Good morning or afternoon, wherever you are in the world. I
pray that God's love is touching you and you are walking in that love.
Many of you who have been following my blog for the past 2 years know that I have been on the series "Will You Be Made Whole?" Before I continue on, I want to take a moment and share something on my heart with you.
Back in 1993, there was a song recorded by Regina
Belle entitled If I Could (and I believe it was also recorded by jazz
legend Nancy Wilson). It's basically saying that I would do such and such
to take the place of what you went through.
As I look at my life, I have seen a lot of things and met a
lot of people. Of course, life doesn't hand everyone a rose, and because I have
a heart that really cares, it can be real easy for me to be either
misunderstood. So, if you are reading this, take a moment to locate where you
are mentally, spiritually, physically and emotionally. If you have suffered a
lot in your life, I now declare a trigger warning. Please understand I don't
mean any harm, I care about your freedom and so does Christ.
So reader, if I could cry the tears you cry because you have
been lied to by your significant other, I would and I will. If I could cry for
the pain of having to raise your child without help, I would and I will. If I
could cry for the lack of support you get from your significant other, I would
and I will. If I could cry for the pain you've endured in your relationship, I
would and I will. If I could cry for the death of someone you loved or close to
you, I would and I will. If I could cry for the ostracizing you've endured in
childhood and adulthood, I would and I will. If I could cry for the abuse you
endured in childhood, I would and I will. If I could cry for the hole in your
heart as a result of your father being absent in your life (or was there but
was a silent father), I would and I will. If I could cry for the pain you take
on at the hands of your abuser (knuckling down to the devil), I would and I
will. If I could cry for the pain you are experiencing as a result of your
parents or family abandoning and/or neglecting you, denying your pain, and
causing you to be the scapegoat, I would and I will. If I could cry for the
lies you were told by a mate, family member, or those who said they loved you,
I would and I will. If I could cry for the blockages in your mind, heart and
spirit due to anything mentioned above, I would and I will. If I could cry for
the shame you feel after having been manipulated, I would and I will. If I
could cry for the torment you feel as a result of those in church who threw
legalism at you to condemn you or puff themselves up over you, I would and I
will. If I could cry for the anger you feel from church folk who talk you into
staying bound and keep you from expressing true freedom, I would and I will. If
I could cry for the view of God that arose as a result of your past, I would
and I will. If I could cry for the hurt you feel and the help you haven't
received, I would and I will.
So, what is the underlying message to this post? It's very
simple. I cry with you because we are to bear one another's burdens. We are all
a part of God's body. And as I speak on burdens, our bodies aren't meant to
carry burdens. You can be made whole, and more importantly, Jesus wants you to
be whole. I know many of you want it and desire it, but you have to act on that
in order for it to be a reality. You can try to rationalize it in your mind,
that's not going to get it. The burdens are going to have to come off you as if
you were taking off your wet clothes (did I say that). And as you take your wet
clothes off, you leave them at the feet of Jesus, never to return from those
wet clothes that have kept you bound. Just know that I love you reader, and
here's to your freedom in Christ (and please don't let the devil whisper in
your ear telling you to hold on to them).
Blessings,
The Mayne Man
