A New Transition

Barriers

Many of us struggle with barriers in our lives. Every person's barrier is is different. Maybe yours is heartache, mistrust, anger, fear, shame, or whatever it may be. The point is it is there, but it doesn't HAVE to be. We have the power through Jesus Christ to tear those barriers down.

Tonight I saw the true wall breaking power of God. No wall, no matter how big, can stand in the presence of God. It must come falling down. But God won't force anything on us. He will allow us to live within the barriers of our walls. He doesn't want us to, but he'll allow us to. But he constantly bids us to come unto Him and tear down our walls.

Tonight I not only saw the miraculous tearing down of walls, but I also experienced it. I've had this wall of shame built around me for the last month. Shame for having to leave my church and go to a new one as the Lord led me. The shame of seemingly abandoning the family that you read about in Shenanigans by leaving the church. I've spent maybe an hour total with them in the last month and a half because of the new transition God has me. I have felt so ashamed because I feel like I've just left them after all they did for me.

However, tonight God tore down that wall of shame. He told me I musn't be shameful of the things He has me to do. He told me I haven't abandoned them, I'm just simply in a new phase in my life. That right now I just need to focus on growing in this new church and preparing for YWAM.

Heavenly Father, thank you Lord for busting the wall of shame that had been built around me. Keep that wall down and allow me to continue growing rather than checking out Lord.
Amen.

***the picture is my new people. My youth group. The people who are discipling me and helping me to grow in my relationship with God and helping me as I seek the baptism. You'll learn all about each of them individually soon enough***