A little Christmas miracle came my way! My 3 year old daughter had her first Christmas “performance” but during the dress rehearsal she refused to be an angel or go on stage. I was certain that we had to wait another year. However on Sunday morning when it was show-time, she was up there with the dress, the wings, the smile, and even a few hand motions. Don’t you just love these moments? Tokens of God’s love for sure…
I do realize that this little miracle of mine might seem tiny in comparison to the huge miracle you need from God in your life right now. So let’s talk about it for a second:
What’s going on in your life?
Do you need a miracle of healing in your body?
Do you need God to perform a miracle in your marriage or your finances?
How about a miracle of deliverance from food, alcohol, pornography or drugs?
Maybe you’re stuck in a “prettier addiction” such as shopping, TV, internet or gossip.
Let me say this: IT DOESN’T MATTER WHAT IT IS, OUR GOD IS BIGGER!!!
God is calling you, just as you are. You might be dealing with incredible pain, shame, or anxiety at this very moment. You might have just eaten so much food that you are in physical pain. Maybe you just purged and you feel shame hanging like a cloak around your shoulders. Maybe you are past all these feelings and you just feel a great numbness inside of you…
Seriously, God is waiting for you! He saw everything you did and He is still waiting and calling…
The voices of condemnation, guilt and shame that you hear are not of God but from the enemy who wants to destroy you (John10:10)
I would like to remind you today of our Father’s heart. The parable in Luke 15 about the prodigal son gives us a peek into the heart of our heavenly father. He is looking for you, waiting for you to return to Him. He doesn’t insist that you first clean up your act or that you get rid of your filth before you come to Him. On the contrary, when He sees you taking the first few steps, He will run to you with open arms, welcoming you and showering you with love.
Please don’t try to first get “better” before you come to God. It’s the enemy’s age old trick to keep us in bondage.
It is only in God’s presence that we are cleaned and changed. You can not change yourself, but He has all the power to heal your broken heart and help you change the habits and addictions you’ve picked up to numb the pain. Better yet… He wants to heal the pain you are trying to numb…
Listen to what the Amplified Bible says about the father of the prodigal son:
“So he got up and came to his [own] father. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was moved with pity and tenderness [for him]; and he ran and embraced him and kissed him [fervently]” (Luke 15:20)(emphasis mine)
Do you see that the father was moved with pity and tenderness! Our heavenly Father has that same pity and tenderness towards us every time we come to Him, even in our filthy state. This might not be the first time you come to Him, but PLEASE don’t stop coming.
I found freedom from bulimia when I started crying out to God EVERY TIME I was binging or purging. I would cry and tell Him how bad I felt about myself, how ashamed I was, and how I needed Him to help me. He heard, He took pity on me, and drew me close to his heart with tenderness. You are his child too, He has no favorites, He wants to do the same for you!
I pray that you will experience a Christmas miracle right from the hand of our Father. He wants to give you the miracle of life in that place of your heart where you now experience only death. The best part, you don’t have to do anything to earn this miracle… simply turn to God…
Just run to Him my dear friend. Jesus came so you can be free (Isaiah 61)
Isaiah 6:9 (NKJV)
For unto us a Child is born,
Unto us a Son is given;
And the government will be upon His shoulder.
And His name will be called
Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Merry Christmas to all you amazing women of God!
Love, Heleen
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I LOVE THIS…
It is only in God’s presence that we are cleaned and changed. You can not change yourself, but He has all the power to heal your broken heart and help you change the habits and addictions you’ve picked up to numb the pain. Better yet… He wants to heal the pain you are trying to numb…
Every day I am becoming more & more aware that our battle does indeed belong to the Lord. He is teaching me to surrender & cooperate with Him as He does His supernatural work in me. I also see that my surrendering and cooperating is strengthening my faith and trust in Him and that makes me very happy! Trust has been such a huge issue in my life…BUT, I know who I belong to and I know that He is able to bring restoration to those areas of my life that have been devastated. I will see beauty come from the ashes of those ancient ruins. Oh yes, that day is coming! Hallelujah!
Thank you for your constant encouragement, Heleen. I hope you know how much it helps me to keep going forward. I look forward to the day when I stop needing it so much but for now, my sister, you are helping me tremendously. Thank you!
HEY! Linda took the words right out of my mouth! 😉
Heleen, you are tremendously encouraging! You are a great reminder to keep on keeping on. God will NEVER leave us or forsake us! His Word says so! God bless your wonderful service to Him and your use of your own past addictions for His glory! THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.