Almost without exception, whenever a person was healed, Jesus would say; “Don’t tell anyone about this, just go and live.”
Was this some kind of backward psychology designed to make the healed person blabber mouth everything that had just happened to them, did Jesus simply and covertly want to do his own brand of shilling? *
It is my understanding that Jesus was very much into promoting his Father and not himself, wanting the world to see, hear, and know, that this unseen God was not at all like the God they had believed in, that caused everyone to tip-toe around in fear all of their lives.
God in the flesh (Jesus) was not tip toeing around humanity, he fully embraced it by clothing himself with it, which allowed the God of heaven a show and tell opportunity to interact amongst us humans without causing people to freak out as most did whenever there was any angelic or God break through into our space time continuum.
We have been designed to know the truth and yet God will not force it upon anyone and anything less than the truth and knowing it, (Him) will only cause us to try and carve out what we are craving.
I said that to say this, it truly perplexes me in knowing that I know Him, and yet how easily I have succumbed to prostituting myself over and over because of not going to Him as many times as I need to in order to allow Him, the Father of my spirit to continue establishing my entire being in the steadfast, unshakeable, consistent, unconditional love that he has for me.
As the truth continues to invade my soul exposing things that I would prefer not to see, I am slowly recognizing the subtle ploys of our unseen enemy Satan, and his never ending lies.
I initially started sharing (writing) down my thoughts on my first blog a few years back (I now have three of them), and I know I stated then that I was doing so primarily for my own benefit of simply thinking out loud, also, it was something that I knew I wanted to do, it being a creative expression of how I am wired.
Sadly this was short lived, instead of continuing in my writing and enjoying the benefit of doing this, a shift began to work its way into my thinking. It no longer mattered about the joy and freedom of writing, thinking out loud unless, there were people commenting on what I was saying. It was bad enough to see this happening right before me by constantly checking to see if anyone had been visiting my blog and perhaps, even left a comment, but after some time I took it a step further, I began posting on Face Book any additional blog entries hoping that my efforts, insights and humour would bring me what I was sadly craving, being acknowledged, and recognized! What a cheap substitute this was instead of allowing the truth to free my heart.
Writing was no longer a passionate joy in and of it self; I allowed it to be high-jacked because of an unmet need from deep within that only my loving caring Father could meet.
This distorted thinking in my life is facing up to the truth, and surrendering to it, will make the crooked straight in my heart all over again.
Rich
*A person who publicizes or praises something or someone for reasons of self-interest, personal profit, or friendship or loyalty.
As a foot note, I honestly wonder how much shilling and self-aggrandizement is being done where ever and when ever we do not allow the Father of our spirit to satiate us in the lavishness of his unconditional love?
Finally someone said it!! So much truth in this Rich. So much of this blogging is about our desire for acknowledgement and affirmation from wanna be writers, including myself. I was drawn to your writing because you seem to cut through the bs and expound on that truth that lies beneath the surface. Bottom line is we should write to express not impress, but that dreaded little component called flesh is capable of causing such trouble. I think all of life is about learning how to live out of our Spirit 100%, blinders on, praising God in ALL things!! Don’t stop writing, I’ve missed your words. Maybe for now, you’re just writing for me. I see you!!!
Lani,
I was so totally surprised and delighted with your response here. I honestly didn’t even think of or wondering if anyone would respond, as I mentioned in this entry, I am slowly learning that the joy-delight and reward in writing is getting back to simply doing just that!
I want to believe with all of my heart that I and others that claim to know Him are able by his grace to live free from selling our soul for mere human fan-fare.
I remember once hearing a person say this, and it will only apply to real car lovers but could be used pretty much for anything actually.
What would be the sense in having a totally restored to cherry condition some classic car and not be able to show it off in trying to catch as many looks as possible as you drove by??