July 15 - The Whispering, Speaking and Shouting of God
Scripture focus: He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the Shadow of the Almighty. He will cover you with His feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge; His faithfulness will be your shield and rampart. Psalm 91:1, 4
Post traumatic stress disorder is a normal human response to an abnormal situation. God created us to love and be loved -- any betrayal of this lifestyle causes serious damage to a human. There are several kinds of suffering that require us to dwell in the shelter of the Most High if we want to be healed and restored to health.
- Crisis -- predictable, anticipated events that are still difficult and may cause us to hit a wall in our ability to thrive. They may cause disequilibrium or chaos, their refining fires may reveal weaknesses in our coping skills.
- Trauma -- an event that is unpredictable, unanticipated, unthinkable that we are powerless and hopeless to change. We cannot impact the event. We can't change the outcome. We can't cope with its devastation without the wings of God. It is inevitable that trauma robs our sense of safety and security and causes a profound sense of terminal uniqueness and isolation from the human experience.
- Grief -- a normal response to loss, often including feelings of intense sorrow, anger, depression, loneliness, and even physical symptoms. Whether the crisis is real or imagined, anticipated or unexpected -- the impact can be the same.
"God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks to us in our conscience, but shouts in our pains: it is His megaphone to rouse a deaf world." --C.S. Lewis
Don't be deaf to the murmurings of God or we might end up ill-equipped to respond to the shout of God.
May we pick up our shield and stand behind our rampart -- (wall, fortification, barricade, etc.) so that we find comfort in our day of need.
Recommended reading: Galatians 1-3
2 comments:
Greeting all,
I have discovered that using was my coping skills. Now I have to learn healthy coping skills
the only healthy coping skills i have at the moment, are my opportunities to spend time with friends at north star who truly know my deepest darkest secrets. those who stand by me despite my shame of the past. they support me and share their strength with me so that i may continue as a work in progress.
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