Friday, February 23, 2007

.: finding new ways :.

It is just not working! Once again, you are finding yourself at the end, cornered by the situation that you put yourself in to begin with. Things aren't turning out like you had hoped for. And though the Enemy is a great liar, you still took him at his word. He somehow got you to believe that he was good for at least that one thing you were holding out for. The problem now is that you are going to have to find a new way of scratching that itch. You are going to have to learn to deal with that burning cry that longs to be heard and answered. But though you feel like you can never go back, there is still a way out. The only question is, do you want to be saved? Do you want to get out? Your faulty promises are coming up short, one by one, as everyboyd begins to surrender the trust that they had placed in you for so long. You had come up for air not too long ago. What happened? Who or what threw you off course all over again? By now, you must agree with me - this just is not working! Your words are catching up with you. Every lie upon every other lie is being discovered, and we are left to piece together our best assumptions about whatever became of you. You swear by the code that you are untouchable. You refuse to give anyone that sort of control over you ever again. And sadly enough, the ones who might be useful in moments like this are headspun over what they could offer you... or even if you want to be brought back. Great question, but have you asked it to yourself? The pain increases as you start to imagine the reasons that others use to convince themselves of why you just might not be worth the effort. My heart breaks for you, especially since I had hoped for better. Come to think of it, we probably all had. But that only places an even greater weight upon you, guilt upon guilt, which only blinds you to the realities of what is still to come. Your kingdom is crumbling all around you. Nothing you placed your hands upon is offering you the upper hand, nor is it giving you any sort of support or grip. But you are never out of His hands. The one who offers you life and peace, He stands ready to rush in with those very things, if only you would put down your guard. Your life, the one you have been fashioning just out of everyone's sight, is over as we know it. Praise God, it fell apart, the very thing that was never meant to grant you what you have been longing for. I weep, for I know the road back is a long one. A quiet and silent one. And it will demand much, if not all, of you if you truly do intend to make the journey. But there is much to be done, for much was done to get you to where you now stand. Yet a new name awaits you, though this will forever be marked in the minds of those who fail to love you as they should (my own mind included). Chapters are being written. Who knows when the final act will begin to be penned? Seek His face while you still can. Find something greater than what you set out to find. Meet the Father in ways that so many of us will never get to experience. It will cost you, as it has so much already. But we need people like you, ones who found the strength to rest fully upon their weakness. For in that, He is discovered anew. Come while you can.

2 comments:

  1. Hey Dave,

    I'm thinking you did not get my email so I thought I'd hit the blog and catch you.

    It sure is poetic, passionate and well syntaxed. You continue to be a good writter. Research is the only thing lacking in your God given skill. Otherwise you have it all and use it well.

    I hope your friend here is doing okay .....and doesn't read your blog...! He might react poorly instead of how you might hope...which, I am sure is for the highest good. Or he may respond thoughtfully and reflectively realizing you care....your blog reflects the care if he reads it like someone who trusts your heart would read it.

    As you know, it can be lonely out there for someone who has done something so terrible that it might be too late or that his friends may be doing the cost benifit matrix and decide he's not worth it. Wow...that would be a sad thing on many fronts.

    I'll pretty sure there is a Father who still is engaging him and loves him more than his friends. The Father will stick with Him and never let him go. The Father will give him the strength when others decide not to. He has the coolest of opportunities to meet the Father is such real ways now that the noise is gone. The dessert is not such a bad place when one considers who has been here before.

    I can understand why he is hard to be around. Really. He probably gets it also at most levels. Don't be too hard on him, one day he may be the only one who might understand what you or someone close to you is going through. So keep his phone number. I'm sure he would love to hear from you.

    In any case, I love you, miss your good conversation and hope your marriage is a kick in the shorts right now. You deserve all the good you get.

    Call sometime and let's hook up.

    Mark

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  2. This is about reckoning with oneself, the conversations between the old and new nature. This is about knowing the truth and it setting you free. This is about words too hard to hear, though they come from within. This is about a line in the sand, a call from the shore to head back, promises that are hopefully not made in vain, baby steps back into fellowship with the Body as well as oneself.

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