You can call it brainwashing songs and messages if you choose, but I call it soul and heart washing.
Jesus truly changed my world. This passion that I have, I find it very hard to contain it. I praise God for this gift that He gave me. Using songs, scripture and writings, to prayerfully touch those that are still reaching for help and answers. 1 Peter 3: 15 does tell us to be prepared to give an answer for the hope we have.
I remember a time in my life when it felt like I was a million miles away from real peace and joy, and wondered would I ever have it with all the stuff going on in my life. God sent many people my way who called themselves Christians, and I wanted what they had. Even though they had many troubles in their life, they still had this peace and joy that I couldn’t understand. They had an answer for almost any question I asked. They didn’t just want me taking their word for it. They would show me God’s word and it matched how they put it into their words so I could understand it. That just kept amazing me more and more. Not to mention, how it started to make me search it on my own. Well they never gave up on me praise God. I always asked questions, and they would sometimes turn it around and ask me one or two. Their questions always pointed to how great God was. It really showed me the wisdom they had. They were never pushy with me, just always there. I guess they saw that my hands were still reaching for help…….
I had a conversation with my husband about not being able to understand why anyone wouldn’t want to know this beautiful Savior in a personal way. Even if you think it is just a bunch of stories written by men, aren’t they beautiful stories. Isn’t it better to go through life believing the beauty of why Jesus came to us then to believe nothing at all? Well, you can stay a million miles away if you choose, but “I don’t wanna go” anywhere if I know He isn’t there.
Where I feel the Holy Spirit leading me, that’s where I will go. Here’s how my husband explained it… If you were to see a sea of people drowning, some with their hands up still reaching for help, and some who have given up and started going under. Who would you go after? Of course the ones who have their hands up and still are seeking help. You can’t help those who don’t want it anymore. They are sinking deeper, so grab on to the ones you can.
This reminded me of the scripture in Matthew 7: 6. “Do not waste what is holy on people who are unholy….They will trample the pearls, then turn and attack you.” They don’t appreciate either holiness or the beauty of spiritual truth.
I know where I am now with His touch and love filling me like an ocean. I know where I would be without Him too. Going under deeper and deeper, further away from the Light and the truth that can save me.
I pray that your head is still above the waters where your ear can still hear the truth, and the eye of your heart still has a glimpse of the “Son.” Then by your OWN CHOICE, if you will receive it into your heart, you will breathe new life. The truth will save you now, and for all eternity. Grab on and live, or let go and drown in an ocean of dark lies. John 1: 5 “God is light, and in Him is NO DARKNESS at all.”
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Kim
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