Monday, April 16, 2018, 15:51

 Good evening dear friends,

I suppose, if you are reading this today that you are interested in applying the Word of God to your personal life. However, if you only catch what the Word of God says, then I know I am in the right place. There are many personal battles and triumphs that I have experienced. Since writing on Saturday about the yoke made by the Master carpenter, I have been healing from past bruises due to my own stubborn will and choices to have things all my way.

This is the day after. Physically, I feel like I have been in surgery and trying to function. Strength comes from the precious Holy Spirit. I am grateful for His attendance to my soul. Therapy for me today involves, worship and being quieted in His love. Maybe you can say, "Well, I've not committed any big sins." The key word is any. Attitudes can be corrected by our own choice. Even the ones that have marked our lives for a long, long time. Putting on the mind of Christ is a real work of the Lord. Again, we have to really want to be changed.

In a weakened state and weariness after this revealing, the enemy today has come in like a flood. The standard I raise up against him is the name of Jesus Christ. His Word emparts a supernatural strength against the lies. Keeping my hand in His nail scarred hand reminds me that He understands my sorrow. This not only effects me personally but effects my husband too. We had to have a real heart to heart about past attitudes that became a habitual hurt in our marriage. We have been married for going on 45 years. The first years were wonderful! Then came the worse years and we now agree to trust God and step into the better years. We desire wholeness.

We went for a walk around the lake. It was not too far to drive. We decided to take the trail on the south side, which was a first. The day, though overcast was beautiful...until we began to see trees and rocks spray painted in hidious bright colors and sick words. Oh, my heart ached! We walked, I wept. Until, about 20 minutes I couldn't take it anymore. We left.

The pictures I did take I managed to take above or around the ugliness. But, it remained in my minds eye. Like the attitudes of our heart, we may not realize how ugly it has been. They mar the beautiful path that God intended. We came home to talk about how it made us feel which opened up a whole other subject. One that I would have rather ignored. Do you follow me?

Forgiveness is healing when shared between two people before God. We may think we are getting away with a 'little' sin but, if we truly want to be like Jesus, we have to be willing to go under the knife. The Holy Spirit does a perfect work to bring us together before the Father. His grace covers us and our vows are renewed, peace restored. God is so good!

Today, I woke to a new day, a new way. It feels so good to have everything out in the open. All the fears, doubts and control issues were as gross as nature painted by wickedness. I read a scripture this morning that gives us hope for our future. Galatians 2:20 says, "I have been crucified with Christ [in Him I have shared His crucifixion]; it is no longer I who live, but Christ (the Messiah) lives in me; and the life I now live in the body I live by faith in (by adherence to and reliance on and complete trust in) the Son of God, Who loved me and gave Himself up for me." Praise the Lord! Adherence, reliance and complete trust!

We have been crucified with Christ! So, we can say with Paul in Romans 6:6..."We know that our old (unrenewed) self was nailed to the cross with Him in order that [our] body [which is the instrument] of sin might be made ineffective and inactive for evil, that we might no longer be the slaves of sin." Thank you Lord Jesus for helping us to understand that our freedom is in having our flesh nailed to the cross that we might live again. We consider ourselves dead to sin and our relationship to it broken. But, we are made alive to God and have unbroken fellowship with Him in Jesus. This is Grace!

Yesterday is past. Today, if you have the marks of the past still clinging to you, please take time to talk to the Lord. Allow Him to reveal when it began, even the tiny things that have kept you from complete wholeness in Jesus. We can hear better, the voice of the Shepherd, when we surrender and seek His face. Made new to begin another day. A day like never before.

I confess I was so ashamed by my sinful attitudes that I thought to stop writing Heartstrings. This morning about 3 am, the Lord spoke to me that this will be part of an honest living witness. A true testimony. That I can't hide behind a religious spirit. Like I said, "Forgiveness feels so good!" Be blessed as you seek the Lord. We will, Lord willing return here again. His grace covers all our sins! In the name of Jesus, amen. Thank you for your patience in this long post.

Abundance is...a life hid in Christ


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