Chalk Outline ... I saw this on a friends wall, it had this statement printed over it: No person has the right to condemn you on how you repair your heart, because no one knows how much youre hurting. Recovering takes time and everyone heals at his or her own peace. ~Unknown (peace/pace, meh) At first I thought what wonderful encouragement and how it lined up with Jesus statement in John 13:34 ... “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, even as I have loved you, that you also love one another. Which wasnt a new commandment except that until that point God had not walked the earth as a man. If we are to give any reliance to Romans 8:1 -- Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. -- we as well, have to believe by faith that no one has the right to or ability to condemn us though attempt is made, often unknowingly. Expectation is the culprit of much disappointment, it is a two edged sword, both the seeming well persons expectation that the hurting should be healed and the hurtings expectation of relief. Expectation is the stealth mode of anti-Christ behavior. I freely admit to my own expectation of another as sin in hopes to be cleansed of all unrighteousness. God in His mercy, came down from His high position to heal and Love, teach compassion to a dying world heading into overtime, an overworked weakness. He says clearly in the last days many peoples love will grow cold due to lawlessness, we can choose not to fall for that from either side of that fence. Love is a commitment, not a feeling. ... God has placed the members, each one of them, in the body, just as He desired. If they were all one member, where would the body be? But now there are many members, but one body. And the eye cannot say to the hand, “I have no need of you”; or again the head to the feet, “I have no need of you.” On the contrary, it is much truer that the members of the body which seem to be weaker are necessary; and those members of the body which we deem less honorable, on these we bestow more abundant honor, and our less presentable members become much more presentable, whereas our more presentable members have no need of it. But God has so composed the body, giving more abundant honor to that member which lacked, so that there may be no division in the body, but that the members may have the same care for one another. 1 Corinthians 12:18b-25 I looked closely at the picture behind the phrase and saw the one body the chalk outline the different members or colors, the hard surface or condition the otherwise invisible work was being reflected, the beautiful outcome. One remained inside, while the others stood by to minister to the need that this took place -- Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me. Do not cast me away from Your presence And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of Your salvation And sustain me with a willing spirit. Then I will teach transgressors Your ways, And sinners will be converted to You. Psalm 51:10-13 -- here is where the rubber
Posted on: Sat, 15 Mar 2014 20:26:43 +0000
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