O My child, lay your heart in My hand, and let Me heal it. Yea, let Me gather up thy tears, for they are precious to Me. (Psalm 56:8) Ye have not been suffering alone, but I Myself have been near thee all along the way. My heart has felt all that ye have felt. Ye do not have a high priest who is not able to sympathize with your sufferings, but one who experienced every grief and human emotion common to man. And yet, in the midst of these experiences of suffering, He did not sin. therefore, He is one who is able to succour thee. (Heb. 2:18)He is one, who having walked the same path Himself, is able to teach thee how that in the midst of these human experiences of hurts and frustrations and loneliness and heart ache, ye may rise above the natural tendencies to fall into the sins of self-pity, self-reproach, depression of spirit, resentment, and the like.
it is not easy. not only is it not easy, but in the natural, in the flesh, it is impossible. but the same grace which I promised to the apostle Paul to help him bear his affliction, this same grace I will give to you. (2 Cor. 12:9)
ye may bring the whole of your burden to Me. I will help you as the days go by, and as the trials come and go; and as the learning process continues, I will teach you the spiritual secrets of the art of committal.
for in complete and repeated committal lies the key to victories that can be thus more easily won, less painfully achieved, and more quickly gained, so that the valleys become less deep and less dark, and more quickly passed through.
'man is born', it is written, 'to trouble, as the sparks fly upward'. (job 5:7) this is true as surely as the rain falls and snow is cold. but it is equally true, and gloriously so, that I have promised, and I will deliver thee out of all thy troubles.
so will ye now take the first step in this experience of committal, and give Me your heart?
make it as tangible a transaction as possible, and visualize your own hand laying the physical organ of your heart in My hands. say to Me, "take this, loving Master and wonderful Lord, and do with it as pleases Thee."
"He healeth the broken in heart and bindeth up their wounds." (Psalm 147:3)
- Come Away My Beloved by Frances J Roberts
2 comments:
Thank you so much for this blog! It was exactly what I needed to hear from my Father! I have been asking God for truths and promises that I can claim and pray for the many we fell in love with in Swaziland. There are so many promises he gives us where he says he KNOWS and understands the affliction, suffering, tears, and pain of his children. It was tough for us to leave, but God promises that his eyes never leave his afflicted ones, those he loves. I just have to keep my own eyes on Him and trust his promises, that is the hard part, as we pray for so many that we feel in love with in Swaziland. As I cry and hurt for those that are suffering, God continues to tell me to lay them at my feet! Thank you Amy, this is what I needed today! Bless you!
im so glad it encouraged someone else too! God bless you, wendy. i cant begin to imagine to pain and heartache you saw and experienced in swazi. im praying that God will send you back to be Jesus even more to His precious babes! :)
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