The Imperfect shall be Perfected

Psalm 138:8 Tells us, The Lord shall perfect that which concerneth me.

To the outside eye it looks simple and ordinary but as I pondered over this verse, the Lord revealed to me that its much deeper meaning to this verse. If we look at it spiritually particulary.

Many might think, its about having a phycically perfect life,perfect career,perfect house,perfect finances,perfect children and provision of things material.Yes, Gods people are blessed with enriched lives in all areas. But what if everything or somethig around you isnt what appears perfect?.

A mothers emotional ability to cope with a baby who doctors have diagnosed with a life threatening condition. Its takes a God given spirit and takes faith to continue into the unknown.
Psalm 46: 10. Be still and know that Iam God.He has a good plan in store for that worried mother.
Speaking to a mother,I could see pain. She  told me about her fourth baby who was diagnosed with a heart condition and would have given up had she known her baby would be diagosed shortly after birth,she had three children and the third had a brain condition she was dealing with the fouth baby  now been diagnosed with a heart condition and a brain condition was now hard to accept.
She asked why her other two and yet she had two other healthy children. It didnt take much for me tot to undesratnd,as many years back I asked the same question of God. Was I looking for a perfect child and questioning God.

Today,I have a word for that mother in a predicament of doubt.God has a reason for that child in her life,she is doing well.The mother is happy she never gave up and brought the baby fourth.
I speak to the mother in a smilar situation and from experience who is asking herself why and how. God gives you the spirit to cope raising children with special needs.The spirit to believe and have faith that God will perfect that child's life. Believe that, God has trusted you with that new life to bring them forth to be their best. He has an agenda for that child. From a child that may not have met their milestones like their peers because of a condition to a child who beacause of his graces,you now watch that child flourish in all areas and find their talent. A child who shall overcome what looked impossible to man at one time. It will be a testimony.

You see, coping with an adversity like that takes absolute resilience,sound mind,emotional stability, and is a spirtitual gift from God, He gives the spirit to cope with that difficult circumstance in your life. Those who know him will not give up. Daniel 11:32. You shall do exploits through your circumstamces. The scars might be deep today and it looks imperfect but when you seek God diligently,he gives you the holy spirit to contend with what looks impossible to conquer,he will perfect the imperfect joy shall come in the morning with a testimony.

Have you called upon Jesus Christ as your saviour?. Tommorrow is not promised find a bible believing church and submit yourself to a man or woman of God.

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Arise from Affliction - Jesus is knocking on your door

(Psalm 119:9) It was good for me that I was afflicted that I may know your decrees.

 Affliction according to the dictionary is what caused/causes pain or harm.

Pain can be anything that made you undergo anything that caused pain and suffering. Illness, physcal or emotional pain caused by an experience, that affected you emotionally. It could also be an illness or disease. The thing is,we never want to be associated with affliction,and by the blood of Jesus, and his grace, affliction shall be far from us.

Its a very sensitive topic ans yet crucially a high need to understand because,often we as.Where is God in all these things the world is suffering.

The bible says."Many are the afflictions of the righteous but the Lord delivereth him from them all". Psalm:34:19. So,then affliction is not that the individual is far from God or a sinner.  What does Jesus say about affliction, one of the things he said to Blind Bartimeau's  mockers is. After the people asked Jesus which of his parents have sinned,his mother or father. And Jesus replied, "none of them".

Jesus knew affliction in his calling.  Jesus - "My soul is sorrowful, even unto death."Jesus was mocked on the cross,he was rejected by men and he was drawn to people with affliction,accepting them whether it was physical or emotional affliction did not and doesnt matter to him. He looked out for the woman with the blood issue when he felt his strength was lost called onto these women as they also looked for them. Believe like the women with affliction affliction shall come to an end and be far. Pursue Jesus relentlessly and he shall pursue your afflictions. He shall deliver you and bring beauty for Ashes.

Luke 13:10-17 Jesus encountered the woman with the bent back and healed her. She went on to praise God.

Mark 2:25. The woman with the issue of blood for 12 years, was healed by faith when she touched the garment of Jesus amongst the crowds. This woman went telling everyone what Jesus had done for her. Would she have known Jesus if she had no affliction.Would she have gone on to tell of Jesus to those around her. Not all are afflicted in similar ways or for some it looks like there is no affliction. But wait, if we dig deeper we find there is a different type of affliction hidden to the naked human eye. But because we are consumed with the physical, we miss the unseen ones.We are attracted to and take more seriously those who from the naked eye have no afflictions.

I was listening to well known pop star interview recently. She said, what happens after you have the car, house and sucsess. What else do you need?. She then said, you just sit there and listen to the inner voice with no interuptions. That is good, but she She never mentioned the voice of God.
No one would want to imagine this pop star with all that she has physicall afflicted spiritually and lack spiritually. But she delves deeper and discusses her afflictions and how she looked to the inside for spiritual healing.Who, if not God the creator is inside us when we call on him.

Wondered for a moment, and it occured to me by hearing from the holy spirit that, it is possible to be spiritually afflicted and it remains unseen to the naked eye and many may not know that they are afflicted spiritually. They know it is suffering but dont see it as an affliction.
So, there may be no emotional pain, no disease,illness,no suffering even but there is a void within the spirit.

How these women survived all those years with those physical afflictions is only something those who have undergone would understand. But they must have also suffered spiritually. Earlier in the article, I indicated affliction as suffering. The stigma,physical and emotions attached to the woman with the issue of blood and the woman with the bent back undoubtedly accompanied spiritual suffering.
The woman with the issue of blood and the bent woman were spiritually afflicted. The bent woman for years sought the Lord in their illness. They were both healed. I can imagine that once they were healed,they continued to refered to as the, "woman who used to have bent back".The pain,be it physical or emotional,illness or disease were spiritual afflictions they underwent. Each day the these women were avoided by people because of their affliction the suffered rejection Pain,suffering and rejection are spirits. Thus possible to call them (spiritual affliction).

What however, shall we say to those continually afflicted for years. And what do we do when affliction does arise. Jesus himself suffered and encountered many people who were afflicted. Sometimes, the afliction is so much that, it is possible to go around wondering whether there is an end to it.

Get to know Jesus,give your life to Jesus.Tommorrow is not known.Jesus is knocking on your door. Find a Bible believing church and ask to be ministered by a man or woman of God.

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