“Where
the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom” (2 Corinthians 3:17,
NIV).
Sometimes
in life you may discover that you are unable to speak with someone with whom you
have previously shared your heart. You feel a wall growing. You might know the
reason for it or not. The longer time passes, the more hardened that wall
becomes and difficult to pull down. You feel paralyzed and unable to do
anything. You are fearful to do anything about it, and where fear resides, the
Holy Spirit is unable to move. The larger your wall, the harder it is to feel
the presence of the Holy Spirit, much less the freedom He wishes to
impart.
If that
wall consumes your life, it has grown bigger than your God. Fear has you in
bondage. The best way to face your wall is to make the decision that it must
come down in your own life. Through continued prayer and supplication, you can
feel God removing your obsession with the fear that wall brings. You can
discover the freedom to stop analyzing that wall, and trust God to take it down.
You can allow Him to have your wall, realizing that only He can move mountains.
With that release comes His freedom to speak or not to speak to the person on
the other side of the wall.
If He does
lead you to speak and address the wall, pray for the Lord to take control. Pray
for His guidance and freedom to talk to that person. Pray for His Spirit to
crucify any selfishness you have or any preconceived idea. Come with an open
heart and spirit to listen. Realize that no one is perfect. Only the Lord. Be
honest, and speak your heart in His love. Ask for a heart softened by the Holy
Spirit and be ready to admit it if you are the problem. Ask for forgiveness, and
also return that forgiveness freely. Ask for a heart to understand what the
other person wishes to say, and remember that where the Holy Spirit is there is
freedom.
Remember
that you can't take down another person's wall. You can only let your own down.
You can share in honesty, and pray that the Holy Spirit will help the other
person realize that you are truly sorry for whatever caused the division―that
you desire Him to rebuild your relationship with His healing presence. The wall
which imprisoned can be laid to rest. Hopefully and prayerfully, the other one
will experience the love and freedom and healing of the Holy Spirit, too. But it
is not your place to bring healing. It is only your place to love and be open
with the Holy Spirit living and loving through you always.
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