Beth Moore, Stepping Up: A Journey Through the Psalms of Ascent
"Jesus is the author of connection. The enemy is the author of isolation. The more the enemy takes us captive, the further we distance ourselves from healthy people." If we remain in captivity long enough, our circle will get smaller and smaller until we finally begin to resent/despise the few in it with us. Ultimately we feel isolated even from the few until we're left with the feeling we are entirely alone. God is so connected to us that He even shows up where we don't want Him! No matter how ashamed I am for Him to find us in the shape I'm in, acknowledging His Presence in my pit is my first step out (123).
In John 1:9 "all" includes the one thing I keep reliving and grieving....deep in our souls we want to punish ourselves and return to what we think we deserve....Christ took what I deserve" (124).
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