On a lovely white pillow in my room, is a cross-stitched art with these words from Ephesians 2:10 in the Bible ‘ For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things He planned for us long ago.’
One night, as I stared at it, I found the word ‘anew’ jump at me. In Christ I am created anew.
Sometimes we wonder how long.
Sometimes we retreat out of anguish because the oppression just got worse.
Sometimes we question the length and process needed for our deliverance.
Sometimes we face counter attacks.
If there’s one thing I totally dislike, its to box up people. Standardization scares me. Whether its a school system that categorizes kids based on the number of correct questions they have or robots arranged in apocalyptic military fashion, I absolutely find boxing up humanity as a utter violation of basic human rights.
when we go through pain we wonder why. We wonder why God didn’t stop the pain. Was He not able, or did he not love me? I’ve been on that journey.
Its that typical day. You wake up and your mind has a cloud above it. You feel off, demotivated and dread the day ahead. Many factors may be the reason. It may be depression or oppression, an anxious piece of news or a disappointment that has dragged on for years. Whatever it is, you know you have to change your thought polarity, you need to switch to joy and gratitude, but how? I wrestled it for years.
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