Trust God and Let Go the Past - Does it help?
How many times have you been told to "Trust God and Let Go the Past"? Often it depends on how much you spend around Christians or in church. Did God promise us if we trust Him and let go of the past that everything will be alright? Is this His formula for healing and sanctification?
In some ways I guess it is if faith is a leap... an event that we do once and move on to newness of life.
Why is it for me that my flesh (including the complexities of mental/brain injury and somatic involuntary body responses) doesn't get the message and function in a 'trust God and let go the past' state of everything is working as a body/mind should?
I don't want to make an excuse for myself, but my body doesn't behave like my spirit wants it to. I can't control its misfiring of chemicals in the brain... no amount of faith or will on my part will change this fact... this is up to God. And all I know to do is to learn how to function in the fall out.
I don't think 'trust God and let go of the past' is the full the gospel message - the summarization of the good news for us of Jesus' life, death, and resurrection? Did Jesus ever teach that message? Was that what He was demonstrating in the garden of Gethsemane, walking down the delarosa road, and hanging on the cross in obedience--sinless for the sinful?
At what point did he stop or start 'trusting God and letting go'? This is really non-question because Jesus never sinned, so He never had a point of not trusting in His Father and the Holy Spirit.
But, you and I are not Jesus. Even if we are born for a second time into spiritual life through Jesus and have the Holy Spirit dwelling in our own physical body, we can never be Jesus or God in flesh. Some faiths outside of Christianity teach their believers that 'you can become God'... that everyone is to be moving toward the pathway to levels of awareness and the goal is to be God. My sister is in a group that believes this way and she has been a follower of this 'faith' for over 20 years.
At least for me, a child of God--a follow of Jesus, I know I am not Him nor can I expect myself to be. Whew!
But what I need to learn more to do, is not so much focus on 'Trusting God and Letting Go of the Past' as if I can wash off the white board in my being with the handy faith eraser... I need to, each day, develop my relationship with Him, to hear His voice, to know His way for My life, to be filled with His fullness of inexhaustible grace, love and goodness.
My goal is to be more in Him and less in me... to really learn to walk in His presence and be obedient to Him increasingly as much as I am able in my present physical, emotional and mental limitations in this sinful world and aware that here I have an enemy waging war against me. Life is not as easy as some pretend.
I really think that is what God asks of us, that like Adam and Eve walked with Him daily in the garden, that we walk with Him as much as we can remember and discipline ourselves to do.
Each person's experience with God is unique - one on one - individual. We need to encourage each other by rejoicing in the good and hugging lovingly in the bad.
As He holds my hand, I offer my other hand to you... if you want or need a hand to hold along the way.
In 2011, I wrote a post about letting go and letting God in learning to deal with a critical heart. This may give more insight into how this is a continual process and not a one time event.
In some ways I guess it is if faith is a leap... an event that we do once and move on to newness of life.
Why is it for me that my flesh (including the complexities of mental/brain injury and somatic involuntary body responses) doesn't get the message and function in a 'trust God and let go the past' state of everything is working as a body/mind should?
I don't want to make an excuse for myself, but my body doesn't behave like my spirit wants it to. I can't control its misfiring of chemicals in the brain... no amount of faith or will on my part will change this fact... this is up to God. And all I know to do is to learn how to function in the fall out.
I don't think 'trust God and let go of the past' is the full the gospel message - the summarization of the good news for us of Jesus' life, death, and resurrection? Did Jesus ever teach that message? Was that what He was demonstrating in the garden of Gethsemane, walking down the delarosa road, and hanging on the cross in obedience--sinless for the sinful?
At what point did he stop or start 'trusting God and letting go'? This is really non-question because Jesus never sinned, so He never had a point of not trusting in His Father and the Holy Spirit.
But, you and I are not Jesus. Even if we are born for a second time into spiritual life through Jesus and have the Holy Spirit dwelling in our own physical body, we can never be Jesus or God in flesh. Some faiths outside of Christianity teach their believers that 'you can become God'... that everyone is to be moving toward the pathway to levels of awareness and the goal is to be God. My sister is in a group that believes this way and she has been a follower of this 'faith' for over 20 years.
At least for me, a child of God--a follow of Jesus, I know I am not Him nor can I expect myself to be. Whew!
But what I need to learn more to do, is not so much focus on 'Trusting God and Letting Go of the Past' as if I can wash off the white board in my being with the handy faith eraser... I need to, each day, develop my relationship with Him, to hear His voice, to know His way for My life, to be filled with His fullness of inexhaustible grace, love and goodness.
My goal is to be more in Him and less in me... to really learn to walk in His presence and be obedient to Him increasingly as much as I am able in my present physical, emotional and mental limitations in this sinful world and aware that here I have an enemy waging war against me. Life is not as easy as some pretend.
I really think that is what God asks of us, that like Adam and Eve walked with Him daily in the garden, that we walk with Him as much as we can remember and discipline ourselves to do.
Each person's experience with God is unique - one on one - individual. We need to encourage each other by rejoicing in the good and hugging lovingly in the bad.
As He holds my hand, I offer my other hand to you... if you want or need a hand to hold along the way.
In 2011, I wrote a post about letting go and letting God in learning to deal with a critical heart. This may give more insight into how this is a continual process and not a one time event.
Comments
I hear you.
If I could let it go and not think of it any more -wouldn't I?
Who would ever choose to do this healing journey? Does anyone want flashbacks, night terrors, anxiety attacks, triggers?
It is hard, painful, scary, exhausting, horrid! It takes much time -you get misunderstood.
If I could just leave it all behind and be normal, whatever that is, I would take it in a moment!
But I can't. I have to walk this road with Jesus to become whole.
The splendid part is that inspite of all the awfulness I am getting to know Jesus in the most amazing way. He is so glorious! He loves me! and I am learning to love Him back.
We could laugh about this if it was not so frustrating!
Thank you for sharing.
Second, do not blame yourself even for finally giving up and giving in to abuse. YOU ARE NOT TO BLAME. You are a person who was sinned against. I am so sorry.
You are right! You need to set boundaries and end this haunting. Find a good trauma counselor in your area. Someone who has dealt with child abuse trauma. Tell them you need to set boundaries and learn to trust.
And finally YES God can be trusted to help you through to healing. Please feel that you can ask questions or comment any time you need.
Praying for your healing. Lindy