3/19-08
7/25/05
In working with those who have been wounded in their spirit,
many thoughts of why would God permit this to occur ?
I struggled with this for many years,once it was illuminated by His Spirit.
Answers were slow in coming.Again the Spirit brought bits and pieces,
until one day it all fell together.
First I want to present several varibles, which perhaps influence our
loving Father. He knows our very nature even before we were born, what
areas we would be lacking in based upon how we would be influenced by
this world we would grow up in; just what qualities we would inherit;(both
good and bad) from parental and worldly upbringing.
How we would choose each time we would be required to, the timing involved
when life-changing choices would need to be made; for simple human awareness
to progress within ourselves.Human awareness is a state of being, which we
as humans put to use those human qualities which allow us as persons to
operate to our fullest capacity in that state,efficiently.This is the harnessing of all
our mental,emotional;and what spiritual abilities: to enable our beings to
be in harmony with our environment,and others;while maintaining its many
inner systems to its fullest.
It is known by several names,Self-Actualization;Self-Awareness: or
Introspection. As this area has to do with the fine-tuning of our
human nature to its environment and others as a species,many factors
influence change; or non change as we move through this lifetime.
Since God knows the beginning to the end of our lifetimes,(both natural,and
spiritual!) our walk with Him may extend itself across several dimensions.
Just because many of us are limited in this first dimension of humaness,
I believe it is the first,and the basic realm we experience in our walk with our God?
We didn’t realize or understand much about our humaness,until we entered
into our spiritual walk with Him.Now that we can grasp that there may be more
to the spiritual realm than we ever thought possible; does further speculation
enter into our new renewed minds create new thought and possibilities!
I am speaking of a higher order of our spiritualness,which will be available to
us as Sons of God. A Renewed Spiritual Mind which we are creating within us
now in the love of the Divinity,will have no limits for Gods children. If we can
graduate from one dimension or realm, to another through our Gods desire for us;
could there be more:in store for us?
I have at times been guilty of going to far out on that limb, but; where God is
concerned: I believe I am justified in my thoughts even so far out there;they may
be in? Agree in the favor of free thought,or disagree; that is your choice.I make
no excuses for being a free thinker,nor do I care if you agree with my thoughts.
My words have only one purpose, to make you think of the possibities God
holds for us all in a realm which no one knows of;
let alone even wants to think about! At the least, I can call myself original!
Getting back to” why God might allow wounding to occur” within His children?
Since Gods word tells us that He knows the beginning and the end of all things,
aside from “wounding being a possible teaching lesson” to one who is hurt or
hurting.It cannot be denied that wounding can and could be a process of trials
and tribulations,a growth process; a relationship builder: a humbling-healing
process of self; even a life-changing catalyst?
God in His infinite wisdom does compensate for many areas of lackings
within us as we draw closer and closer to Him? For example: look at the person
who calls him/herself christian,who will not surrender to our God,for whatever
the reason; pride,selfishness,refusal to give up the world for their God?
Would God know that a life shattering experience is needed to bring about a
surrender of that heart! Is a motor vehicle accident,with a near death
experience justified for that child who is disobedient? Is a eventual full
recovery back to health necessary, with much inner thought to how this all
might have happened; be deemed necessary to rescue that spirit from
eventual hell: be worthwhile in Gods eyes?
Or, is a mothers sons choice of habitual criminal behavior, with many court
procedures;ending with imprisonment for 5,10,or 15 yrs. worthwile; in
comparison to being lost to Christ forever? When you weigh the situation
on Gods scales of extremes,what price would a Father pay for victory in the
spritual;compared to death in this temporal world for His child?
“Of course these are extremes, God is extreme!
If we are guilty of even thinking of the sin,
we are guilty of the commission of it”.
What I am leading to is, to what ends would our God go to; to
bring about inner change for us: to choose righteousness and His ways?
If He loves us would He move heaven and earth to show us His love through
holy choices.If He didn’t care about us He would simply do nothing!
He has known us as a stiffnecked and stubborn lot, for thousands of years now;
since He does know us: I doubt He is about to change His ways. Those ways work
for Him and us, even when we think He is totally unfair!
It is not beyond our God to allow catastrophy (in our eyes) to finally bring
about favorable change within us no matter what we may think. This is one
aspect of His love,which we reckon with daily.Going beyond the emotion of
the moment,to understand:(“And we know that all things work together
for good to them that love God , to them who are called according to his
purpose”.(Romans 8:28) His word states it perfectly, in the end;whatever we experience
for God: will turn out for the good if we are called out of love for Him!
Whenever I hear another person,especially a christian state “why would God
allow this to happen”? I understand their ignorance (not knowing) of Gods word.
Immediately it runs through my mind, there’s another put down for you Lord,
how much you must love us so? Teach them how to look at the total picture!
I wondered to, why God would take a small baby home;at any age? Is this a
God who loves us? for many years this loss seemed impossible to comprehend.
Yet! Gods Spirit will not deny the seeking, of even an answer to this question?
Could God,since He knows the beginning and the end of all things; know that
the little child at a young age would have to give up its human mantle,say at
age 10yrs or 12yrs.of age.That that death would be so terrible and a long
and traumatic experience it would be unbearable to all those involved?
So God chose to take that child at age 2days,6mo; or 10yrs? for that child
might have been so emotionally,and mentally damaged at a later time; that it
would succomb later in life: without making its choice for salvation?
The child died! We, knowing that there is an age of accountability
for children in which God has a place for them in this state,being unable to
achieve their own salvation; He takes them and they are in heaven immediately:
guaranteed their place in heaven.Yet! we are denied the child God has loaned us
to raise in our lifetimes? Which would you rather have for your child? To know
without a doubt that they are in heaven with their Father God right now,or to
have to undergo the lengthy years of memories, pain,eventual illness,and finally
death ?
In Gods eyes,which is better?
Without selfishness, in your heart; which is better?
So in closing, does God allow severe wounding and even death to one
of His own,to change; strengthen: and teach His children?
In all of my experiences,yes! He does,so expect it;
for it will be only for good:no matter how you may see it?
Jesus was the Fathers prime example of this act!
In His loving Forgiveness,
lampwickke xxx
(Another,of the series on
Spiritual woundings.)
