‘LEFT, BUT ONLY FOR A MOMENT’
In many lives of persons across the globe there are those who suffer from abandonment, and these are individuals who struggle due to their sense of loss or connection to something or someone. There are various forms of abandonment, i.e. relationship
breakup, betrayal, persons who were adopted or raised by someone other than their biological parents, etc. Anxiety is one of the stressors in the life of one suffering from abandonment, causing them to feel isolated, thrown away and fearful which are
embedded deep in the recesses of their mind and emotion.. We have all experienced it truth be told! Abandonment can also be perceived as ‘I’m not loved anymore or did they ever love me’. It’s this loss of love itself, which is
critical to being connected.
Children of God have also experienced the heart wrenching pain that shattered their existence when the realization of, and for
whatever reason, God turned His back on the bride [church] and left her there by herself. Those who have been abandoned may or may not ever be reconnected with the source of their abandonment; but for the purpose of this writing let me share with you
the bride who has been abandoned by God of the whole earth, who is also your maker by the Holy One of Israel will redeem you because of His mercy.
Every now
and then individuals or persons will do something that is not in accordance with the rules or is contrary to the instructions given, and when correction is given it is ignored; therefore when things don’t work out the way they are suppose to, there is
too often an expectation of person or persons who did not follow the rules or instructions that the situation will be okay because God has got their back. All they have to do is call, and He will be right there to straighten out the mess they made.
I beg to differ, God is not an enabler, He does not promote behavior that is not inline with what His Word says or what he commands us to do. You see in the book of Isaiah 54:7 (NKJV) 7 "For a mere moment I have forsaken (abandoned) you, But with great
mercies I will gather you.
Do observe abandonment by God is not without merit or justification, we can not keep doing what is against God and expect
Him to not allow us, to see the error of our ways by being out there all alone and what it is to be without Him near! A parent can instruct their child in the ways of life and warn them of the pitfalls, however the child must heed to the teachings and wisdom
of the parent, but if not heeded the parent must pull back and allow the child to experience the parent not being there to pick up the pieces or clean of their mess, enabling them to appreciate the importance of following instructions or the bottom line being
obedient.
The child of God can appreciate what is written in Isaiah 54:8-10 (MSG) 8 In an outburst of anger I turned my back on you— but only for a moment.
It's with lasting love that I'm tenderly caring for you. 9 "This exile is just like the days of Noah for me: I promised then that the waters of Noah would never again flood the earth. I'm promising now no more anger, no more dressing you down.
10 For even if the mountains walk away and the hills fall to pieces, My love won't walk away from you, my covenant commitment of peace won't fall apart." The GOD who has compassion on you says
so.
Oh how good it is to know even though we have been abandoned, our Redeemer comes back to a contrite heart and a repentant spirit and lets us know that
His love, His kindness, His mercy for us will not be removed, the mountains and hills may be gone, but He will not, for He will love His bride with an undying love. So if God in His love and mercy has committed not to abandoned us let us not abandon
Him, for if we do; it comes with a great and eternal price; that price is eternal separation from Him, and that will be complete and total abandonment not by Him, but by us of Him!
We pray you have been blessed by this writing, don't forget to share God, and leave a comment. Be blessed Bishop Doby