Wednesday’s Word In the midst of all the pain, a light of truth shown so brightly that it paused the darkness named sorrow and suffering, and suddenly clarity came, out of nowhere, rendering me yet again humbled.
Thanks for joining me for Wednesday’s Word with Trench Classes United. Have you ever been so focused on what someone has done to hurt you that you had no idea you had a part in it? To step out of our own pain and pray for understanding is one of the hardest, but most rewarding spiritual exercises I have experienced. How do we step out of our own pain? Change our focus, and for many of us, that’s not so easy, at least for me it’s not. Proverbs 3:5 tells us to lean not on our own understanding… I recently spent an entire night praying with a heart that cried out for help, asking my Heavenly Father to hold me and to reveal my part in a very painful situation. I had been so immersed in and blinded by my own pain, I just knew I had to do something different, so instead of sitting in my pain, focusing on my right to be mad, hurt, and angry, I changed my focus. I didn’t ask Him to change the other person; I begged Him to reveal my part. Notice I didn’t run from my pain, as many of us are tempted to do. Society teaches us that we shouldn’t feel pain; we should only do what makes us happy. Why is that false? Because pain and sorrow can bring understanding, but only if we change our focus to the One whose plan is to help us, lift us up and out of ourselves that we may learn from the pain. In other words, sometimes it takes pain to learn a lesson, to discover more about ourselves, to cut away that which needs to go that we may become more like our Creator. My daughter-in-love gave me a beautiful word in the midst of this situation that emphasizes what I’m trying to share here: What we focus on expands. What is it I wish to expand? My pain or His plan? My heart now rejoices knowing my Father is so invested in expanding my understanding while diminishing my pain, bringing me more clarity that I would walk in victory thru this difficult season. Love, Kim-Evinda
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Monday’s Message The fear of the unknown
Treading the zone The zone in between His mercies abode and wavering into the deep darkness alone No one is listening As your heart rages on Stop there sweet girl, The pressure is gone The pressure to be The pressure to feel A certain feeling, too unreal You, my darling, are more than worldly appeal Your thoughts, they are heard Without saying a single word He is listening closely Even to the absurd The absurd apprehension The senseless tension Yes, He listens To His daughter so distant Step out of your limbo And give in to His fire’s kindle That fire that burns so fiercely for you Even when you are feeling lost in the blue His love, it beckons It whispers “come near” “Daughter of mine, you have nothing to fear” Faith-Filled Friday Such an encouraging reminder that no matter what you’ve done, how you are, where you are, He’s there for you and with you.
~Love Letter~ My child, I, the Lord will guide you always; I will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land and will strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail. You, My love, can relax in My care knowing that I have ALL that you need or will ever need. I have a good plan for you. One of success and not disaster. Sometimes you run ahead of Me and you go left where I want to go right. Then when things seem crazy or out of control, stop and ask Me what is going on. Be in constant communion with Me and you will be hearing My desire. Be patient with what I have for you, remember there is a time for everything and I know when the time is right. Beloved, trust that I have you where I want you and don't be discouraged through this season, rise above the desire to complain, for you are a child of the Most High God and My love for you goes on and on. Wednesday’s Word Did you know that you qualify as a witness? Yep, that’s right, a witness to what He has done for you, not what you have done!
“To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood and has made us kings and priests” – witnesses –to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever.” (Rev. 1:5) Thanks for joining me for Wednesday’s Word with Trench Classes United. As a court reporter, I have reported many types of witnesses, for example, hostile witnesses which are those who are angry at being called to testify about what they’ve seen, heard or experienced. There are third-party witnesses, those who say he said/she said, in other words, gossipers or unrelated parties. There are those, what I call, unprepared witnesses, those whose answers are 90% of the time “I don’t remember or “I don’t recall,” or “I don’t know. Then there are expert witnesses, those called because of their expertise in the subject that the attorneys are there to fight about. But the most common witness is the percipient witness, or an eyewitness. This is a witness who testifies about what he/she actually has seen, perceived with their own senses. As I was reading John’s first letter to the churches and to all of us, this thought hit me: if we all qualify as witnesses for Christ, what kind of witness are we? Are we the hostile witness, angry at or with God because of a tragedy and our need to understand everything? Do we tend to slip down the slippery slope of gossip in the name of “prayer,” acting as a witness to someone’s misfortune or bad choice, or talking about our own mountains, making them bigger and bigger instead of looking to our Mountain Mover? Are we so focused on others that we are a third-party to our own walk and relationship with God? Or are we the type of witness who forgets all He has done for us, allowing our troubles to outweigh His triumphs in our lives, forgetting our attitude of gratitude? Or are you an expert witness, one who professes their faith and lives it and is paid by His provision, protection and promises, and guided by His principles? Oh, how I want to leave a legacy that says she lived what she believed and she was so in love with Jesus that many considered her an expert in her faith, walking by His grace. Love, Kim-Evinda |
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