Have you ever just read something either from a book or the Bible and been taken aback with how true, how honest and how relevant it is? About two months ago I was working my way through the book of Hosea, first of if you have never read it, DO SO! Second off if you have, go back to it and READ IT!
And so I was working my way through this book and I came to this verse in chapter 6; "Come let us return to the Lord, for He has torn us, so that He might heal us" (H.6:1a)... I sat there and realized... wow this verse... it's so true!
To be completely honest with you my life has been insane that past 3 months, some stuff went down that caused me to go under a lot of pressure and stress. However after reading this verse I have begun to stop myself when I begin to over think and say "You know what, God has to tare me down, so that He can heal me in His image."
You see I came to the point where I started to realize that almost all things I had used as support systems in the past... were being "torn" away. And in their place God stood read to begin His health care system.
One of my favorite videos of all time is a short done by Skit Guys, I believe it is called "Chiseled" or something a long that lines. It shows a man who begins to talk about God and how he works, another man enters the frame who is "God" and he begins to chisel away this guys definition of himself, what he believes to be good and bad. Leaving him to realize that what is left... is what God defines, what God originally made.
You see right now might seem like a crappy time, like everyone and everything has abandoned you, you might be feeling alone, stressed, frustrated, nervous, anxious. You head is probably filled with a billion million things that cause you to lie there not being about to sleep at night.But here's the catch.. and its a big one! God knows everything you are going through this moment... Sure it is hard to understand that, half the time I don't really get it myself. But I challenge you to stop, take a breath, maybe go for a walk, I tend to take my car for a ride and blast music for an hour. But by then end if you look back and think of Hosea 6:1a I bet you will feel a bit more at peace. Sure everything might still be falling apart around you, but you know that even though He tears... He does so to heal. Muscle needs to tear first before it can be strong.
And so I say proudly, I am torn to be healed.
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