The orphaned heart and the beloved

The orphaned heart..

I guess we have heard about the "fatherheart of God". We all called Him our Father when we pray. But in a lot of life we do not apply this truth. Fatherheart of God is the answer..but what is the problem or question?

You know whenever we feel the pain in relationships, the root is actually a problem of identity..who am I? ..Let me just say that your primary identity is this: ' YOU ARE GOD'S BELOVED" - how much reality is that in all these natural relationship?

....like you are saying about not having close relationship with family members or with your dad. How do we usually relate? Usually..based upon a natural relationship..father, mother, brother or sister. We relate based upon these identity....all these need to be redeemed by the Cross..meaning looking at them from the eyes of the Father. But before that,we must recognised and faced the pain that we feel by the fact of us relating to them naturally.

Say for example your dad and you...the pain that have come from [ whatever ] that has happened,,that have inflicted the sense of "orphan-ness" - unloved and not the belovedness. When we are willing to unveil [ 2 Cor 3:18 ] and face the pain [ not hiding as our for-parents Adam and Eve did in the garden of Eden - Genesis 3 ]...and allowing the pain to take us to the Father's embrace..to receive progressive healing and wholeness. The area of emotional woundedness, lack or deficiency is the area of "orphan-ness' where God wants to fill and heal.

Most of us, because of being hurt or wounded by relationship have chosen the part of self-preservation: to be strong. We loose the vulnerability...afraid of feeling the pain...our way of coping with pain is not feeling it. We need to remain tender..by bringing our "orphaned heart" to the Father over and over again. There will come a time when we actually will begin to feel the pain of others..even those who have wounded us and feel great compassion for them. It's also healing to be able to express our wounds to those who have done the wounding in the way/posture of the Lamb. { Jesus his wounds -to Thomas and in the End -Revelation ]

Jesus talked about leaving family members to follow Him...I would think that many people who have left physically had never left emotionally. They have these "soul-ties" unredeemed and bound to them. We do not need to leave them physically, but we need to leave emotionally and let those relationship be redeemed through the Cross...seeing each one of them through the eyes of our new identity in Christ - Beloved of God.

I am still discovering these reality.

Lord, if you move i move.

I remember he was one of our students in the rehab center but i had forgotten his name. That was more than 15 years ago.He looks like he is still on those stuff. He has aged much..his hair long and unkept. Today his hair is trimmed but i still could not remember his name. Should i approach him? Should i offer my handshake? What could i offer to him? Will i have another burden to carry?

" Lord, if you move i move."

Just as I was about to get out of the mamak stall, he looked at me and said..."Ps.Luke is it?" I offered my handshake, and ask for his name. Ok!. How could i have miss that name. I mumbled a few statements...Jesus still loves you. Don't give up on your life. There's still hope. Come and see me if you want to get help. I bend and gave him a hug. I straigtened up to leave and I saw a smile on his face. I showed him where the church was and told him the time of our service.

"Lord, Can You move again?"