I was in a service a few months ago, which inspired me to write this post. The speaker was talking about David and his men, who came to Ziklag. They discovered that their wives and children were taken captive. You can read the entire story in 1 Samuel 30. I had spoken on that chapter in the past with the subject of recovering all that was lost. The message that night was a reminder to me, as the speaker spoke of being in the recovery room. If you have ever gone through any operation, you know that it entails the cutting of something. You may have something removed, added, straightened out, or whatever, but cutting takes place.
Different relationship experiences have resulted in various cuts in our life. Sometimes our joy, peace, fulfillment, laughter, security, happiness, stability to name a few are cut away and sometimes almost fatally cut out altogether. We may feel so distraught from some situations that we feel like we need a blood transfusion. Blood brings life. Some operations are short, and others last for hours. Some of our heartache and pain last a short time, while some of it last for more extended periods. We can feel like we have been on the operating table. But, no operation lasts forever. You either die on the table, or you go into the recovery room.
We need to go to recovery for our wounds to heal. The recovery room is where healing begins to take place. You stabilize or get better so you can be released to continue on the road to full recovery. When life operates on us, we need to be able to make it to the recovery stage. When people go into the natural operating room, they usually do so praying that they make it through. In our relationships, we must start off praying and trust God for our deliverance when life is cutting us away through pain, heartache, and discouragement. If we hold on to God’s unchanging hand and remember His promises to us, He will take us to the recovery room. In recovery, He will comfort us, carry us, and shield us until we are strong enough to stand and walk again. I know He will. There are painful situations that cut me to the core of my inner being. But God……. It was Him who guided and led to my recovery.
As I end this post, if you have ever been in the operation room of life, you know how it feels to be cut or hurt, but if you are still standing, it means you made it into recovery and beyond. This year we should allow the blood of Jesus to strengthen us all on our journey of life. Because cycles repeat and just as life brings cuts, heartaches, and pain, it also brings recovery if we hold out. And David enquired at the Lord, saying, Shall I pursue after this troop? shall I overtake them? And he answered him, Pursue: for thou shalt surely overtake them, and without fail recover all. 1 Samuel 30:8. I”ll be back next week with a new post, “Do I or Don’t I ?”
Be encouraged, and God bless!
Sister Jackie
I always tell my patients – how you go into surgery is how you are going to come out. If you go into surgery strong and in good condition, you will come out of surgery relatively stronger than someone who goes into surgery deconditioned. The only way we can get through the surgeries of life is if we go in strong in our faith in God. So that when the operation comes, we can have some reserve already to lean on.
I used to hear the “seasoned” folks say that as they got older, they may not be able to make it to church as often as they did when they were younger. However, the time they spent in church and with God, meditating and praying – they were setting themselves up for the times when they may not be able to physically go to church. None of that time was wasted. They were able to use the “godly reserve” they set up in their younger days to lean on in their older days.
Good stuff!
Well said! Our mindset helps determine how well we recover from any trauma. To those that are yet young build-up that Godly reserve because one day, you will need it! Thank you for sharing those powerful words and this post. God bless you, abundantly!
So true …”The recovery room is where healing begins to take place.” Recovery is a process, and simply put, complete recovery and healing “takes as long as it takes”, …for it has a beginning and an end…We have to let it take it’s course in Faith, being confident, believing that the process will be complete in due time, no matter the situation or circumstances…Standing on the Word in “ALL” situations…”Being confident of this very thing, that He which hath begun a good work in you, will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:” Recovery and Healing is a GOOD work. Thank you for sharing. Be Blessed
Standing on the word of God is the key to recovery. Sometimes recovery is speedy and other times not as fast, but a sure thing is it will come through Jesus Christ if we allow Him to work. Thank you so much for those words of encouragement. May the Lord bless you abundantly.
Amen and Amen
God bless you!