Is 61:3: ..to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair.
Focus: a point of convergence. Like when you were a kid with a magnifying glass. Remember how you would use it to connect the sun to a leaf..…and it would burn a hole right through it. All the magnitude of the suns rays contained in a single beam of light! That’s explosive!!
For the last couple days, I could say I’ve experienced explosive! This season has brought tremendous focus! Even in the busy-ness, I have determined to remain focused and intent to seek Him! I was seeking answers to questions I didn’t even know to ask. God, what is this feeling? What is this heaviness! I needed to get to the root of stuff that have felt oppressive in my spirit for a while.
Reminds me of the onion. You know how the more you peel an onion, it goes from crackly dry outer layer to the deeper, more tender and definitely more potent layers. It’s the place where the aroma is so strong that it brings tears to your eyes.
When God chooses to reveal, his purpose is to heal! As I’ve focused my heart to seek Him, He has been faithful to show me some very potent things that I didn’t even realize were there! The aroma of unforgivness, rejection, tremendous feelings of failure that have fogged up my lens of life. The way I think and the way I respond. Yuck!
I yielded, I repented, I responded! Yesterday, His word to me was I’m giving you the oil of gladness, instead of a spirit of mourning. AWWWW, RELEASE!!! That heaviness lifted as I responded to His revelations to me! God is SO FAITHFUL!!!! Not just to reveal, but to heal!!!!!! That’s it in a nutshell! Raw but real!!!! My spirit is lifted.
Thank you Karen. Such a heartfelt Word. Blessings on you. Love, Linda
Way to be raw & real sis! Those many who you minister to are blessed to have your example. You lead the way so honestly.
What an awesome revelation and ministering word!!!!!!!!!!!! I love it!