Tricks

This morning was so crazy for me. I actually started getting extremely nervous and scared before going to the oral surgeon for my teeth extraction. I wasn't really afraid of the pain. I wasn't even afraid of the surgery. I was afraid of being put to sleep and not coming back out. I was also afraid of being put to sleep and still feeling everything and not having the ability to tell anyone what I was feeling. What is even more weird is I have been under general anasthesia before and for a longer period of time. So I really didn't understand what my issue was. I did know that I needed to get a hold of myself and release all of my fears before I walked into that doctor's office.

I began to pray and ask God to give me peace. I began to meditate and release my mind from attaching itself to the images that were playing in my head. I was watching every possible scenario play out in my mind and it was making me restless. I had become so nervous that I was tempted to just cancel the whole thing but I couldn't. I knew that the pain would persist and the infection would cause me more damage if I did not take care of it.

It is amazing how God uses the things in our lives to teach us some very important lessons. He doesn't allow us to experience pain because He likes to see us suffer. The opposite is true. He allows the pain to occur to move us past it and bring us to a state of constant peace. He makes room for miracles and healing.

You see most pain starts in the mind. Often times it doesn't start in our own mind, it may start in the mind of someone we love. We end up baring the pain and infirmities of our love ones because God built us strong enough to endure it. At times it is the decisions others make that cause us the most pain. We become the sacrifices for one another. We can become victimized by others because we can take on the fears of the generations before us. We don't have to stay victims though. We are not victims in a sense that we are helpless and unequipped to handle the pains. If God has allowed us to bare the pains and infirmities of others He has also given us the power to overcome them and break free from them.

What we fail to understand at times is that we are all one. Many times we become depressed and crushed by our burdens when we isolate ourselves. When we think we are alone and no one understands our pains. It is true that their are some that have never gone through your personal pain but since we are connected we do have to ability to feel one another's pains. We have the ability to have compassion and love for others and that is an opportunity for healing. That is an opportunity to feel the oneness of God and His spirit.

I was deeply moved with emotions last night and asked God why we have to feel pain. Why do people that seem innocent have to endure heartaches and things that literally or spiritually kill them? He showed me that we are all one body in Him. We each suffer and take on the infirmities of others not for evil but for the purpose of awaken all to our true identity in Him. Many times when a nation or a people endure a tragedy they are brought together by the love of God. They pull together breaking down the walls of racism, poverty, politics and religious views just to heal the hearts of humanity. This is what being awaken is all about.

Being awaken is a level of understanding that goes far beyond what the mind can comprehend. It is reached through a deep and supernatural connection to the unlimited realm of the spirit. It doesn't take intellect or book knowledge to achieve this level of spirituality. It takes a vulnerable and surrendered heart that is willing and passionately seeking the truth and to be set free.

When awaken we understand that we are all connected. We understand that even though someone may hurt us we have the ability to press through and even heal their heart through love. Our strength can be what brings another healing and deliverance. Our awakened spirit can help awaken one and also a nation. Let us be conscious that our decisions don't only affect us. We have the power to change the live of others. When one is weak another is strong and we move forward together as one as God has designed us to do. We are not alone along this journey. We are all connected by the same fabrics. We have all been created in the image and likeness of God. No on is any greater then another because in the spirit we are all one in the same.

This kind of understanding and awakening can not only heal you but heal the world. It will break down the walls of fear and violence because we no longer will be fighting to survive......we will be surrendering to love which is eternal life. We will understand that even in death there is life. In loss there is gain. We all have been created to contribute something to the world. We don't have to fight to be better. We must just strive to be our best.

You see through my fear of pain this morning I realized that I had given in the flesh...to the human side or nature of me. I had isolated myself. Although I trust and believe in God I allowed my spirit to be silenced by the cries of my fears. I had to silence the cries and once again find that connection to the source of life that breathes through me daily. I had to rest in the hands of God and trust that no matter what was or what would be, His will would be established. There is nothing in the world that can take authority over me unless God has allowed it.

I know that the mind plays tricks on us. It forms images and illusions that are far from the truth. The truth sets us free and brings us peace. Our mind, if not brought under subjection to the spirit, can cause us to be paralyzed with fear. It can stop us in our tracks and cause us to lose sight of God's truth. We can't worry about our past or our future. We must rest in the presence of the now. We must know that we know that we know that God is in control of all things and He only wants what is best for us. We must live by faith and not by sight. We can't be caught up in what our outward circumstances look like. We must trust and rest in God. That is where we will find our peace.

My mind said I would feel pain but right now I have not experienced any pain after my sugery. I have had minimal bleeding and I feel great. I didn't allow my fears to dictate my circumstances. I let God be and He showed forth His love and power. Amen.