Is there a word for it?
Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2010 8:27 pm
First of all, my struggle is with insecurity. Not knowing who I am as a person. Feeling that my self worth is tied to what others think of me. Needless to say, I have been in fear of people, social situations, relationships. I am doing the path. I'm weeding and feeding. I am doing well with that. I was up to Stone #4 Forgiveness, and I am working through some things. I know the Lord is working.
But I had a revelation of what is going on in my mind and it scared the dickens out of me. I went to my spirit-filled Bible study. After I came home, I ruminated about the events that evening. BUT with this CAVEAT! When a lady's face would come to mind, instead of the loving words they had said originally, I gave them VOICE (in my thoughts) directed at me: "You're a bother." "You have too many problems." blah, blah, blah. So what I realize is that I am slandering the other loving person and attributing to them things they have never said or would never say or think. They are born again, blood bought believers in Christ. It would grieve their spirit and God's.
So, it's like a double curse upon my head. I'm twisting their words and those twisted words are pointed back at me, critically judging me. I am amazed I have survived in this world this long. I'm looking at it now and realizing what a heavy burden - no human being can carry that weight. No wonder I have had so much fear and have not been able to receive fully the love and grace of God. To feel his good pleasure in me.
I praise God for the revelation. I see that satan was losing his grips on my everyday normal thoughts so he switched tactics but God allowed me to understand what was happening. I am sure I had been doing this all of my life, but until I started digging, I didn't realize what I was doing.
Has anyone heard of this or experienced anything like it? I know I am getting closer to deliverance from this bondage. I am getting really excited. God is so good!
But I had a revelation of what is going on in my mind and it scared the dickens out of me. I went to my spirit-filled Bible study. After I came home, I ruminated about the events that evening. BUT with this CAVEAT! When a lady's face would come to mind, instead of the loving words they had said originally, I gave them VOICE (in my thoughts) directed at me: "You're a bother." "You have too many problems." blah, blah, blah. So what I realize is that I am slandering the other loving person and attributing to them things they have never said or would never say or think. They are born again, blood bought believers in Christ. It would grieve their spirit and God's.
So, it's like a double curse upon my head. I'm twisting their words and those twisted words are pointed back at me, critically judging me. I am amazed I have survived in this world this long. I'm looking at it now and realizing what a heavy burden - no human being can carry that weight. No wonder I have had so much fear and have not been able to receive fully the love and grace of God. To feel his good pleasure in me.
I praise God for the revelation. I see that satan was losing his grips on my everyday normal thoughts so he switched tactics but God allowed me to understand what was happening. I am sure I had been doing this all of my life, but until I started digging, I didn't realize what I was doing.
Has anyone heard of this or experienced anything like it? I know I am getting closer to deliverance from this bondage. I am getting really excited. God is so good!