Love is Energy

There is much fear right now. It’s easy to get caught up in what’s happening in our world. Synergy is defined as; the interaction or cooperation of two or more organizations, substances, or other agents to produce a combined effect greater than the sum of their separate effects.

Toxic energy can get on and in us if we let it. Synergy also works in the love realm. We want love, but many aren’t operating in it. Fear can dominate over love. Boundaries can help us guard our own energy, but we must be aware of what exactly are we guarding. Many people are finally waking up to the void that's inside if they don't know who they are and why they are here.

Our hearts and minds were made for human connection but also a connection with God. 

Spiritual discernment comes from who we are fixing our eyes on. We may have our eyes on the wrong trinity of; me, myself and I, which collects like-minded followers.

Only we can face our own beliefs, limited perceptions and choices that allow dark forces to ensnare us. We are each called to “run the race with endurance, fixing our eyes on Jesus who is the Author and Finisher of our faith. Hebrews 12:1-2. Who owns the best story of your life?

For me, I choose to fix eyes on what’s what God is doing since He has the big picture. We can join in on His plan instead of being drained of energy and robbed of destiny. He speaks, but we must be willing to listen, ask, seek and knock. He is a Giver of good gifts and has written a redemptive ending to the story of your life. Do you know what’s on His heart for you?

God is relational and wants His family back. Every earthly system void of His sovereign love is subject to darkness and decay. We are seeing these systems crumble, leaving people feeling hopeless. Relationships are not what they were designed to be because we’ve lost our way home. Starting with the family systems, to churches and up to the government systems, every sphere has been affected. Nothing is sustainable without His perfect love woven into who we are, what we do are where we are headed.

That’s why He sent Jesus. He knows we are suffering from spiritual separation anxiety. The world needs a sustainable breakthrough. It’s a mystery, but we’ve been given the solution. “To them God has chosen to make known the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.” Colossians 1:27. We can participate in it if we want it bad enough. The door has been there all along, with Jesus knocking and waiting. Sometimes faith isn’t true faith until that’s our only option. Perhaps we are at this crossroad.

God needs you and you need Him. He put that longing for spiritual oneness in you. He wants to heal, to restore, to fill you, to and set you free. He is the light and calls us to walk in it. He has your spiritual journey mapped out for you and His light guides your path. You’re invited into an intimate relationship, which can rid you of any draining forces that hold you back in darkness. We can clear out these human vessels that carry negative energy and make room for His love to do a redemptive work in us.

With any healthy relationship, there are times we need to humble ourselves and take some ownership. Our tendency is to be self-focused which is emotional immaturity. 1 Corinthians 13:11 says as a child I talked, thought and reasoned like a child but when I grew I put aside childish things. To grow wise, we must be teachable. It’s good to say “I’m sorry, please forgive me and show me the right path” When we do, we release dark energy of blame, anger, rebellion and denial or whatever held us back. Friends, we all need His mercy right now.

Through faith in Jesus we can have our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. Hebrews 10:22. Then we have room to love better and wiser.

Proverbs 3:3-4: “Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart: So shalt thou find favor and good understanding in the sight of God and man.” This mercy changed me and released me from much darkness I unknowingly carried.

Truth and love are not limited. We all have our truth but healthy relationships call us to hear others’ truth and unite on a higher paradigm that expands beyond childish self-focus. Jesus was a life-giving spirit because He came from our spiritual Father. When we accept His merciful sacrifice of forgiveness, we receive His nature that was lost when Adam and Eve fell from God. Sin left mankind as mere “living beings” but Jesus gave us a “life-giving spirit.” We are more than mammals, but life givers. Read about this in 1 Corinthians 15:45.

We are the Family of God, the Community of the Redeemed. We are knit together in love by the mind of Christ and His agenda. Many agendas pride themselves under a guise of love but are filled with hate. Let’s get caught up in a superior movement that is rooted in Perfect Love and see miracles at work in hearts and lives!!

 

 

 

 

 Truth is a Person

When I was 20 years old, I made a new year’s resolution to quit smoking cigarettes. It was bothering me that I was allowing three inch tubes of tobacco control me and I was curious to know why. I also gave up other self-sabotaging lifestyles that were not leading anywhere healthy. I went on a determined search for truth behind these facets of my humanity. I knew there was a bigger picture than what my eyes could see.

It was about 4 months into that time and I found myself crying while listening to the song by Whitney Houston; “The Greatest Love of All.” I knew that “the greatest love of all was happening inside of me.” Something was changing inside, softening my heart, opening my eyes to things I’d never seen before. I felt drawn to know more about God, so I began to read scriptures which put words to what I was experiencing. I didn’t know that salvation through Jesus would allow me access the love of heaven on earth. Nobody ever told me.

I began to feel known and loved for who I really was. It was a high that no substance could offer. The presence of God’s love was not imagined. It was a truth that was tangible. Truth “happened” in my heart. It was not just a thought in my head or a fleeting emotion I felt. It was a transformation that began from the inside out.

This truth is a person we can encounter relationally. Jesus said; “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me” (John 14:6).

Truth-seekers tend to ask “why questions” because they believe there’s more than what their carnal minds see. "Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of what’s not seen." Hebrews 11:1.

If a person is on the ignorant side, less conscious of the faith factor, they don’t tend to search for meaning outside of their comfortable, predictable bubble of truth. It often takes an external crisis to engage their whole heart (in faith) to seek for answers beyond their subjective truth.

Jeremiah 29:13. You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with "all" your heart.

Regardless, of which of these you may be, life has a way of boiling us down to reveal the essence of what we are made of. Tragedies, losses, betrayals and unresolved emotions need healing and inner peace. Many people wait until “the end of themselves” or they “hit bottom” to learn that what’s hidden inside is in need of a trustworthy relationship. That’s when God's perfect love can access our hearts and “heal the broken hearted and bind up their wounds.”

You can "know the truth and the truth can set you free." John 8:32 He gives us eyes to see. Don't let fear or doubt cause you to rely on counterfeit peace and identity. Instead of hiding behind earthly things, let yourself be known by God who wants to give new eyes and a new heart

 Seeing With Your Heart

The secret to greater perception is how we take care of our hearts. We see through the “eyes” of our hearts. "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall ‘see’ God" (Matthew 5:8) (to see means to know God better) On the other hand, corrupt or impure hearts become blinded by impure motives. They become self-focused, progressing to deception, and mind control.

Our hearts were created for love, connection and empowering others, but we’ve all faced broken trust which isolates and disconnects. Fear, doubt, bitterness and other heart issues can result. Jesus knew how betrayal, abuse and rejection feels. Yet with a pure heart, He could see what God was doing with the darkness that surrounded Him. Jesus wants us to trust Him, so He can show us how He trusted the Father with the injustice He suffered.

There are many scriptures that refer to hearts, motives, and perceptions:

"As a man thinks in his heart so is he." Proverbs 23:7

"Guard your heart with all diligence, for from it flow springs of life." Proverbs 4:23:

"For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are good, your whole body will be full of light." Matthew 6:21-22. (We embody God’s light, but our hearts can dim that light.)

Taste and see that the Lord is good.” Psalm 34:8 (Taste is an experience, not just an observation or judgement.)

Our fearful hearts need healing. We need a relational experience with a spiritual Father we can trust. True transformation comes through brokenness, not pride; vulnerability not disguise.

For many years I was spiritually blind because I avoided my heart issues. In hiding my pain from others, I also hid them from myself in ways I self sabotaged. My own denial caused “blind spots” in my thinking. Avoiding our heart issues affects our ability to see, to love and connect deeply.

Faith and trust may not have been a necessity until now. Many are coming to a crossroad and are about to see what they didn’t see before. It’s a time when lies meet truth, dark meets light and when human inability meets Gods ability.

Acts 26:17; “to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those sanctified by faith in Me.”

Preparing to Bloom

Spring always feels like something is soon to emerge inside of me. Just as a plant rests and heals in winter dormancy, it awakens with a fresh new expression. This yearning isn’t fully clear to my conscious mind, but my heart knows I will bloom when the time is right. He did say He makes all things beautiful at the right time.

Even though a hope inside me is rising, I’m aware of the prowling enemy who threatens to sabotage this identity. Memories of being trampled upon by those who couldn't foresee the life and color that could be added to their world. Feelings of insignificance from the fruit that seemed wasted and caused decay to my branches. Those reminders tempt me to hide in my fear, regret and hopelessness. But in the lonely and cold secret place, I must choose to expose my soul to my Vine-dresser, lest I wither up and die. 

As I look back to earlier seasons, He was pruning that which wasn't producing fruit. There were branches I thought were fine, but He saw that more fruit would yield in maturity if they were cut off. John 15:2. Though it was painful to accept the truth, He brought life back to weak parts that were dying. Even though the cuts were painful, His love was like a grace filled salve. His healing balm spread to the starving roots that tried to grow in toxic soil.

When the storms raged and the earth shook, I was able to see what was beneath the surface choking the life out of my roots. Satan had strategically planted weeds around my immature roots. They were lies acting as a false support, draining life from me! Then appeared a life giving root, inviting me to be grafted into. As I did, the weeds suddenly crumbled, turning to ashes that began to feed the soil. Cleansing and refreshment poured through my veins when I did. Peace and joy consumed me. Every burden I’d carried, every prayer prayed was safely in His care. 

The elements can’t stop that which is connected to His vine. When you are rooted and grounded in mature love, you are drawing from the vine that conquered death, hell and the grave; “on earth as it is in heaven.” As you abide in the vine of Christ, He will reveal the blooms in this resurrection season. As you break through the darkness, they will see that we are the work of our Vinedressers hands.

He will restore to me the years that the locust have eaten. Joel 2:25

Think about the season you have been in and the coming season of resurrection life. Has the soil become toxic, malnourished or stony? Has your environment infected the air you take in? Do you need to check your roots to see if weeds are choking the life from your true essence? Are you taking feedback from people who love and care about you? Have you blamed the wrong sources as your branches are pruned? Have you neglected to feed on life-giving scriptures of promise and destiny?

Ask the One who designed you to give you eyes of understanding. Ask Him what branches are becoming lifeless and what roots (believed lies) are causing you toxicity. Lean into the pain and fear, instead of masking it because it turns to dis-ease eventually. Seek help, reach out, (here’s my hand btw). Think of the future legacy and those who will benefit from you being all you were designed to be.

 I am the vine and you are the branches. The one who remains in me and I in him will bear much fruit. For apart from Me you can do nothing. If anyone does not remain in Me, he is like a branch that is thrown away and withers. Such branches are gathered up, thrown into the fire and burned. John 15:5-6.

© Christine Wilson Preparing to Bloom March 2021