In the past week I have had the opportunity to be in the homes of two widows. One whose husband passed away 18 years ago and another whose husband has passed away within the last two years. I felt like the Lord was speaking to me after leaving the home of the second lady. You see, both of these women have water damage in their master bedrooms. One had a water heater leak in the closet of her room, the other a roof leak into the corner of her room (this is a new revelation as I write this... it was both of THEIR rooms, not just any room in the house... more on that in a moment, hope you will hang with me on this!) Not only was there water damage but black mold had started to form. If you've heard or read anything about black mold, it is just plain no good stuff! Clearly work needed to be done to eradicate the cause of the damage, tear out the damaged parts and replace them with new ones.
For me it was no coincidence as the Lord hit me with a two by four concerning His love for us. Certainly His love for these widows was evident. Some times the natural things speak of the invisible and I think that this is one of those times... grief, pain, disappointment, discouragement and hurt are akin to the water damaged bedrooms (places of intimacy perhaps - it can often be that those closest to us can hurt us the most) and left unchecked and alone will cause greater damage like the black mold. And left long enough can do major health damage. The only way to get rid of it is to bleach it and rip it out and replace it with something new. While first making sure that you have fixed the problem that caused the leak in the first place. It is not enough to just fix the leak though, the damaged pieces and black mold must be taken out.
I think that is what God desires to do with our grief, pain, disappointment, discouragement and hurt. He wants us to allow Him to take out the damage pieces, fix the problem and replace the hole with Himself as The Healer. But, why don't I allow Him to do so? When I am discouraged, I often neglect my times alone with God, fearing that He may ask me to go to a place in my heart hat I am not yet willing to go, but all the time knowing that by going there I will not only find encouragement but healing and wholeness. I will find a place where water damage (tears over my emotional state maybe?) and black mold are eradicated for ever. I will find a place of health and wholeness.
"I want to be in the Light as You are in the Light, I want to shine like the stars in the heavens. Oh Lord be my light and be my salvation, cause all I want is to be in the light" DC Talk
"This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. If we claim to have fellowship with him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live by the truth. But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin." 1John1:5-7
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Hello!
You wrote: "if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin.""
I want to comment on foregiveness.
(le-havdil) How to live in order to enable the Creator in His loving kindness to provide His forgiveness is outlined in the Bible ; and was also taught by the first century Ribi Yehoshua from Nazareth (the Messiah).
Read it here: http://www.netzarim.co.il
Have a nice day!
Anders Branderud
You know a great way to avoid mold problems is by just having good gutters. If you haven't checked your gutters out yet you might want to give them a peak. Mold can form from water sitting on your foundation because your gutters are installed correctly.
Water damage los angeles is the word we would not like to hear when we talk about our well-invested property. The word itself is one step closer to destruction and indeed more terrifying than the former. Water, on the other hand, is a non-living thing that flows and has a lot of benefits. We need this element in order to survive and make a healthy environment. Uniting these two words would bring a big threat to our home; a place where we build our family’s hopes and dreams; a structure we have worked hard to accomplish.
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