Jenny was constantly plagued with painful memories, like a knotted maze, slicing her very core, into tiny shreds of agony, haunting her soul with its echoes. She hid beneath her feelings locked away with no one to find the key, waiting for Mr. Right But he won’t show up so she settled for "Mr. Right Now". A couple of days later, she finds that "Mr. Right now" could really be the right man so she lay bare like most other ladies in town who tends to make sex become a substitute for real relationship.
Can I take off your jacket just to see your skin and picture you naked? "Mr right now" asked. Full of excitement with her eyes gone blue as she gives out her virginity. He slipped off her jacket along with her self-respect. Her shirt followed and so does her hope. Passion and desire, meaning more than one night. Now the pants, the bra, the shoes like tinny vessels, a disappearing bruise and with her last cloth of hope stripped away. In the morning she woke up to see a note on a table that says: One of you did this to me, and so i am doing it to many of you. You girls are too cheap, go and check your HIV status in 6months time. Suddenly her heart and mind meet at that place where they know that Mr. Right doesn’t exist. Relationship is not about meeting the right person, its about being the right person.
Pain intrigues a mystery the endurance of perseverance tingling through every fabric of our being with a vengeance to subdue the mind and heart.
You woke up like every other person to see your world is so silent of joy, heartbreaking; your phone no longer pings with your words of love princess or prince. You hear nothing but the streaming of your tears and the echo of your voice in your head. You no longer hear laughter or singing or music, you no longer hear your heart skipping beats as your phone rang knowing he or she is on the line. You hear the cracking and breaking of your heart now, the blood as it pours freely from the wounds he or she left you with. You hear the shattering of your soul over and over on a daily basis and the screams that accompany your cries, you hear your own sobbing in the black of night as you hold your chest so tight. You hear the nightmares that invade your sleep; you hear the shock to your system as you wake. No escape from the noise of pain, no escape from tears that stain, no escape from your own head, no escape. Now you feel naked, afraid and ashamed, running around the planet earth hiding. Most times these pains cannot be healed by mere articles or counselling session. You need to come naked and unashamed before Jesus.
As I picture Jesus on the cross laid bared his nakedness, something stroke my cord which I want to share with you.
Genesis 3:7 Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realised they were naked; so they sew fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves.
Adam and Eve worked so hard at concealing their ugliness from God and adorning their best features. This fear is driven by shame and to their amazement God asked them to come out of their hiding and told them that the fig leaves were not adequate to stitch them up so he made a perfect covering from an animal skin.
Could we ever step out of our hiding places and find freedom from these fear-bound, shame-driven urges? Could we ever be seen by the LORD and others and know complete rest and acceptance? Yes we can.
Jesus laid bared his nakedness on the cross so he can stitch up our nakedness. Therefore be glad to come to him naked and not ashamed. You need to step out of your little hiding places and embrace Him and let the healing of your soul begin. Once we give up our own coverings and “put on Christ” we can experience wholeness. Christ Himself covers over our sin and shame. This is not a man-made covering. This is the LORD Himself offering to be your hiding place (Galatians 3:27).
Jenny is not a social media person, but she came across one of my books; Unsticking the force of Suicide; this book gave her a lift that brought about the healing of her soul. Today Jenny is healed at last because she accepted to come to Jesus naked and unashamed.
Today I pray for everyone who are hurt and in pain, May God empower you to forgive both yourself and the person that caused you pain. And
By the resurrection power of Christ Jesus, your pain is shifting to your gain. Heaven has decided today in your favour, you will not see shame Jesus name Amen.
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Tanks sir.. More grace!!!
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