Weather Report From Heaven: Sunny and bright, with an abundance of light and lots of singing and rejoicing.
“For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.” 2 Corinthians 4:17-18
Thought of the Day- “Only the wounded soldiers can fight in God’s army,” is what the Pastor on the pulpit said to the congregation on that fateful day around 18 years ago. I spent countless hours examining what that meant through the lens of my own personal experiences. In the end, for me it meant I had to come to grips with the fact that I needed to be vulnerable before God and confess everything that had been hidden in my own heart and soul. Of course now in hindsight, I know He already knew it all anyway, and I needed to be cleansed of all my sin and shame so He could create more space for me to move forward in my life.
But in willing to be vulnerable, I also admitted how wounded I was. I had been badly wounded through a failed relationship with my Father, who left when I was 12. However, instead of bringing it into the light, I had let it fester in my soul, which caused even more damage. The weight of the self-imposed burden was stifling, but I hadn’t realized it until I admitted it. Only when I admitted the depth of my wound, and asked for God’s help, could He begin to heal and restore me. Only then could I fight in God’s army. It took me relinquishing my pride and admitting my need for Him. I needed to be desperate enough for Him to lay all of my pride aside that said I could fix things on my own. I couldn’t! I was too wounded and trying to deal and cope with it on my own was killing me. I used anything I could to anesthetize my pain. When I was humble enough to be vulnerable, only then He could heal me. For what is denied cannot be healed! God wants to heal your brokenness as well. Will you let Him? The first step is simply admitting that you need His help.
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