Now that it has been discovered or still in the process of discovery that our season of brokeness are part of our norms' and they happen to the best of us from time to time as unpleasant as they may be to endure. How can we ensure that, the dryness of this season awakens something creative that benefits the next person in asmuch as it consumes and requires so much from you (us)?
Jesus' season of brokeness and dryness was an invitation to Salvation as His body was tortured and destroyed until His mind would no longer be able to grasp the meaning of His existence at the end of His life when hanging on the cross! It was from a broken heart that water and blood came out as a sign of a new life. Can this past continuous reality of what Jesus did for us be brought to manifestation in our current experience of dryness if it was for the benefit of other? How?
You're welcome to relate your reply with a love/romantic encounter if willing to do that since we're in a dating site, can only be unfair to shutter our love/romantic encounters from this subject if our partners of choice once benefited a treasure out of our brokeness, even if they had a little form of contribution in the pain,
However a spiritual related reply will be even more appreciated fore it will better serve a purpose of initiating this subject from the first place.
"Jesus' season of brokeness and dryness was an invitation to Salvation as His body was tortured and destroyed until His mind would no longer be able to grasp the meaning of His existence at the end of His life when hanging on the cross!"
I think you underestimate Him :rolleyes: He is the wellspring of life, He certainly wasn't dry or broken. I believe that He knew everything, right up until the time of His death, which He himself gave up after citing psalm 21.
The word of God cannot doubt His existence! :nahnah:
As for His blood and water, I believe they are also symbolic. Blood is where the power and the life force is. When they were shed, they gave life to all who believe. The blood of Jesus is what cleanses us of our sins.
When you see someone hurt their weakness is exposed, and we can have compassion on them. Their suffering affects our spirit just as flesh affects our flesh. Jesus was born in to flesh, and it was His flesh that was hurt, which is why we feel compassion for Him at that time, and would have tended to Him on the cross.
For us to benefit others when we are hurt, I think we should just worship the Lord in the spirit of truth. Be honest in all things, and be open so to not hide the Holy Spirit from others. Other people can be inspired by it or not, it's not something you are personally responsible for right? I mean, you can't make someone else have a reaction about something in their hearts, if they aren't willing to or supposed to. Ask yourself why Pharaoh didn't appreciate the Lord helping His people out of slavery, you'd think he would have been in awe right? But the Lord Himself hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he was driven mad.
Israelites didn't benefit the Egyptians at that time during their suffering. Each person is different. But if we have faith in the Lord and be honest with ourselves that we are helpless without Him, what better thing could you be doing than demonstrating the faith you have in Him and showing others where your strength, wisdom and salvation come from? That's the power of faith, it can inspire other people.
And where else is another person going to go to to help themselves? Only the Lord can fill the hole inside us, if you inspire someone in your faith, surely they will feel that hole inside them and look for the Lord. Or maybe they won't. Only God knows everything and has a plan from the beginning to the end of time. :rolleyes:
35 But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.
36 Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.
37 Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:
38 Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.
46 And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?
47 Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like:
48 He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock.
49 But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that without a foundation built an house upon the earth; against which the stream did beat vehemently, and immediately it fell; and the ruin of that house was great.
