A dear, sweet, troubled friend is missing.
My heart aches.
Bright, shining, beautiful and broken she is.
It might be too late.
But she knew Jesus.
Two gorgeous kids.
Missing their mom, no doubt.
Their hearts had steeled a bit, never knowing exactly what was going to happen.
Doesn't take away from their pain.
It's in my throat.
The pain goes down from there.
Alcoholism is impossible to fathom.
Unless you have it.
It wraps itself around you like a viper.
Do vipers wrap?
Maybe pythons are better metaphors.
But she knew Jesus.
If she's gone, she's with Him.
If she's still here, He's with her.
The pain is lifting.
Maybe now I can go to sleep.
Maybe now I can cry.
Maybe now the pain will lessen.
Just enough.
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Cutting--The Enemy's Counterfeit Covenant (Written quickly, without edits, for young people)
OK, check this out.
A while back I wrote about how the enemy aka the devil (that short, nasty, greasy dude that likes to cause mayhem) has been suggesting that people cut on themselves since way back in the day. Like, around Jesus' time. In fact, in the gospels, there's a story about a guy who's fully possessed to the point of running around cutting himself with sharp stones. Once Jesus cast out the demon within this cat, the cutting stopped.
Crazy right?
OK, so yesterday, I was in Bible study and we were talking about how God used various forms of cutting to form covenants, or holy agreements, between God and man. Circumcision, animal sacrifice, etc. were used to solidify our connection with God. Ultimately, Jesus shed His own blood on the cross to pay for our sins.
It hit me then...AGAIN.
The devil took something sacred and holy and turned it into something harmful and deadly. Something that traps thousands of teenagers each year.
Think about it. The enemy suggests lies.
"You're worthless, no one likes you, you might as well slice yourself up. You're ugly anyway."
The total OPPOSITE of what God says about you.
Say this out loud, based on Psalm 139:
A while back I wrote about how the enemy aka the devil (that short, nasty, greasy dude that likes to cause mayhem) has been suggesting that people cut on themselves since way back in the day. Like, around Jesus' time. In fact, in the gospels, there's a story about a guy who's fully possessed to the point of running around cutting himself with sharp stones. Once Jesus cast out the demon within this cat, the cutting stopped.
Crazy right?
OK, so yesterday, I was in Bible study and we were talking about how God used various forms of cutting to form covenants, or holy agreements, between God and man. Circumcision, animal sacrifice, etc. were used to solidify our connection with God. Ultimately, Jesus shed His own blood on the cross to pay for our sins.
It hit me then...AGAIN.
The devil took something sacred and holy and turned it into something harmful and deadly. Something that traps thousands of teenagers each year.
Think about it. The enemy suggests lies.
"You're worthless, no one likes you, you might as well slice yourself up. You're ugly anyway."
The total OPPOSITE of what God says about you.
Say this out loud, based on Psalm 139:
I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.
POST SCRIPT:
Just after writing this short, unedited blog, I read Joseph Prince's Daily Devotional for Tuesday, March 26, 2013 and it coincidentally had a piece on CUTTING and COVENANTS!!! Here it is:
POST SCRIPT:
Just after writing this short, unedited blog, I read Joseph Prince's Daily Devotional for Tuesday, March 26, 2013 and it coincidentally had a piece on CUTTING and COVENANTS!!! Here it is:
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