It is possible to be chosen of G-d, precious in His sight, the apple of His eye, His dearly beloved son (as a man or woman), bride (as a man or woman), the object of His tender mercy and affectionate heart….
And still be subject to the harsh realities of being beaten in the brickyard by the taskmasters of Pharaoh.
The presence of the taskmasters of Pharaoh in your life does not guarantee an absence of the affection of the Father. Often times, as the Israelites also ignored the word of Moses, Father is trying to get our attention to move us out of one season because it is time and it is the καιρός time for us to transition, but we can ignore and become bitter toward G-d, offended with Him, and reject the season of His timing.
If your spirit is broken (Exodus 6:9), then it may be difficult to hear the word of the L-rd, but it still is necessary to act, lean into G-d your Father for healing in that season, and move toward liberation, and walk in/act on faith.
The L-rd might be allowing circumstances to stack one on another in order to move you out to a place that is calm and quiet, even if that land is desert land, in order to revive your broken spirit.
The question is, “Are we willing to move, even with the very traumatic reality of a broken spirit?”. If we move and offer the L-rd our broken spirit, He will not despise that (Psalm 51:17). He wants to deliver and save those who are crushed in spirit (Psalm 34:18), WHILE they are still crushed in spirit (Exodus 6:9).
Can we still muster the capacity to move even when our spirits are broken or crushed?
I think it is possible, though it is painful.
And He is still our Father even when we have a crushed spirit. But sometimes He will use circumstsnces that are painful in order to provoke us to say “this is a place I really hate” and use that pain in order to cause us to walk in obedience when we are not feeling strong in spirit.
Carry your broken spirit, get out of Egypt, as messy as the exodus may be, and get into the wilderness with its serenity, where there is nothing but the quietness of the altar for the living sacrifice (Romans 12:1-2) which sometimes functions as a surgery table.
You have to climb onto the surgery table as an act of your own will.
And in the words of an old friend of mine, remember that, in those seasons of surgery, you are going to be open on the table while the L-rd works on you internally, and “if you crawl off the table before He has finished his work, you will bleed to death.”
Yep!!!
Beautiful and serene truth.
Thank you.