I am working something
out in you…Cover their nakedness
So why does God have you taking care of someone or something, their
children, their affairs…that has betrayed you, abused you, abandoned you and
shown you no regard? Hes working something out in you! Let it have its perfect
work…I know it’s harder said than done but trust me your reward is great!
You will learn to pray
and restore not report…
I remember as a young girl when I was in school I would talk
a lot…I mean a lot. Whenever the teacher would confront me I would become
enraged inquiring why she didn’t reprimand the person who I was talking to. “What
about her” “What about him” I mean it became my mission to insure that I received
the same justice as someone else who committed the same crime as I had.
As a grown woman that same fury lives within me as over the
years I have questioned the justice of our Lord as I watch those who hurt me
the most appear to be getting away with murder. Forgiveness allows you to find
your peace which helps you see the offense in an unusual way. I am grateful for
forgiveness but it is a self-centered deed setting you up for the hardest step
of all: Ministry.
The sound of that world ‘ministry’ irritates me like no
other as my rebellion at best rears her head saying: Now I forgave and don’t wish
no ill will, but Lord you going too far. Aint nobody tryna wear no collar or
have no assigned seat (symbolically speaking)! So to shock this flesh I say a
curse word every now and then, cut somebody off in traffic, date with no
purpose…whatever it takes to disqualify myself for such development. Ewww I shoulda knew that forgiveness mess was
a set-up!lol
You will learn to pray
and restore not report…
Moving from
Forgiveness to Ministry is where the victory truly lies, says Jesus who was
betrayed by Judas yet served him.
{To pray and restore
not report}, is your commitment to seeking the deliverance of another ‘in
private’ til the end with no intent to expose or see them punished.
Wait a minute!
Wait a minute!
Wait a minute!
You mean to tell me after what they did or failed to do you
basically want me to give them my heart, liver, and kidney!?
Puh!
This word is for the
wife of an adulterer
This word is for the
follower of a corrupt leader
This word is for the
child abandoned by her father
This word is for the
family member of an addict
This word is for the
foster parent or step-in parent
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I am working something
out in you…Cover their nakedness
Contrary to what you may believe it was never and is not
about them…He is working something out in YOU! Whatever the future holds for
you, He needs to be able to trust you. He needs to know you are the ultimate steward.
He needs to know your heart is at its purest. He needs you to totally die to
yourself. Whatever the outcome…its not about that, its about YOU. May we find
the courage to move beyond forgiveness into ministry, that we may receive what
is fit for a King and Queen. Let me drop this nugget: its like understanding
the difference between cost and worth. In the end it doesn’t matter how much
something costs but what its worth that matters. You are worthy of the
promise prearranged for you. Don’t focus on the cost, focus on what it will be
worth in the end. Know your worth.
Ewwww Ewwwww
Ewwwww!!! I don’t know what you are up to Lord but I aint happy about it! All that’s
well, ends well I guess. This new “Do it for the vine” craze perfectly reflects
our relationship as I go back and forth tryna serve you while doing what I
wanna do.lol
Lord: Do it for the
vine.
Me: I aint gone do it.
Lord: Do it for the
vine
Me: I aint gone do it.
Lord: Do it for the vine
Me (I end up doing it, while saying that Im not)
