Dearest Saints,
I would like to continue on to help deal with deepest wounds that we often carry. These wounds as we mentioned are the wounds we carry in our soul that have often been the result of traumas and excessive negative situations we may have had to bear with in the past. As you took the time to write down many of your past wounds and any result of being offended from many of these past experiences, I pray the Lord will help me be a blessing to you by pulling out the very roots of these weeds that have poisoned your soul which is deep within you. When someone does something extremely offensive towards you, its not so much the negative action that wounds ones soul, but it is how we have reacted towards it by being offended. Holding on by being offended is what causes our souls to be deeply wounded.
Often times, it is when we harbour these things, rehearse these past experiences that the wounds often penetrate and get deeper. One of the things I find very important is when someone offends you, we need to stop looking at ourselves as the victim and see that our oppressors are the real victims. When you consider that God is not only a God of Love, but also a God of Justice (Isa 30:18; Isa 61:8), people are going to give an account before God who offends His Children to the degree of destruction beyond comprehension. When I think of the consequences of their actions and see the eternal destruction that awaits them, I feel sorry for them which is having that Godly sorrow which brings forth life. When we have what is called "worldly sorrow" in 2 Cor 7:10, this is when we see ourselves as a victim which the Bible tells us that causes death (that is often the result of having deep soul wounds). We inherit that victim mentality when we allow the enemy to deceive ourselves by failing to see the big picture and see how our oppressors are the real victims. This is an important mindset because when we can see how the enemy uses people to come against one another, people who oppress others are a victim to the enemy because they fail to see the eternal destruction of their actions whom the "god of this world" has blinded many (2 Cor 4:4). When I saw a video on YouTube with Bill Wiese on 23 minutes in hell, my heart went out to those who do not realize the accountability of their actions. Although many think this is a hoax, Christ Himself is very clear about the absolute horridness of this eternal place of damnation. I honestly don't think any video can ever identify the reality of hell itself. This should cause us to pray for every lost soul, even those who savagely come against us because they remain spiritually blind. This gives us the ability to be Christ-like to pray for our enemies like God admonishes us to do rather than have that "Woe is me" mentality like the devil would like you to remain being a prisoner of. King David dwelt with self pity when he saw himself as a victim which caused him to become jealous towards wicked men by questioning God "Why do evil men prosper? (Psalm 73:3-16). Then, in vs 17, when he understood their end result after going to the Lord, his heart softened. Knowing their destruction if they don't repent should soften our heart when we understand how they remain blind by being slaves in chains to the real enemy, satan.
The story of the rich man and Lazarus is a key scenario about the torment and actual pain people experience. Even if the rich man lived his life lavishly for a hundred years or more on earth while the beggar lived as he did for that entire time, that rich man is crying out to have Lazarus dip his finger in water to cool off his tongue. This place of immense suffering is one crying out for help and not ever being able to receive any relief from pain and agony for all eternity. I will be safe to say that the rich man would have been greatful to start again and change places with Lazarus to have lived like a beggar all his life instead just to escape the horridness of hell, even experiencing this for only a very short while in this dark prison of eternal torture. The wounds that I had once carried disappeared when I considered these things that caused me to repent of my selfishness before the Lord. If you truly believe God wants to heal you and restore you, we need to see that we have sinned before God by allowing ourselves to be offended and refuse to become a prisoner to this deception that caused deep wounds in our soul in the first place, no matter what the degree of trauma has happened to us.
If we are offended by circumstances that people may not have had any direct effect, we need to repent before God if we believe He is in control of everything. When we become offended from circumstances, we are really blaming God without maybe realizing it. When we blame God, we fail to see any responsibility of our own that we may have caused. When you read Lamentations 5, you will see how oppressed Jeremiah speaks about the conditions they were living in. Yet, in verse 7, he talks about this oppression he and others are enduring because of the sins of their forefathers. It would hardly seem fair that we would have to repent because of our forefathers since he himself didn't exhibit any iniquity of his own. But yet, many people are the burden bearers because of the iniquity of their forefathers. This hardly seems fair, but if we want to be healed from carrying deep wounds in our souls from the actions of others (even our own forefathers), Godly repentance is absolutely necessary on our part. We do this to our benefit and be liberated by being a prisoner of carrying these deep wounds. Caring about whose fault it is should not be considered when we need our wounded soul to be healed and restored. God tells us in Isa 58:9 He warns us about pointing our finger in scorn, which is finding fault with one another (even blaming God by blaming circumstances). When we harbour this, we forfeit ever receiving His healing He mentions in vs 8 and will remain being wounded.
I would like to continue on to help deal with deepest wounds that we often carry. These wounds as we mentioned are the wounds we carry in our soul that have often been the result of traumas and excessive negative situations we may have had to bear with in the past. As you took the time to write down many of your past wounds and any result of being offended from many of these past experiences, I pray the Lord will help me be a blessing to you by pulling out the very roots of these weeds that have poisoned your soul which is deep within you. When someone does something extremely offensive towards you, its not so much the negative action that wounds ones soul, but it is how we have reacted towards it by being offended. Holding on by being offended is what causes our souls to be deeply wounded.
Often times, it is when we harbour these things, rehearse these past experiences that the wounds often penetrate and get deeper. One of the things I find very important is when someone offends you, we need to stop looking at ourselves as the victim and see that our oppressors are the real victims. When you consider that God is not only a God of Love, but also a God of Justice (Isa 30:18; Isa 61:8), people are going to give an account before God who offends His Children to the degree of destruction beyond comprehension. When I think of the consequences of their actions and see the eternal destruction that awaits them, I feel sorry for them which is having that Godly sorrow which brings forth life. When we have what is called "worldly sorrow" in 2 Cor 7:10, this is when we see ourselves as a victim which the Bible tells us that causes death (that is often the result of having deep soul wounds). We inherit that victim mentality when we allow the enemy to deceive ourselves by failing to see the big picture and see how our oppressors are the real victims. This is an important mindset because when we can see how the enemy uses people to come against one another, people who oppress others are a victim to the enemy because they fail to see the eternal destruction of their actions whom the "god of this world" has blinded many (2 Cor 4:4). When I saw a video on YouTube with Bill Wiese on 23 minutes in hell, my heart went out to those who do not realize the accountability of their actions. Although many think this is a hoax, Christ Himself is very clear about the absolute horridness of this eternal place of damnation. I honestly don't think any video can ever identify the reality of hell itself. This should cause us to pray for every lost soul, even those who savagely come against us because they remain spiritually blind. This gives us the ability to be Christ-like to pray for our enemies like God admonishes us to do rather than have that "Woe is me" mentality like the devil would like you to remain being a prisoner of. King David dwelt with self pity when he saw himself as a victim which caused him to become jealous towards wicked men by questioning God "Why do evil men prosper? (Psalm 73:3-16). Then, in vs 17, when he understood their end result after going to the Lord, his heart softened. Knowing their destruction if they don't repent should soften our heart when we understand how they remain blind by being slaves in chains to the real enemy, satan.
The story of the rich man and Lazarus is a key scenario about the torment and actual pain people experience. Even if the rich man lived his life lavishly for a hundred years or more on earth while the beggar lived as he did for that entire time, that rich man is crying out to have Lazarus dip his finger in water to cool off his tongue. This place of immense suffering is one crying out for help and not ever being able to receive any relief from pain and agony for all eternity. I will be safe to say that the rich man would have been greatful to start again and change places with Lazarus to have lived like a beggar all his life instead just to escape the horridness of hell, even experiencing this for only a very short while in this dark prison of eternal torture. The wounds that I had once carried disappeared when I considered these things that caused me to repent of my selfishness before the Lord. If you truly believe God wants to heal you and restore you, we need to see that we have sinned before God by allowing ourselves to be offended and refuse to become a prisoner to this deception that caused deep wounds in our soul in the first place, no matter what the degree of trauma has happened to us.
If we are offended by circumstances that people may not have had any direct effect, we need to repent before God if we believe He is in control of everything. When we become offended from circumstances, we are really blaming God without maybe realizing it. When we blame God, we fail to see any responsibility of our own that we may have caused. When you read Lamentations 5, you will see how oppressed Jeremiah speaks about the conditions they were living in. Yet, in verse 7, he talks about this oppression he and others are enduring because of the sins of their forefathers. It would hardly seem fair that we would have to repent because of our forefathers since he himself didn't exhibit any iniquity of his own. But yet, many people are the burden bearers because of the iniquity of their forefathers. This hardly seems fair, but if we want to be healed from carrying deep wounds in our souls from the actions of others (even our own forefathers), Godly repentance is absolutely necessary on our part. We do this to our benefit and be liberated by being a prisoner of carrying these deep wounds. Caring about whose fault it is should not be considered when we need our wounded soul to be healed and restored. God tells us in Isa 58:9 He warns us about pointing our finger in scorn, which is finding fault with one another (even blaming God by blaming circumstances). When we harbour this, we forfeit ever receiving His healing He mentions in vs 8 and will remain being wounded.
When we go over our list that you have written down and give these past hurts before the Lord, I want you to picture the glory of the Lord Jesus reaching down towards you with outstretched arms to receive every wound, by giving him every fragments of your life. When I read (John 6:12,13) Christ tells the Disciples to pick up every fragments (broken pieces that are left over) from feeding the multitudes. He also tells them "and let none go to waste." This is an illustration that He wants us to give Him our "fragments" and believe that He wants to do something special for you. When you do, smile and give your heartfelt thanks to Him. You can believe and declare His promise for us in Isaiah 61:7 "Instead of your [former] shame you shall have a twofold recompense; instead of dishonor and reproach [your people] shall rejoice in their portion. Therefore in their land they shall possess double [what they had forfeited]; everlasting joy shall be theirs." He can't bless us with double recompense when we continue to harbour and carry soul wounds by remaining being offended. He wants to give us blessings, but He often can't because we inhibit Him to do so when we don't release these before Him. This is proof of His Word "He is able and willing to do exceedingly and abundantly for us than we can ever ask or think (Eph 3:20)." He always wants to do more for us. Are we tying His hands from doing just that? I would like to carry on next week and see an addition to healing, to being restored.
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In the Matchless Name of Jesus
Richard
Associate Director
Answers2Prayerhttp://sites.google.com/site/greatestbuilderforourlife
http://www.answers2prayer.org/
In the Matchless Name of Jesus
Richard
Associate Director
Answers2Prayerhttp://sites.google.com/site/greatestbuilderforourlife
http://www.answers2prayer.org/
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