I have gone through the video at least twice, but possibly four or more times over the past couple of weeks. It contains SO much information that is really helpful practically for where I am right now in the recovery process. Is it recovery? I'm not exactly sure what to call it. Anyway, I felt led to fling it into the cosmos just in case someone out there (you are out there, aren't you, Dear Reader?) needs massive doses of tangible COURAGE.
To give you a point of reference for where I am scripturally:
I am in the processes of submitting myself to the God of Abraham, Isaac, & Jacob (which I have continued to do these 30+ years), while also resisting the devil who flees.
I continue to embrace the Romans 5 kind of suffering, while resisting the one who is the father of lies seeking to steal, kill, and destroy. I am not interested in submitting to anything he has to offer. No amount of calvinistic tulip brainwashing will ever cause me to do again embrace the devil or his ways.
I am learning the realistic aspects of being wise as a serpent, after long being gentle as a dove (I now understand and believe that if we're not BOTH then we're out of synch with God's will for us, and we're out of balance and something is seeking to devour us).
On a slightly different track, I am standing firmly in faith for my family. No weapon formed against us can or will or has ever prospered.
I am learning to go to my brother when I might have offended him.
I am learning how to respect the men in my world and not rule over them, as well as how to steer myself when I want to boss over something and/or someone. (Yay me...seriously this is a FEAT. I'll share more elsewhere about all that!). This article is actually a bi-product of those efforts. :)
There is so much prayer going on for our family right now, and it has continued for years. We have deep seated iniquity, transgression, and sin up our lines, and if you think the blood of Jesus covers that without us having to appropriate it, then either you've been blessed in ways I would be honored to hear about, or you might be incorrect.
The folks whom I know who have certain messy things up their family lines who also carry what some call a certain anointing to clear the line, have a mysterious sort of invisible work to do. Eventually and over time, results and fruit become evident (if they continue to abide in Him and He in them).
It can feel like an isolating assignment, as often it includes making corrections from actions (etc) the people who came before us engaged in, sometimes having no clue they were way off track from God's ways, and authorizing "the enemy" to wreak havoc on their descendants. I found a meme the other day which helped me grasp that a bit better. I'll share it on EFL's Facebook page with today's date so you can find it.
I just realized today when I had a blast of Holy Ghost clarity, that those with the calling to repent for their forefathers, and to stand in the gap seeking forgiveness and cleansing for all the people (and the land, and the timelines, birthrights, etc), acknowledging significant burdens are doing a holy and massive work.
I can say from my own experiences, and from walking along side others who are doing similar work, that learning HOW to give those gigantic burdens to Jesus can feel all consuming, intense, and at times bewildering.
This morning, the Daughter reminded me that Jesus came from the line of Ruth, who was of the Moabite line, who along with Ammonites (if I remember correctly) were descended from Lot's daughters. With Jesus having that kind of sin, transgression, and iniquity up his line, and into his bloodline, and indeed in his very DNA, then His blood shed for all of that can be applied to everyone else who has that particular nasty bugger staring down the barrel of the hot, loaded pile of difficulties!!! If you want a quick glimpse into what SOME of the difficulties are that people are working to bring healing to, I watched this a few weeks back, and am sharing at the GOOD NEWS part; it's jammed full of difficult realities some are facing.
If you know anyone doing working through these sorts of issues, buy them coffee or something, or pay for a babysitter so they can take a break. Or give to them in some physical way, because they're actually operating from a place the scriptures refer to as STRANGERS...those separated from their biological families due to trauma, death, divorce, disfunction, etc.
Just as we are told to help the widow and the orphan, the stranger in the land needs some big time support.
*Those within the brick and mortal church systems sometimes are not sure HOW to help these folks. Dr Jim Wilder has a compelling message on the strong and the weak coming together. I looked online for the audio but see the bookstore does not carry it anymore.
I googled it, and got this, which helps sum up a bit of what I've been nattering on about:
Final thoughts:
Whether or not you have iniquity up your line in significant ways, that message** by Jim Wilder on the strong and the weak helped me wrap my head around the issue in general, and pointed me in the direction of seeking the Father's heart towards those who are hurting from wounds and familial community issues which are sometimes anathema to many. At the time, I had no idea that I fit into that category.
If you do have a legacy from significant challenges up your line, you might like this video going into a deep dive. I'll link it here as well as share it below. It's the whole reason I started this post to begin with, and something I hope blesses you in ways you've not yet been able to dream or imagine.
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**I've just spent a half an hour looking for the Strong and Weak Together message on line. I do not see anywhere, so am assuming they have taken it down. If you email me, I can attempt to get it transferred into a file form I can either send you (if all the tech aligns properly with the sun, moon and stars), or I might upload it to my own podcast hosting site. I might need to email Dr Wilder and ask for his permission on that... Either way, just send me an email at exuberantforlife@gmail.com if you want more on the concept and I'll see what I can find. It's really important stuff that's especially important in this mercy season!!
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