{"id":9153,"date":"2013-02-11T00:01:00","date_gmt":"2013-02-11T05:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/?p=9153"},"modified":"2013-02-10T15:33:09","modified_gmt":"2013-02-10T20:33:09","slug":"captivating-chapter-6-healing-the-wound-hemmed-in-pgs-92-98","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/2013\/02\/11\/captivating-chapter-6-healing-the-wound-hemmed-in-pgs-92-98\/","title":{"rendered":"Captivating: Chapter 6 – Healing the Wound – Hemmed In (Pgs 92-98)"},"content":{"rendered":"

I\u2019m sitting at my computer stirring my coffee, allowing the warmth, and the soft vanilla smell to wake me up on this beautiful morning. I had finished reading the first two sections of the chapter and the words are still working their way into my heart. There are times when I read the book that I will re-read, look up definitions, and look up Scriptures to help me understand what I\u2019ve read. But this morning was different. As I was curled up in my favorite reading and writing spot—the corner of our love seat—the words I was reading were an echo of what God has been speaking to me for quite some time. Hiding wounds and building walls around them is something that I have, unfortunately, become very good at. Some wounds are old while others are still fresh.<\/p>\n

I wasn\u2019t letting anyone near these wounds, especially not God. These wounds were destroying my heart, they were starting to show in other areas of my life because I had set up walls, I had refused access. I was taking care of it.<\/p>\n

God had to \u201cthwart\u201d me. He had to step in front of me and stop all my ways from working. This summer was the time in my life when I came back to Him, wounded and aching.<\/p>\n

I want to clear something up first: I hadn\u2019t strayed so far from Him that I was completely living in the world. I was still going to church regularly. \u00a0I was still being kind to others.\u00a0I was still trying to live the good Christian life.\u00a0 My wounds were well-hidden. To be wounded, and in need of God\u2019s healing touch, does not mean you have to be the prodigal daughter, the one who has abandoned all of her childhood teaching to go explore the world. \u00a0It means that\u00a0life\u2019s hurts, whether self-inflicted or created by others, are hindering us from being the woman God created us to be.\u00a0 They are stopping us from truly being ourselves.<\/p>\n

These sections hold some very serious topics, it may even feel overwhelming to think of it all at once.\u00a0 But, if anything is taken from these sections, please let it be these four words\u2026<\/p>\n

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If you\u2019ll let Him<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u00a0<\/i><\/b>Isaiah 61:1-3<\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cThe Spirit of the Lord God is<\/i> upon Me,
\nBecause the Lord has anointed Me
\nTo preach good tidings to the poor;
\nHe has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted,
\nTo proclaim liberty to the captives,
\nAnd the opening of the prison to those who are<\/i> bound;
\nTo proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord,
\nAnd the day of vengeance of our God;
\nTo comfort all who mourn,
\n\u00a0<\/sup>To console those who mourn in Zion,
\nTo give them beauty for ashes,
\nThe oil of joy for mourning,
\nThe garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness;
\nThat they may be called trees of righteousness,
\nThe planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified.\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n

*Healing. Releasing. Comforting. Providing. Bestowing. Joy-giver. Beautifier.*<\/b><\/p>\n

We are told why Jesus has been placed on this earth, like the text says, it is not just to offer us salvation and then leave us to our own devices. He has come to continue to make us who we were designed to be. For this, I am so thankful. I am a work in progress. We<\/strong><\/em> are a work in progress.<\/p>\n

\"Captivating_Ch6_Blog1\"<\/a>This summer I turned to God broken and hurting and He was there to save me…but He is not done. Thank God! Despite our wounds, despite our hurts, despite the past that we as women carry He is not done with us and He will do everything it takes to rescue us and set our hearts free<\/strong><\/em>. \u00a0If we let Him<\/span><\/strong>, He can, will, and wants to be all of these things to us. If we let Him<\/span><\/strong>, He will make our hearts whole.<\/p>\n

_____________________________<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s Pray:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dear Heavenly Father,\u00a0You told us that You came to heal our wounds, to make us beautiful, to free us. Thank You. We try to handle our wounds ourselves. We build walls, we hide them. Healing our wounds is a job for You, Lord. Please forgive us for trusting in our own methods more than trusting Your words, and Your heart. Please help us to take a step back and allow You in to those walled places, those places of pain. Please continue to mold us into the women You designed us to be. I pray for peace, strength, and joy, Lord. \u00a0In Jesus’ Name, I pray. Amen.<\/p>\n

___________________________<\/p>\n

Your Assignment: <\/strong><\/p>\n

What are your thoughts on these sections? What touched your heart?\u00a0\u00a0What do you have questions about?<\/p>\n

__________________________<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/b>If you are interested in joining this online Bible study, please click HERE<\/a> to sign up.\u00a0 Once we receive your registration, we will email you further details.<\/p>\n

If you are interested in sending a private message to Tonya, please email her at TonyaEllison@GirlfriendsCoffeeHour.com<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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