Traumas of Life

Traumas of Life

I want to share some of life's traumas with you that still have some affect on my life. I was prompted to do this as I am reviewing the book called "Soul Print" by Mark Batterson. Things that happen to us in the course of life affect us in so many different ways, some good and some not so good. Trauma always has the "right now affect" and is right there in our faces but as I reflected on some points in the book I began to see that I still have some things that not only had the "right now affect" but also still has some input into my life today.

Over the course of the next week or so I will blog about some of the things that were brought to my mind's eye as I reflected on my past. I thought I would only have one or two things but it turns out to be quite a few more than I thought.

The first traumatic experience that came to me as I began to reflect back on my life was the recollection of how my dad, who was then a very strong steel worker and ex Marine, used to hold me up on the railing of a bridge when I was about 4 years old. I was afraid and it affected me into my adult life. I had looked at it as a negative but as I write this I see something that I missed for all these years. My father always had a strong grip on me and I was not in danger of falling. It reminds me of our heavenly Father who takes us to new heights that sometimes cause us to be fearful but as we look at Him and understand just who He is,we see that He has a strong grip on us and He will never leave us or forsake us. We can trust in the Lord with all of our heart and lean not to our own understanding, in all our ways acknowledge Him and He will direct our paths. The steps of a good man are ordered of the Lord. His perfect love does indeed cast out all fear.

Be encouraged in the Lord today and His peace be unto you. As you reflect on some of your own traumatic life events allow God to bring a fresh revelation to you of how what seemed like negatives can be positives as we see not only the event but perhaps a spiritual truth of how God is involved with us.

Blessings
Pastor Chuck