Life can be full of contradictions. We strive to do what is better, but in our best efforts we sometimes steer ourselves in the wrong direction making the perfect concoction for defeat. We desire to help another in the throes of despair or pain... or grief or brokenheartedness, but in those attempts, we lean in too much or meet someone who simply is not ready to be met in their dark moments.
We have this predicament to which we present a set of solutions, but explosively our hopes crash to the floor. Our interpretation failed actuality. Our small understanding squelched the magnitude of omniscience. Sometimes we get in the way of ourselves. Sometimes we get in the way of others. And sometimes comfort gets in the way of it all.
If we all reflected upon our own vices, we might notice why hardships or struggles remain present in our life. One possibility - staying in destruction seems so much easier than chiseling our way to freedom. Staying in the shadows is absolutely more appealing than admitting we are flawed. Generational strongholds or those that we brought upon ourselves, they bind us. And maybe we can even see them for what they are; yet, somehow we still feel powerless in breaking free, even if freedom would also be for the sake of those who follow. It's so much easier to retreat into those strongholds. It's so much easier to remain bound in the guilt and shame than to find a way. That's what Satan would have us to believe anyway.
But there is hope for redemption. Thankfully that hope isn't in us finding the way. Jesus already did that because HE IS THE WAY. Our Lord so graciously paved the way so we could step out of those shackles and embrace the fact that we are sinners, but in Him, we can be made whole again. That fear of stepping out into the new, it doesn't have to be alone. Sometimes our shadows are far-reaching into our soul. Sometimes the truth entangles memories we would rather leave in the cobwebs of our minds. However, should we desire healing, all must come to light and with that freedom will follow. Maybe in an instant. Maybe in week. Maybe it will take longer. But holding tight to the only One who saves and redeems will bring you rest. Take heart, dear ones, for He has overcome all obstacles because He has overcome the world.
Dark as day
Blue as night
The lies that fill my mind.
I'm reaching our for help
Comfort pulls me back
How can I be so blind?
Here I am standing
In the corner I remain
Locked in by my secrets
Sealed by my shame
Lord I need you now
Like I did back then
Prideful innocence
Won't make me whole again
Reveal a path
of more of you
and less of me.
We have this predicament to which we present a set of solutions, but explosively our hopes crash to the floor. Our interpretation failed actuality. Our small understanding squelched the magnitude of omniscience. Sometimes we get in the way of ourselves. Sometimes we get in the way of others. And sometimes comfort gets in the way of it all.
If we all reflected upon our own vices, we might notice why hardships or struggles remain present in our life. One possibility - staying in destruction seems so much easier than chiseling our way to freedom. Staying in the shadows is absolutely more appealing than admitting we are flawed. Generational strongholds or those that we brought upon ourselves, they bind us. And maybe we can even see them for what they are; yet, somehow we still feel powerless in breaking free, even if freedom would also be for the sake of those who follow. It's so much easier to retreat into those strongholds. It's so much easier to remain bound in the guilt and shame than to find a way. That's what Satan would have us to believe anyway.
But there is hope for redemption. Thankfully that hope isn't in us finding the way. Jesus already did that because HE IS THE WAY. Our Lord so graciously paved the way so we could step out of those shackles and embrace the fact that we are sinners, but in Him, we can be made whole again. That fear of stepping out into the new, it doesn't have to be alone. Sometimes our shadows are far-reaching into our soul. Sometimes the truth entangles memories we would rather leave in the cobwebs of our minds. However, should we desire healing, all must come to light and with that freedom will follow. Maybe in an instant. Maybe in week. Maybe it will take longer. But holding tight to the only One who saves and redeems will bring you rest. Take heart, dear ones, for He has overcome all obstacles because He has overcome the world.
Dark as day
Blue as night
The lies that fill my mind.
I'm reaching our for help
Comfort pulls me back
How can I be so blind?
Here I am standing
In the corner I remain
Locked in by my secrets
Sealed by my shame
Lord I need you now
Like I did back then
Prideful innocence
Won't make me whole again
Reveal a path
of more of you
and less of me.
