A Leadership Insight from Vision Multiplier International https://visionmultiplierllc.com/
I was reflecting on these scriptures this morning and the thought that we, the leaders, must develop our spiritual muscles to process, release and free our minds and hearts of life’s hurts.
Hurts may come from moments like: a break up of a meaningful relationship, conflict or division within the church, being marginalized at work or within our community, losing a job or being affected by a reorganization and the associated sense that we no longer have control – or matter.
Life can deliver sudden shifts that we did not see coming or despite our seeing the change we realize that we do not have the skills or power to protect ourselves from the tsunami of change fast enough and we just – get HIT!
Selah
Separate from the actual event, there are emotional processes and scars that can build strongholds in our minds and hearts to cause us to wonder if we even matter, are still relevant or can still add value.
So how do we work through the rejection, get centered again and restore our beliefs that we began questioning during the dark moments?
There are some fundamental truths that still remain as Christ is still our hope of glory:
- His never ending love prepared the way for us for days like these – giving us secret access through His spirit to lay down the emotional burdens and memories at the cross.
- We can trust Him because He is the only one who can determine our worth.
- Christ has given us the ministry of reconciliation as the path to healing and wholeness.
The Bible says it this way:
“And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;”
2 Corinthians 5:18 KJV
He (Christ) provides this for us – we just need to accept it and let Him in.
Thank you lord!
Reconciliation is defined as:
“ the restoration of friendly relations” and “the action of making one view or belief compatible with another.”
The definition emphasizes that reconciliation makes one view or belief compatible with another- in short, aligning our views with those of Christ!
Our God is a god of restoration and He has equipped us with the tools and methods necessary to be restored.
We see and accept these restoration promises which position us to be in the place of “more than enough” and to trust that our “latter days shall be greater than our former”.
The Bible tells us:
“And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpiller, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you.”
Joel 2:25 KJV
“But as for you [Satan], ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.”
Genesis 50:20 KJV
“But … he shall restore sevenfold; He shall give all the substance of his house.”
Proverbs 6:31 KJV
“The glory of this latter house shall be greater than of the former, saith the LORD of hosts: and in this place will I give peace, saith the LORD of hosts.”
Haggai 2:9 KJV
“And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:”
2 Corinthians 9:8 KJV
“Now thanks be to God for His indescribable gift [which is precious beyond words]!”
2 Corinthians 9:15 AMP
“Such hope [in God’s promises] never disappoints us, because God’s love has been abundantly poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.”
Romans 5:5 AMP
Amen
So in closing, it is my prayer that we will hold steadfast to our faith, fear not and rest in the peace that we are being restored:
“And Joseph said unto them, Fear not: for am I in the place of God?”
Genesis 50:19 KJV
“Lift up your heads, O ye gates; even lift them up, ye everlasting doors; And the King of glory shall come in.”
Psalm 24:9 KJV
“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.”
John 14:27 NIV
“Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord be with you all.”
2 Thessalonians 3:16 KJV
Amen and it is so!
Be Blessed!
Be a Blessing!
“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;”
2 Corinthians 5:17-18 KJV
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