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Season of Healing

I believe that this season is going to be a great season of healing, a season of breaking free of chains. I think this because I am seeing it. First, I see it in my own life. The Lord is teaching me so much about the fear of the Lord, his love and grace for me and how His way is best and my own decisions lead to self destruction. The past few months and especially the past week I have seen him really helping me break free of some deep rooted long time sin struggles. I see loved ones of mine truly desiring healing of struggles and beginning to fight them, and other loved ones who have hit rock bottom and my prayer is for them that the Lord truly works on their hearts in this time. 

 And then there are those loved ones who I have been praying years for, who have hit rock bottom many times and yet I have seen nothing change and I have to continue to watch them walk down the road of self destruction. It breaks my heart. When it comes to those loved ones. Let me tell you, don't get bitter and give up on them. I have many times wanted to give up on loved ones, and several times have...but a dear friend told me in high school not to give up and just wait on God's timing, that He is faithful and loves them more than we ever could. I saw her love and pray for someone who broke her heart time and time again, and not only did she love and pray for them, she did it with joy. She found joy in being the Lord's love for that person. She found joy in praying for that person when that person could not pray for themselves. I can now see today the blessings of not giving up on lost loved ones.  I have seen after years of prayer, hearts softened and healed and I thank the Lord that those who were called to love and pray for me did not give up. 

 Our God is a God of healing and restoration. A God of relentless love and pursuit. Praise Him for that and find joy and hope in those promises.

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