No more shackes.
No more chains.
No more bondage.
I am free yea.
Isaiah 16:4-5
Let our outcasts of Moab dwell among you; be a sheltered hiding place to them from the destroyer. When the extortion and the extortioner have been brought to nought, and destruction has ceased, and the oppressors and they who trample men are consumedand have vanished out of the land,
Then in mercy and loving-kindness shall a throne be established, and [b] One shall sit upon it in truth and faithfulness in the tent of David, judging and seeking justice and being swift to do righteousness.
Be a shelter. Sometimes I feel like that's what God has called me to. Yesterday I and the most amazing experience that I wasn't expecting. I was talking to my lab mate about everything that's going on around me and she decided to share. Apparently she's had issues with anxiety and depression and every person she's told within her own culture has basically told her she needs to calm down and be easy. That its in her head. -______________-
I was like excuse me what? Your reality is real and its the only one you've got. No one can tell you how you feel and what is going on in your own head. If its true for you its the truth. I went on to say you've got to find people that are safe. People who affirm what you believe about yourself and don't negate it. If someone doesn't do that, they just told you they aren't safe and you need not ever bring it up again with them. You've got to find your people. I also said very plainly that we don't ask people to get over their high cholesterol so why do we say that about depression and anxiety. They are real and people need medication for them. That's all real. Apparently, I'm the first person to say these kinds of things in response. She cried at lunch. I was like don't let these folks lie to you. Girl bye!
Sometimes I feel like a shelter. Sometimes I've needed one( S/O to the besties!) But this season right now is about being one. Not from the destroyer but just to be a safe place. Folks just need someone safe. Lord knows, I go to mine constantly.
And the scripture goes on to say that Jesus will be established. I think the reason people see safety in me is because of the indwelling of the Spirit which was made possible by the resurrection and the subsequent dispatch of the Holy Spirit. Jesus was all of the things listed and more. The thing about Jesus that I love in this passage is seeing justice and being swift to do righteousness. I feel like that was my experience yesterday. For goodness sakes, show some grace. I wasn't setting out to right a wrong but apparently I did.And the thing is, be quick about it. I decided to yesterday and I think it changed my relationship with her for the better.
Isaiah 16:12
It shall be that when Moab presents himself, when he wearies himself [worshiping] on the high place [of idolatry], he will come to his sanctuary [of Chemosh, god of Moab], but he will not prevail.
Listen. Ain't no point in going elsewhere. Come on to Jesus and be done with it. He has the power and the love. He has the compassion and the grace. He is the only way to the Father. I also think of worrying and trying to do things yourself in this context. Ain't no point to that exercise. It won't change anything. I've found that nothing but worship, prayer, and spending time with God has a point when I'm struggling. Even if I just get peace about my situation, I'm good. That's clearly what He had for me since that's what I got and can I tell you I always get peace. He always makes it better. I'm so thankful for Him, Him in me, and this thing we're doing together. He's ever faithful.
Isaiah 17:7
In that day will men look to their Maker, and their eyes shall regard the Holy One of Israel.
So I've obviously never seen God but I've heard Him. I've heard Him as clearly in the center of who I am as I hear with my ears. The voice of God is distinct. I don't hear Him often but I do hear Him. And when I hear Him, it changes my life. My life right now is a great example. This wasn't my life a few months ago. Two sentences from On High got me here. A shift in reality from the Father will do that to you.
What happens more often than not is that I feel Him. He directs me in a certain way. The Spirit whispers often. He's always there, right there inside me. When I think back on what I said yesterday to my lab mate I can go ahead and tell you it wasn't me. I don't even fully remember everything because it wasn't me. The thing about God is He can use you. He can speak through you. He can move through you. I think no that God wanted her to know she was okay yesterday, just the way she is. And that's exactly what I told her. She fine. She's His creation.
I love the indwelling because its always directing me, always guiding me. And He's so patient in His love for me cause I'm not always right. And I'm not always listening. You've got to be quiet to listen. I'm not terribly skilled at that but I'm working on it.
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