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Worry not about the past . If i were to talk of mine most folks would cringe . Even though i had the appearance
Sister, along the lines of what @Hepzibah said, sometimes God allows circumstances that bring things to a head that need to be dealt with.
This is it.Sister, along the lines of what @Hepzibah said, sometimes God allows circumstances that bring things to a head that need to be dealt with.
It may not be fun (usually, it isn't one bit fun), but He is working for your complete wholeness. Trust Him. Reach to Him. This is not for your destruction, but for your healing.
Psalms 147:3
[3]He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.
Isaiah 61:1-4
[1]The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;
[2]To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;
[3]To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified.
[4]And they shall build the old wastes, they shall raise up the former desolations, and they shall repair the waste cities, the desolations of many generations.
Jeremiah 29:11-14
[11]For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
[12]Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you.
[13]And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.
[14]And I will be found of you, saith the LORD: and I will turn away your captivity, and I will gather you from all the nations, and from all the places whither I have driven you, saith the LORD; and I will bring you again into the place whence I caused you to be carried away captive.
Sometimes, it is God who has to break us up. Think of it like a bone that was broken and never set straight. It healed up on its own and we can walk and function, but with a limp because it didn't grow back straight. So arthritis sets in, and ...we go to a doctor who has to do surgery. He has to rebreak the bone/s and reset them, making the crooked places straight again. Then, he binds it up with a wrap or cast so the bone can heal. It's a painful process, but necessary. In the end, you have a much stronger bone.
Psalms 51:5-8
[5]Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.
[6]Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.
[7]Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
[8]Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.
Praying for you ....been praying for you.
onwards in the trenches dear sister . IT be LORD praising time in the building .This is it.
Thank you
march onwards in the trenches dear sister .Sister, along the lines of what @Hepzibah said, sometimes God allows circumstances that bring things to a head that need to be dealt with.
It may not be fun (usually, it isn't one bit fun), but He is working for your complete wholeness. Trust Him. Reach to Him. This is not for your destruction, but for your healing.
Psalms 147:3
[3]He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.
Isaiah 61:1-4
[1]The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;
[2]To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;
[3]To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified.
[4]And they shall build the old wastes, they shall raise up the former desolations, and they shall repair the waste cities, the desolations of many generations.
Jeremiah 29:11-14
[11]For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
[12]Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you.
[13]And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.
[14]And I will be found of you, saith the LORD: and I will turn away your captivity, and I will gather you from all the nations, and from all the places whither I have driven you, saith the LORD; and I will bring you again into the place whence I caused you to be carried away captive.
Sometimes, it is God who has to break us up. Think of it like a bone that was broken and never set straight. It healed up on its own and we can walk and function, but with a limp because it didn't grow back straight. So arthritis sets in, and ...we go to a doctor who has to do surgery. He has to rebreak the bone/s and reset them, making the crooked places straight again. Then, he binds it up with a wrap or cast so the bone can heal. It's a painful process, but necessary. In the end, you have a much stronger bone.
Psalms 51:5-8
[5]Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.
[6]Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.
[7]Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
[8]Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.
Praying for you ....been praying for you.
Isa 26:3
You're welcome, sister... God is good!This is it.
Thank you
There is a caveat to this. When there are unresolved issues in your past, they are stored up in the mind, festering. So when God puts His finger on "that" ...that thing the mind is ruminating on whether we try to push it away or not ....He requires us to look at it. This is not ruminating, but facing. There is a difference. God will show you. He will guide you.
Duckie, You did not specify what you were ruminating about, but since you want to pass your test I thought it was apt to mention Philippians 4;8 because you were already aware you needed something just to take your mind off things, with your driving test.
This is sooo true. I experienced thisThere is a caveat to this. When there are unresolved issues in your past, they are stored up in the mind, festering. So when God puts His finger on "that" ...that thing the mind is ruminating on whether we try to push it away or not ....He requires us to look at it. This is not ruminating, but facing. There is a difference. God will show you. He will guide you.
When He takes you to something and requires you to face it, He will bring truth that makes you FREE. (Free from the pain that it held and any lie-based thinking that was rooted in that pain.)
Trust His lead, sister.
Precious friend, @DuckieLady, I will pray for you; Please Be Very Richly Encouraged and Edified In:
Thank you. I really like this.Duckie, You did not specify what you were ruminating about, but since you want to pass your test I thought it was apt to mention Philippians 4;8 because you were already aware you needed something just to take your mind off things, with your driving test.
As for rumination itself, being stuck and fixated on something, is hard to break out of because of what @TLHKAJ mentions below...
This is sooo true. I experienced this
My rumination ended when I was shown by God that my friend who annoyed me severely and caused me to become fixated on something he said to me was just not very well. Rather than taking the blame or blaming him, I let it go. It was faith in God that did it Now the rumination has stopped.
Praying yours has too.
Don't put it off too long. My mom never drove for as long as I can remember, for the same reason you don't - anxiety. Between an excellent public transportation system in our city and my dad doing the driving whenever a car was necessary, she never had to. Fast forward a half-century to when Dad developed heart issues and couldn't safely operate a motor vehicle, and suddenly Mom HAD to overcome her anxiety and re-learn how to drive when in her 70s. Necessity can force you to do things you didn't think you could do.
