Posted on 10/26/2021 1:05:06 PM PDT by Mrs. Warrior
Let Loose the River.
There is a story of a woman called Granny Nelson, who worked hard with her husband to develop land along the buffalo river in Arkansas, they made a homestead and built a cabin. But the damning of the river caused areas to be dried up, and eminent domain law was used to seize property to make it a National Scenic River. Granny Nelson was forced to leave all that she had worked for.
The Buffalo River has become a place where we stop on our way to see our daughter in Texas. The high bluffs, forested hills and clear green water call to me. The hidden waterfalls that I find looking on line are lovely and give me encouragement to seek further.
I was raised in a harsh religious sect that taught that woman were to be submissive to men and I was brainwashed by the elder women into believing that as long as I wore a dress and listened to what I was taught that I would never be sexually assaulted. Well, I was assaulted and as a result I was questioning God. I asked myself if I should have fought harder.
Later, as I was getting over the worst part of having a stroke and resultant encephalomatia related to the incident, I came to see how Paul was called to love the church. He wished other men would be like him and not be married, but he came out and said “it is not the Lord but me who says this”. Of course all scripture is God breathed, but in Paul's time the culture was male-dominated and not reflective of the original plans and design the Lord God had for people.
Society at that time caused the disciples to question why Jesus would talk to the woman at the well. He was a Rabbi and she was both a woman not related and a Samaritan as well. Jesus saw with compassion a woman who thought that her need to be loved was going to be found one way.
Through being questioning at a criminal investigation after the assault, I came to understand that I needed to kick that former teaching I had been given to the curb. I had severe post traumatic stress for awhile and I was very afraid of men.
While we were getting bark off cedar trees we had cut from our property to make posts for a pavilion, my husband told me about the heartwood of a tree, how it makes it strong and resilient. Having been assaulted, I felt that my person was taken from me and I would be handicapped for the rest of my life.
We made a cross from some of the cedar wood and when I put stain on it the dark red heartwood of the tree came to life. Jesus told me “I made this tree to be strong enough to hold my body nailed to it”. “ I let my body be wounded and broken”. “I was stripped of my clothing”. “I had lost all My dignity, I could understand how a woman felt when she had lost hers”! A river of fear and doubt that had been damned up broke loose in me. Jesus asked me to start writing, to share my life's stories to help other wounded people.
My husband showed me great love as he helped me to keep on walking and living by being the friend that held my hand and who still saw me as the wife of his youth. He was the best example I had of what Jesus would look like if He were here; I saw the beauty of a loving man.
The Holy Spirit is like a river of life flowing to us and Jesus let that love begin to flow. He is the Water from Heaven. I go to that living water and drink freely and His love flows from me. So I write to help others find the River of Living Water.
If salmon knew there were bears at the falls of the rivers they must travel, they would not give all they had to shoot the falls and keep producing life.
My husband and I have been married for thirty nine years, we respect each other and put as much love into our lives as we can.
I found a love for someone that I never knew I was to love, that woman was me!
When I see the current situations in the world I see how being told to what believe and what to think takes away our liberty that has been bought and paid for. It is like declaring eminent domain over a life and having no means of resistance.
We the people are eagles, we fly high above from the top of the rock. We hold onto the rock that is higher and we teach our young nestlings how to fly free. Rivers flow down to the sea, in the sea of humanity there is one river that flows from the heart of God. The human body is made up of mostly water. In heaven there is a river that flows from the throne of God. God is Holy; only those who have been washed in the Blood of Jesus will be welcomed. We will meet our believing loved ones at the River; all our tears will flow away! This is the water we waited for!
God tells us to submit ourselves to Him, to resist the devil, and he will flee from you. This submission is the only kind that sets a soul free in eternal love and security. If the Son sets you free, you are free indeed!
I praise God for your life, marriagr and message!
What a great read. I am sorry for what happened to you (many years ago?). Am so glad that you have God’s peace that passes all understanding. And that God has turned it into good as you are telling your story so that others might find healing.
Very beautiful explanation of His Grace and Mercy providing fulfillment and strength . That’s why I am hopefull for America . Even in these desperate times the strength of We The People cannot be denied . Where you gonna’ find that in the leftist universe ?
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