I'm tempted to insert 'only' into the title of this post. "My life makes sense ONLY in Jesus' name. But I don't want to throw anyone off. So let me explain:
When I look at my history, my path, those around me who cross my path up to the present day, I realize life has been very different than I could ever have imagined or planned. The only time I evaluate my life is when a person feels the need to judge it. He/she hasn't been on my path, doesn't wish to hear the testimony it has given me to this point in life, but rather prefers to do a little plain math and deduces that a couple of major upsets in my life could only be caused by me in some way. Different people see different pieces of information about me, each one coming up with a different judgment; even opposite judgments. So I find myself looking back to try to see what I missed; what they see. That is confusing and not worthy of my time.
But when I remember to apply this particular tool, "My life makes sense in Jesus' name,' confusion is turned into peace, and all of my life, once again, makes perfect sense. When my spirit communes with Holy Spirit, I see the tapestry of my life, all a beautiful weave, as it is meant to be. Using this tool, I have access to Papa's point of view. I'm seeing the same picture of my history in a Papa flow, His sovereignty in it is everywhere throughout my life, and the beautiful tapestry is set before me making perfect sense. The more I look at it, the more the details of it, Papa's care for me, become obvious. He really is a Master Weaver.
From the flesh or the mind, life makes little sense. When believers and/or non-believers judge someone else's life, they are just letting their flesh, their logical minds, evaluate you with partial evidence. This judging habit is sin and should have nothing to do with you or me.
Aren't you glad Papa knows everything? We only have one all-knowing Papa, who sees our hearts, communes with our spirits, and knows without a doubt that we are good. He doesn't judge us on limited information about us. He sees all of us and STILL doesn't judge. Jesus died for all of us. Leave the sin of judging at the cross where it belongs, and has belonged for 2000 years.
Jesus spilt His blood so that we could experience powerful lives as Papa's royal sons and daughters. We extend our hands over an ailing one and pray his healing, his fullness restored, any place, any time. We do His Good News, His Gospel because of the blood. Papa is weaving all of us a wonderful tapestry.
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I hope to use this blog as a daily record of Papa, Jesus and Holy Spirit's daily interventions in my life. They are quite daily! I don't want to travel backward, but present; not future, just today. May my every entry be clear.
When we judge, we're not loving. We are to love always.
ReplyDeleteWhen we judge, we are doing the most immature thing we can, for it is easy to judge. Instead of choosing to love, we choose to judge. Judging is done in the flesh by our minds which are faulty and subject to hell's influence.
When we judge, we should look in the mirror, for the truth is that there is something wrong in our own path to Papa's throne room. Ask Papa to reveal what's wrong, what makes you tempted to judge others. He's kind and will help you see it so He can heal it for you.
I was around people today, alerted to articles by clever people, folks who launched into overdrive into the tiresome judging factor. I noticed that they were trying to make sense of others' paths with their minds, their thoughts and logical reasoning. Where was Papa in their thoughts? Not mentioned once. It was almost as if they were trying to squeeze the faith of another into Old Testament Law, which cannot coexist with the life of faith. I sensed a tornado of the mind within them today. I call it to peace. Center down. What is really happening right now? It is a time to pray for clarity on behalf of Papa's kids.
ReplyDeleteSo I do that now. The flesh is noisy today, Papa. So calm minds and rock Your kids' spirits. Fill up empty hearts and make us fresh today. Flesh, you be quiet. Spirits of men, come up and commune with Papa in the Secret Place, In Jesus' name, Amen.
Thank You, Papa!