reflections from another weekend of inner healing...

 Dear princes & princesses, sons & daughters of noble identity & royal destiny!!

just thought I’d share this reflection after the 1st weekend of Elijah House level C course:

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ow! yet again, I’ve discovered the wounds in my spirit, soul & body go far deeper and have many layers more than I ever could have fathomed!

It would be easy to go into ‘withdraw’ / ‘isolate’ mode & feel too dirty to have to face & embrace life in all its’ fullness.

do I dare believe that the big world out there can cope with one as sinful, wounded, broken and messed up as I?

Surely the thought is ludicrous, as if my mess were so overwhelmingly bad that to face & embrace life would equal the destruction of lives to no end ..

Surely I have lost focus of The Healer, who specialises, in shaping all my ugly sinfulness to make me a shining, radiant trophy of His grace!

The Healer who wraps His loving arms around me in all my woundedness, and makes me a wondrous work of Divine art!

The Healer who delights in taking me in all my shame-filled brokenness

and moulds me into a Divine workmanship of a restored son!

The Healer who marvellously takes me & all my mess and moulds me into a magnificent of masterpiece of redemptive art !

.. but do I dare give myself to Him?

- all of myself,  all of my sinfulness, all of my woundedness, all of my brokenness and all of my messes?

To even fear such a prospect shows how familiar, comfortable and falsely “secure” I’ve become with such miserable companions on life’s journey!  

Yet how could I turn away from The Saviour who offers me the gift of life in all its’ fullness, who gives me beauty for my ashes, who gives me forgiveness to wear as a crown, who offers to lift off every burden of mine?!

Yes! My Saviour, Jesus, a thousand times YES!!! Let every unbelieving part of my heart be filled with the light of Your love, and keep my hand in yours as we walk this journey to increasing freedom and healing to bring Your freeing, healing good news to every nation, tongue and tribe!

 … I give myself to The Potters’ hands!

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