You know where to find me on Friday mornings! Over at Kate’s, nursing a mug of coffee, and doing a quick assessment of today’s word prompt. I try not to over-think it – I’ve been known to kick a few dead horses in my day – in fact, this morning I saw the word HIDE but for some reason it registered REST in my brain. Yes, weird – but hey, I never claimed to be “all together!” Let’s get on with it…HIDE
Timer is set. 5 minutes begin NOW.
I can trust you, right? If I tell you something I’m not exactly proud of, you’ll keep it to yourself, yes? Then, good, because I am going to share with you the day I hid…
from myself.
It all happened about 20 or so years ago. My hubs and I had a rip-roaring fight. Words were exploding. Emotions flailing. IT WAS UGLY. I was so angry I had lost control – seriously. Remember, this is between you and me.
Suddenly during this discussion rampage, Holy Spirit shot an arrow through me. I ran upstairs into my craft room, slammed the door, and hid. I got down on the floor and cried out to the Lord, If You don’t do something IN me right now, I’m not sure what I am capable of doing. Just like Jacob, the Lord and I wrestled. On the floor. In hiding. I’m not sure how long I laid there but I can tell you this, I left that room a different person.
In my hiding, The Comforter came.
He always does.
xo
(finished with time to spare – )
Oh my friend, oh how I’ve wrestled with God like Jacob too. When I left my last church, my sermon was all about how I was wrestling with God. My Dad’s best friend was the high school wrestling coach so I grew up around lots of wrestling and wrestling matches. Brings strong images of wrestling with God for me.
And, walk away limping!
Simply beautiful, powerful, raw, and filled with so much TRUTH!
Thank you for telling your story. You can trust me with it.
Laura, one of many!
Oh girl… He always does! Amen!
All ways and always!
So glad our comforter is faithful to come when we call! Blessed to stop by from FMF.
Thanks, Tiffany.
Thank God for the comforter. We’ve all had those moments of hiding. Thanks for being so open and vulnerable today.
Natalie, thank you.
Wow, just between us, that is an amazingly powerful story. Alleluia that it can be done.
Your blog title? Sounds like you’ve been on the floor a few times too!!!
Oh how I have had several moments like this one. I had one about a two weeks ago. I literally laid down and placed my face on the bathroom floor, I was so hot from the anger that raged in my I need to cool myself. It was as if the Holy Spirit laid a cold rag on my heart as I laid my face to the floor. I breathed deep and allowed him to cool the rage burning in my heart.
Laura, those moments are kind of scary, aren’t they? But, He comes!