Then Jesus said, "Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.” Matthew 11:28
I love it when the Lord gives me His sweet words. Words that He spoke when He walked the earth; words that are still as alive, powerful, and true today as they were when He spoke them. These words that He spoke came to me for a specific reason and that reason is for those of you who are holding onto guilt & shame that resulted from a painful choice you made either years ago, a year ago, or just a few months ago. I am referring to your abortion, the most heart breaking, life altering, and regretful thing you have ever experienced. This post is for you, but KNOW that it is not from me. It’s straight from the heart of God.
On Saturday, September 10th, I will be starting a new abortion recovery group but I have ran into a small roadblock. Though I have several women who I have been in contact with who want to participate, I only have one who has committed herself and her heart to the Bible study. This brings me to the reason I am writing.
This post is for every woman that has shared with me and for the ones who haven't shared with me that they too have personally experienced an abortion but you are fearful of something that will force you to bring to surface something so painful, something you tirelessly work daily to NOT think about, something that will bring about emotional feelings that you are afraid to feel. I completely understand this!
The four women in my last group understood too, but those four women and every other woman across the country and across the world who have experienced an abortion recovery group of some sort DO NOT have to fight NOT thinking about it anymore, they don’t have to worry about emotions resurfacing anymore and here’s the best part; the guilt and the shame that was weighing them down,well, it’s not weighing them down anymore. That bondage is completely gone. Forever!
Midway through my last group I asked the ladies to share what abortion recovery is doing for them and in them. Keep in mind that before we ever started they were afraid of the exact things you are afraid of. They didn't like the idea of opening old wounds that they worked daily to keep sealed but they knew what the prize would be on the other side and they knew that Jesus would walk with them and even carry them through the healing process because they believe Him when He says, "Come to ME, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens and I will give you rest". The best part is His kind of rest is permanent because His kind of rest means healing. It means FREEDOM!
Here is what the ladies shared;
"Abortion Recovery has shown me there IS freedom from the bondage of guilt and shame."
"God wants me to receive complete forgiveness for my abortion just as any sin I commit, because He has forgiven ALL of our sins through Christ. He also wants to totally break off the shame that has surrounded me all these years since my abortion. That is a tool the enemy has used to hold me back that will no longer work!"
"Jesus wants us to be free and I believe this session has played a major part in helping me identify my own freedom. Being able to open up and share with other women going through similar situations helps me to understand that I am not alone. We've laughed, we've cried, we've prayed, we've confessed, and we have gradually begun to see each other reach the place of freedom Jesus talks about when He says..."they shall be as white as snow."
The healing begins the moment you decide, once and for all, that you're tired of the guilt weighing you down, tired of the painful memories that come and never leave, tired of the hold Satan has over you and tired of that wall that you put between you and the Lord. The biggest and most difficult step is just saying yes to Abortion Recovery. Once you say yes God will do the rest. He will take it from there. Does that mean the enemy will just step aside and let you on through? I am afraid that answer is NO. You can expect him to do anything and everything he can to keep you from reaching a place of healing. You can expect attack after attack but need I remind you who wins? That's right, Jesus wins! Every single time! Satan cannot have you and you just have to keep telling him, in Jesus' name, that very fact.
Are you ready? Are you ready for that wall you have built around your heart to come crashing down; that same wall that you think is protecting your wounds?
Here is what I hear in my heart when I read Matthew 11:28:
"My beloved daughter, please turn your eyes to Me and come to Me. I watch you everyday. I see the pain in your eyes even as you try to mask it. I see your heart and all the broken pieces. Let Me make it whole again. I feel the weight of your burdens and I feel your sorrow. Let Me carry that weight and turn your sorrow into joy. Come to Me and let me heal you and restore you. I will make you new again."
To all of my sweet sisters who are reading this and know you need His healing to get through your pain, please trust Him with that pain. Let Him walk with you and even carry you to that place of healing where He so desperately wants to take you.
Don't put it off any longer. Email me at khaysfsphc@gmail.com if you are ready to say yes to FREEDOM and I will give you the details of the Bible study/recovery.
I want to end this post with a song my sweet friend Emily introduced me to when I told her of the Scripture this post came from. The song is called My Beloved by Kari Jobe.
I hope to hear from you very soon.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hQRgyr5uko
