Tear Down The Walls

Put on therefore, as God's elect, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, longsuffering; forbearing one another, and forgiving each other, if any man have a complaint against any; even as the Lord forgave you, so also do ye: and above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfectness. And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to the which also ye were called in one body; and be ye thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts unto God. And whatsoever ye do, in word or in deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him. (Colossians 3:12-17)

Last January, God prompted me to tear down the walls which I had built up because someone had hurt me deeply. It was a dragging anchor that was holding me back from becoming the person God called me to be. In obedience, I surrendered the hurt and chose to forgive.

When we choose to hold on to a hurt, we become the prisoner. We become bound to an event that begins to poison our spirit with bitterness, anger and regret. Our vision becomes narrow, and we begin to see life through the eyes of our wound. Soon it begins to fester as we refuse to let it heal.

Is there a wound that has held you bound for some time now? Forgive the wrong and the individual. Place the heartache into the loving hands of Jesus and allow his Holy Spirit to comfort and heal you. Allow God’s word to replace the hurt, and soon, you will find that a song of praise will arise within you as God’s love and grace covers the sin that broke your heart.

Malachi 4:2 has a promise for those that worshipfully revere and put their trust in the Lord. “The Sun of Righteousness will arise with healing in His wings, and you shall go forth and gambol like calves released from the stall and leap for joy.”
In this New Year, let go of the things that have hurt you. Honor God by giving Him your pain. Allow His peace to come into your heart, and His radiant love to arise in your being with healing. He will give you a new song to sing, and cut the chains to the anchor that has held you captive. He knows the plans He has intended for you. It is filled with a future and a hope.