Get Up!  Part 2

Hey and thanks for joining me for Part 2. If you have not read Get Up Part 1 yet, please head over and read that blog first.

Now that we have discussed what keeps up broken, let’s talk about the good part!

How to be made whole:

• Admission: acknowledge that you are broken and be specific about the areas of your brokenness. We all struggle in different ways (low self-esteem, bitterness, unforgiveness, lust, addictions, jealousy, resentment) so being specific is crucial to YOUR healing.

 

• Acceptance: Thankfully, God is merciful and gives us countless opportunities, so it is imperative that we accept God’s help. God asked the man at the pool if he wanted to be made whole. He had to accept God’s offer and follow His instructions even if he didn’t understand how it was going to happen. Even though we have been broken in certain areas for a very long time, our healing can take place if we obey God and don’t consider the circumstances or make excuses. Accept responsibility (even though it may not have been my fault, that person/incident/poor choice will no longer control my life or determine my future). Be willing to give up the ways in which our brokenness brings us comfort (having a victim mentality, rationalizing our behavior, blaming others, blaming God).

• Action: Get up! We get up by changing our perspective and participating in our healing. God desires to heal us but we have to decide that we want it and take action. You have been loyal to your pain far too long. You have rehearsed what they did over and over again. You are a prisoner of your past and refuse to let it go. That low place was never intended for you. God is offering a lifeline to freedom and wholeness. He knows who he created you to be and he loves you too much to leave you where you are. Wholeness is a journey and we walk it out by staying close to God, renewing our minds, changing the story we tell ourselves and even sometimes we have to change our environment. I hope you begin to see yourself the way God sees you and no matter how your story started, the ending can be oh so beautiful and fulfilling. Trust Him and get up!

 

Questions to ask yourself:

1. Do I want to be made whole? (I pray that you say yes! ????)
2. What areas of my life are broken? Be specific and honest. God will not be shocked or surprised because he already knows.
3. What is keeping me broken? (denial, blame, excuses, self-pity, unforgiveness, resentment, bitterness, anger, hatred)
4. What am I willing to do to be made whole? Where do I start? What can I do different? If you are not sure, ask God to reveal it to you.

 

Wholeness in Christ is possible but it requires your willingness, obedience and participation. You owe it to yourself to try something different. Get up!

I know the divorce shattered your heart in a million pieces but God is the mender of broken hearts. He gives beauty for ashes. Get up!

I know you grew up in a dysfunctional and chaotic household and should have been protected. But God promises that when your mother and father forsake you, He will take care of you. Get up!

I know the root cause of your unforgiveness and resentment is a direct result of childhood trauma but Jesus wants you to cast all of that on Him. Get up!

I know that you were in love with someone who promised to marry you but they married someone else. It hurts, I get it but you deserve so much more. Get up!

I know that you are beating yourself up over the abortion, infidelity, secret addictions, or illegal activity but God will redeem you if you just…Get up!

I know that you are over 60 and feel that you’ve made too many mistakes and it will take too long to recover. God will redeem the time and restore the years if you will just…Get up!

I know that you are determined to hold on to the pain they caused until they apologize or you make them pay. Let it go because God is your vindicator. Get up!

I know the thoughts, flashbacks and trauma play over and over in your mind. They make you feel unworthy, unlovable, alone, confused and unsure if you even want to live. But those thoughts are a lie! Christ loves you and will always be there, let him renew your mind. Get up!

I know that you are looking at those around you who have “gotten up” and you feel ‘some type of way”, jealous or envious but God is no respecter of persons. He has a great plan for you if you will just…Get up!

I know that you thought your marriage would last forever and you can’t imagine life without him. The pain is unbearable and you feel you can’t go on. I get it but your identity is found in Christ. Get up!

I know that you were abandoned, rejected and abused. You didn’t deserve it and it’s not your fault. God is fully acquainted with your pain and longs to pour His love on you. Take your power back! Get up!

I know you have many regrets and feel the need to punish yourself but God offers forgiveness. Get up!

I pray that you will Get Up and go enjoy the amazing life God has planned for you! Your healing may not be instant, but trust me, it will come as you GO! God is with you, holding your hand and guiding you every step of the way. You are his beloved daughter. He invites you to sit in his lap, cry a river if you must, empty out all of the pain, shame, guilt and heaviness that you feel. He wants to give you beauty for all that you’ve been through.

What your soul has been longing for is on the other side of your decision to get up!  It’s a life of love, joy, peace and happiness beyond anything you’ve ever imagined. Choose life…choose YOU! It’s not going to be easy but YOU are worth fighting for!  So, please get up! ????

 

I love reading and replying to your comments!   I’ll see you next month! ????

You are celebrated and appreciated my fellow Party of ONE!

 

God’s best always,

Leslie

 

Scriptures to Ponder:

1 Peter 5:7   Romans 12:1    II Cor. 5:17    Psalm 34:18    Psalm 147:3

Matthew 11:28    Psalm 30:2   John 14:27    Isaiah 41:10   Mark 9:23

Psalm 23:3    Isaiah 53:2-5   Jeremiah 29:11   Isaiah 43:18-19