INSPIRASUNS

I found myself reflecting today. I was reflecting on yesterday. Not going to lie, I had some bumps in my day yesterday. However, last night, I sat and spent time with Father. As I mentioned in my post yesterday, I had to ask him to help move the monkeys out of my head.

Today I look back on how yesterday evolved. God was working for sure. God presented situations that should have, in reality, made me stop and ask for guidance. I didn’t. Instead I let “things” get to me. I let Satan step in and take control.

I know I’m probably repeating what I said yesterday, but God keeps bringing me back to how my day ended. I was distracted, hurt, yes, angry. I let these emotions and “monkeys”, ruin an evening with friends. I couldn’t focus, I kept coming back to the crappy ending of my day. Friends were having conversations, trying to get me to engage and while I did my best, I was not “there”.

When I got home, I sat down at my computer, and… yep, filled myself with all the garbage that made the ending of the day so bad. All of a sudden Father tapped me on the shoulder and I heard, “Stop, come sit with me”. Literally, that’s what I heard. I did just that. I shut everything down and went out into the dark to sit.

I simply sat and listened. Then I slowly began to talk to God. I asked Father to take away my anger, my hurt, all those thoughts and feelings that were in the way of showing God’s love. I asked for forgiveness of not coming to him first and forgiveness for feeling the way I did about the individuals I felt had hurt me.

Father listened and responded. I heard a simple response. “Pray for them”. It was one of the most overwhelming feelings I’ve had in a long while. My hurt, anger, pain, at that moment all turned to prayer. I prayed that Father would take away the pain and heal the hearts of those I’d dealt with. That Father would show guidance through the situations. And…at the end of the day that we may all be healed in his love.

When your days are difficult, when you’re upset, hurt, angry, or you feel you’ve been wronged, don’t succumb to those feelings. Step back and ask Father to intervene and LISTEN. Shhhhh….. LISTEN. He does answer if we will but let him.

James 5:16
Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has a great power as it is working.