants to do with your pain.
I noticed from that point on that I was hyper sensitive about what I wrote, posted or shared on all the different platforms that I participated. I was like the over zealous politically correct Christian, who didn't want anyone disagreeing or offended by Biblical views, my personal preferences or opinions, my school choices for my kids, my political views or my marriage. And in some circles....you'll hear this promoted as "love" and "tolerance". But for me...really it was just stupid fear.
But what came of it??? Nearly 2 years of silence. Nearly two years of typing and then deleting. Nearly two years of God whispering in my ear and me being cowardly and disobedient. Nearly two years of funny memories, sad stories, testimonies, Jesus conversations that haven't been recorded.
And isn't that just what the enemy wants....to silence the good, the truth, the brave, the Jesus conversations, the testimonies???
So guess what??? Here I am after six months of the hardest year of my life and I hear God saying..."begin again". And I am going to obey.
I've been robbed of the joy of writing, the ministry of encouragement, the gift of laughter, the sharing of tiny bits of God's grace.
But it's not over yet. The losses have been great. The pain has been deep. The struggle has been real.
But I am tired of the enemy getting the last word. So, I am going to obey.
Maybe you're like me and you've been robbed of something...maybe you feel cheated by the actions of someone else. Maybe you're health is failing, your kids are rebellious or your marriage is falling apart. Satan wants nothing greater than to rip those things from you. And maybe he has...but we don't have to let him get the last word. Don't let him rob you of your peace, your comfort, your joy, your love for others.
Ecclesiastes 3:11 says, He has made everything beautiful in His time.
Don't let the enemy rob you of the beautiful thing God wants to do with your pain.
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