"IF HUMAN LOVE DOES NOT CARRY A MAN BEYOND HIMSELF, IT IS NOT LOVE. IF LOVE IS ALWAYS DISCREET, ALWAYS WISE, ALWAYS SENSIBLE AND CALCULATING, NEVER CARRIED BEYOND ITSELF, IT IS NOT LOVE AT ALL." Oswald Chambers
I believe you might agree with me that though our culture boast of 'freedom of speech,' there is alot that is not being said that needs to be said. Parents do not share some of their past experiences and mistakes with their children for whatever reason, friends withhold some of their deepest sentiments from some of their closest friends for fear of being rejected or disowned (so what exactly makes them your friend in the first place?), husbands and wives do not share their most meaningful feelings (joys and pains) and miss out on years of one anothers lives (and you wonder why it feels like you are living with a perfect stranger). It's not that you do not have anything in common anymore, it is because you have decided not to talk about it. Not to say much of anything to one another. Somebody needs to ask forgiveness, someone needs to say where it hurts, somebody need to admit they are wrong, someone needs to let someone else know that they are not the only one going through...
"AND THEN I PROCLAIMED A FAST THERE, AT THE RIVER OF AHAVA, THAT WE MIGHT AFFLICT OURSELVES BEFORE OUR GOD, TO SEEK OF HIM A RIGHT WAY FOR US, AND FOR OUR LITTLE ONES, AND FOR ALL OUR SUBSTANCE...THE HAND OF OUR GOD IS UPON ALL THEM FOR GOOD THAT SEEK HIM; BUT HIS POWER AND WRATH IS AGAINST ALL THEM THAT FORSAKE HIM." Ezra 8:21-22 It is easy to be confused if you are depending on your own understanding or concerned with what others might think. You would do well to seek God NOW and not wait until later. "Fear of man will prove to be a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD is kept safe." Proverbs 29:25 "O Lord, to us belongeth confusion of face, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we have sinned against thee. To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses, though we have rebelled against him..." Daniel 9:8-9
The promise the prize, the refining, the adorning of the Bride, the leaving everything behind to follow Him. The wisdom of the ages, turning the pages, the new day dawning, the song of the mourning. The cry of the poor, the lost being found, overcomers gaining ground, the Word of the Lord, the unsheathing of the sword, preparing the vineyard, bringing the Kingdom. (Joel 2 & 3) Fear not for I am with you says the Lord! Be not soon shaken in your minds. Let the weak say I am strong! Greater is He within me than he that is in the world! Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death I WILL FEAR NO EVIL for YOU ARE WITH ME! Your rod and your staff they comfort me. The LORD is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life— of whom shall I be afraid? When evil men advance against me to devour my flesh, when my enemies and my foes attack me, they will stumble and fall. Though an army besiege me, my heart will not fear; th...
Comments