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Fixing pot-holes by digging other holes (Walk-back prayer-walk - Day 3)

It always astounds me how God uses simple things in life to explain the deep and dark difficult stuff ...

This morning as I started out, I asked our Father where I should go. I was excited because of the previous 2 days and how he revealed those simple things to me.

He placed in my heart a yearning to go walk a very specific dusty (muddy) pot-holed road ... I knew about it but have never been on it. On the outskirts of the city - almost out of town -almost in the bush.

I started of praying for the leaders of our land and continued along a very very potholed road. I came to a crossing where I had the option of three directions. I asked the Lord if there is one specific road He wants me to take. I took the one I felt He nudged me on and soon it became clear that I was following the road on the edge of a very large quarry. A deep huge man-made hole with trucks going up and down into it to take more and more out.

And I realised - how often do we fix the pot-holes on the roads with sand and stones we get by digging other holes.

A hole gets replaced by digging another hole ...

And that changed my prayer:

Lord Jesus
So often so many of us are hurt even though we have walls of protection.
And when our own hearts are pot-holed, we fix it by digging for something in other peoples hearts.
And so we replace our own hurts by hurting others ...
And so too in this country oh God.
People hurt one another because they are hurt themselves.
Lord Jesus
Please bring an end to that
Please bring healing in a way we cannot do ourselves
Please touch this country - and stop the hurting intentions
Please stop people from hurting each other just to feel better themselves
Please heal the hurt-ed hearts in our land with Your love and fullness.
Lord Jesus
please show us how to deal with our hurts and pains
in a way that we won't hurt and damage other people
We are asking for a miracle
Please Lord - we pray for Your healing
In Jesus name
... amen

Forgiveness is a way towards healing without hurting others ...

Lord I love to be in Your presence

Comments

Denise said…
Fantastic prayer!! I pray for those who are digging deeper holes in themselves in their attempt to deal with their hurts and causing themselves more 'hurt'. Those who turn to drugs and alcohol etc
May they know who they are in Jesus!!
Thu Apr 29, 09:27:00 am
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