In my own personal life, as well as in the larger sense, I have noticed a trend. Perhaps this became more apparent after a sudden death or losses in my life, but no matter how, hidden hurts and toxic emotions eventually come to the surface in stressful times. After all, what has hidden in darkness will be come into the light...... no matter the length of time involved.

And you know, it is human nature to hide...... because living in the open requires humility and surrender.........

It is our human tendency to only see what is visible; we don't look beyond; to hear what our ears desire, and to filter "truths" through our opinions and biases. I have seen firsthand the work of deception and manipulation in lives and the ruin and desolation left behind as a result. This "trend" seems to weave itself into our society, as well as the "church", casting off love and loyalty.

The undermining is very subtle....... Suffocation, symptomatic.

Those closest to me, who know my personal stories, understand the suffering. The fracture of a family is shocking, and how it occurs is disturbing. But God.......

There have been the why questions in my life, too numerous to count, but I have not stopped believing in one thing: the promises of God. If I believe in His promises, that He will do for me what He has told me, then my redemption is near. I do not speak such things as religious fluff or cliche's but as one who knows, feels, and believes....... Destiny triumphs.

It is often in the times when I feel seconds from my destiny, that I fail and fall into forms of unbelief. The waiting, injustices, and ill treatment, or frustrations that set in deter; an internal dialogue that can be destructive and bring delays. I am finding that even in these times, the Lord uses to refine. He is making sure that my "calling and election is sure", according to 2 Peter 1 of the Bible.

During these times, "my heart is steadfast, O God." A Psalms of David

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