Then Turn To God

But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory, both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.  2 Peter 3:18 NASB

I think we often feel like our past has left us too broken to be of any use. We can feel so used and ashamed that God could never use someone like us. Friend, you are not the only one because I’ve felt that. But these are lies the enemy wants us to believe to keep us down so that we won’t fulfill God’s purpose for our lives. In the name of Jesus Christ rebuke these thoughts and remind yourself of the scriptures we can read regarding our future! 

When God puts us back together there’s more than an external picture of being put back together like a broken vase, or the cleansing of red to white. God does an internal working in our heart, soul, and mind that is a healing of sorts as well. 

1 Peter 1:13 NASB Therefore, prepare your minds for action, keep sober in spirit, fix your hope completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

He wants to reach down into the innermost parts of our soul where no one else can go to mend and fill us with grace. To rid us of shame, guilt, sorrow, pain, insecurity, and more. These are works only God can do; no human has the ability to fill our void and depths of the heart. 

Amazing grace! There is such hope in knowing that healing doesn’t come when we bypass the process and seek the world's comforts. Rather, it comes when we seek God. The difference between healing and not healing lies in the source. Let Jesus Christ be your life-source! Hallelujah!

2 Corinthians 10:3-6 NASB For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh, for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but divinely powerful for the destruction of fortresses. We are destroying speculations and every lofty thing raised up against the knowledge of God, and we are taking every thought captive to the obedience of Christ, and we are ready to punish all disobedience, whenever your obedience is complete.

Do you long to have the heaviness lifted off your shoulders and your soul to feel peace? 

Then turn to God. 

Do you desire to feel free from the shame and condemnation? Turn to God. Do you want to experience wholeness and restoration? Turn to God. He’s the answer to our healing for when we pursue God we experience grace, redemption, and healing that no past can grip onto. No longer can it hold you back from what God has in store. 

Colossians 3:2 NIV Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.

Peace comes when we start looking for assurance from our Heavenly Father.  When we focus on the things of the world, that cause our thoughts to run amok with dread and life draining scenarios - the peace of Christ has no room to exist.

My prayer for us all is that we will start asking Jesus to take all those roaming enemy thoughts captive, because my friends when we know and accept and receive Jesus Christ as the Risen Saviour,  Satan no longer has any influence over you, and you are operating within the peace offered by Christ.