Something beautiful happens when we realise that God wants us to sit before Him with our messy minds, and our messy hearts, and our messy emotions and our make-no-sense thoughts.
There is something to be said for the nimble way that Holy Spirit unpicks and untangles each thought and emotion and memory from the other. The way that He knows exactly how to pull at a thread until it is freed from the knot will always far surpass my understanding and comprehension. It is always gentle, never more than we can handle. It is always at the right time and it is always by invitation.
This has been my journey over the last few months – intensified exponentially over the last few weeks. Time spent before the Father, Him slowly but surely unraveling things that have sat in knots for years. Lies entangled with Truths, promises entangled with disappointments, failures entangled with successes…colours and lines blurred in one huge mess, unable to identify what was what anymore.
Time spent before the Father, Him slowly but surely unraveling things that have sat in knots for years.
It has been emotional, it has been tiring, it has been frustrating, it has been encouraging and challenging and everything in between, but more than all of that, it has been so entirely freeing.
Dear You,
It is safe to unravel before God. He doesn’t blink at the mess. No tangle too large, no knot too tight. Let yourself come before Him, not just with your best, but with your mess. This is a personal invitation, from God, through me, for you.
Aroha Nui,
Ash
PS. It is worth it, friend. It is always worth it.
PPS. Psalm 139 has been a place of refuge during this journey, maybe it will encourage you too.