As I sit here and reflect on the almost two weeks it has been since this internship started, I have come to some realizations that don't make sense; except that God has a hand in it all. I have seen, tasted, and experienced God in new ways, and really am beginning to grasp how alive He and His words are! It's hard to really convey with words the process that has begun in my heart. There is a shifting and changing going on, that I never imagined would happen. When I posture my heart in submission to Abba, and allow Him to come in and do work, loving me like was intended, I find so much freedom, and yet so much junk in my heart. There is a healing that must happen, that I never even realized was needed. I have been living in a life that serves our Father and who He is, yet I have been living and thriving in some unhealthy ways that God sees as good in heart, but not best for me spiritually.
In the Hebrew culture, the Word of God is living and active, never ceasing; always moving forward. In the original text there are no verse or chapter markers, no books, no periods. Simply commas, as the words and actions of our God move forward until the day that Jesus returns to this earth to claim His kingdom on earth. Considering we live in the western culture, we are caught inherently in the Greek culture/thinking. We look at the world, physically and spiritually, in a completely different light than what the Hebrew culture would see. A lot of our thinking is abstract, and we take everything at face value, as a picture. Where in the Hebrew culture, they view things in the way they function, and concrete. And everything that they do, is moving along the path of truth, of life, of what Jesus desires for us. In the this movement we are living in perfection, in that we are continually growing and moving closer to God and who He is. In which our nearness to God and continually moving in perfection is what brings His anointing, and our ability to move in what He desires for us, practically and supernaturally.
Our movement in perfection is beautiful, perfect, good, and functional. We must continually look towards God and His face, and posture our hearts to receive form our Daddy. When we open our hearts, we are submitting all that we are: mind, soul, strength, and heart. We open them all to be used to His glory, and for His delight. And in this, there will come spiritual formation and healing. Whether we truly see the process or not, there is a process of cleansing and forming who we are in Christ, and healing must and will occur if we are willing. There are things in our hearts that are not healthy for anyone, and that God did not intend to be in our hearts. Whether it is sin, hurt, cynicism, etc. There is so much that can creep in and destroy/decay our hearts. I have even found this in my own heart, where I didn't think it actually existed. Sin and disease are described by the same word in Hebrew. And this disease is what leads to actions, leading to addiction. The disease is the root of what we must get at. And God is willing to pour out His love, and to bring that healing!
God is so good, and so willing to invade your heart if you let Him. Press in, draw near to Him, and He will draw near to you!
Blessings to you all
Morgan
Wow, Morgan. This is TOTALLY awesome to hear all this from you! I am learning the same stuff, and at the same time, and with the same people and everything, but the way you interpret and convey what we're learning is different than I. It's really good to hear it from your perspective and what God is doing through you. I especially liked the part where you're talking about how when we posture ourselves to God, then maybe without realizing it "...there is a process of cleansing and forming who we are in Christ, and healing must and will occur if we are willing". This is really neat. And the whole concept you explained after that quote is just phenomenal!! Literally LIFE-CHANGING!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks again Morgan, *loved* it!
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