Breakthrough

Look at how the sun is breaking through the deep woods, in the photo above, to touch down on the 2 ferns. (picture is courtesy of the Adirondack Online Photo Gallery).

Well, this morning, as the sun breaks through a patch of clouds, here in my town, the Son broke through to my heart regarding an issue I have been dealing with for about a month.
A couple of close friends do know about it and have prayed for me. Same with my husband. But....I tend to withdraw emotionally, from the people I feel closest to, when I am dealing with stuff that God wants me to give over to Him. Do any of you do that? I rarely ask for prayer for my self...and when I do it is because I am feeling most desperate! I thank God for friends who really pray!!

This morning, while my husband and I were chatting over coffee in bed (he is AWESOME!), I began to tell him some things, including some worries, that have been on my heart.
And you know what?

The Father reached down and lifted that burden......oh yes...I still need to do a bit of work (spiritually) to be totally released...we do need to take action sometimes.....
It is not always just a matter of releasing it to the Lord....people need to get to the root of the issue, whether it is through talking with a trusted friend, going to a counselor, or meeting with a pastor/small group leader, etc.
I find that the more I deal with past "baggage" the more I am convinced that yes...it is ok to "dwell" on it for a time....for a season...there is a season for everything.....

It is necessary because it is how we grow......

and yet....we can also daily release it over to the One who helps us break through the burden or pain or emotional baggage...whatever you want to call it...to get through our day.

We cannot keep saying "don't dwell on it" without taking action to get rid of it. For good.

Just by saying that phrase, does not mean you have conquered the root issue.
There is ALWAYS a root cause to our worries, fears, insecurities, marital strife, marital emptiness, spiritual battles, etc. It might go as far back as our childhood and might not seem directly related. But, from my own experience in peer counseling and my own life, I can tell you that this is true.

And this morning....although the root issue has already been dwelt with on a large scale due to some awesome Christian counseling I received some years ago......there was still a piece of it to deal with.

God, our Heavenly Father, broke through to me this morning thru the words and actions of my husband; through my honesty with him about some things that I have shared with a couple of friends but never with him. It was time to share the things from my heart with Dave. God provided me with a godly man. I am thankful for that. He is not perfect. But....he is my spiritual covering. For those of us in a Christian marriage, our husbands are our "covering". It is important to share with them the things that are on our hearts. I often just communicate with him on the daily grind stuff....the girls, work, the house, finances, schedules. etc.
I usually leave my "stuff".....the things in my heart, to share with a couple of trusted friends.
And I believe that is ok.....it is good to have trusted friends....it is good to treasure them and to spend time with them.

But...our husbands are supposed to be "one" with us......and by not sharing this one aspect of something spiritual I am dealing with, then how can he pray for me?? how can we be emotionally intimate? We can't. Yet.....we need to be........

The point here: the gorgeous late autumn sun is shining through today at my house.....
and in my heart...the Son broke through to touch my heart, assure me that all is well and to whisper that He loves me, sees me, knows my thoughts and sings over me......

Let Him shine through for you today.......