I wrote that I had not heard an opinion from any victims of abortion. A couple of people mentioned that there are interviews or lectures available from people who actually survived an incomplete procedure. Of these people each was very happy the abortion was not successful. That is similar to speaking with a victim of attempted murder, they may be injured but are happy to be alive. These interviews are available on the typical video sources if you are interested. I will adjust my statement slightly though, I still have-not heard any opinion or input from any victims of a successful abortion. That’s not meant to be sarcastic, it is simply fact.
Yahusha knows that we struggle with fears and worries and anxiousness. He knows our hearts. He knows we are frail humans, often subject to our own rogue emotions and to circumstances beyond our control. He understands when our over-stimulated brains won’t shut down. He perceives when our minds rotate an upsetting incident over and over. He knows that fear and anxiety crash into our faith, making it hard to believe Him.
When the apostle Peter dared to step out of the boat (see Matthew 14: 28-33), he began to sink because he feared the waves. Aren’t we the same? We attempt to be brave and then surges of angst knock us off balance, and we sink. And yet, with deliberate brevity, yahusha gives us two simple instructions: “Don’t be afraid. Just believe.”
This is exactly what our anxious hearts need to hear. Yah invites us to resist fear and believe Him over all the anxiety-producing events we’re experiencing. It’s an irresistible invitation that lovingly reminds us who He is: a steadfast anchor who is greater than our storms. He is our unwavering, water-walking help, and He is right there in the wind and waves with us. Yahusha is our Prince of Peace. He beckons us to leave fear behind and trust Him, choosing to say in faith, yahusha, I will not be afraid. I will believe.
Don’t be afraid; just believe. (Mark 5:36 NIV)
Yahusha, when fear and anxiety crash into my faith and I am afraid, help me to trust You and follow Your two simple instructions. Teach me to remember that You are greater than all my fears. Thank you that when my emotions go crazy You are the stabilizing force right beside me, greater than every storm, and You are good.
I believe, yahusha that You are greater than all the upheaval in my heart. I believe that You are able to deal with all that concerns me. I believe that You are the Prince of Peace. Thank you for calming my heart and helping me to always accept Your loving invitation. Help me not to be afraid, but to believe. In yahusha name, amen.
The Struggles Make You Stronger
I watched as a colorful caterpillar squiggled daintily across a rust-colored leaf. It seemed content to be earth-bound even while a yellow butterfly was flitting and floating along the breeze above it.
It occurred to me that the caterpillar was satisfied because it does not yet know what it can become. The caterpillar looks at the butterfly and wonders what it would be like to fly, but that is just a dream, so she wiggles slowly to her next destination.
Then the caterpillar removes herself from the warmth of the sun and she spins herself into a protective cocoon where there is no light, only darkness. No one can hurt her inside the cocoon, so she feels safe. It walls keep things out, but they also keep her trapped and alone.
This reminds me of where I once was; bound to earthly things, content with the state I was in. I locked myself away behind a cocoon so I couldn't get hurt, and not knowing what I could be.
But then...yahuah
You see yah can do some of his most amazing work in the dark places. Like the caterpillar, things that were dormant come to life. Parts of us that are no longer necessary fall of and are replaced with something stronger, something better. There is pain in the breaking, but there is blessing in what is broken.
What we once were dies and is replaced with something new and beautiful. We become a new creation! When the work of Messiah is finished, we become restless in that old cocoon because it no longer serves us. It is time to push through the shell of what we once were and burst forth with new life and new wings to fly.
It's not easy to get used to this new body, but it makes us feel stronger and each time we lift our wings we imagine new possibilities and they seem as endless as the wind itself.
What was bound is now boundless. Yah finds us in the dark and gives us a new identity, a new name, and new wings to make us free!
Thank you yahusha for finding us and setting us free!
Anyone know what the significance of a cloak is? Was it simply an expensive garment? A sign of status? Elija used his cloak to split the river and left it to Elisha when he was caught up. "Sell your cloak to buy a sword". "They will say to him you have a cloak take charge of this heap of ruins."