By Michelle Wallace
was wrong , she said she was busy . But there was obviously something more . I prayed and saw she had wounds from trauma from her past . Then something small happened to her in my home that brought that to the surface and the full force of her wound caused her to stop speaking to me . So I apologized for what I knew to apologize for , then I began to pray for the Lord to heal her broken heart and bring reconciliation . The truth is , we are not called to walk with everyone in this hour . God is bringing divine alignments for the assignments He ’ s giving us today . But we are all called to be ministers of reconciliation . And withdrawal without communication is very unhealthy . But the Bible says as far as it depends on you , live at peace with all men . At this point , I just forgive , pray and love my friend where she is .
Another person who is very close to our family , was offended because something we said was misconstrued and rather than try to resolve the issue they told themselves an even bigger story that caused an even bigger offense . What happened ? Well , first you have to say to yourself , I have had a couple people in my life become offended lately . What is my part in that ? Do I communicate clearly enough ? Have I loved them well ? Maybe we missed signs of an unhealthy relationship . Sometimes , I ’ ve unknowingly participated in ways that were codependent . We want to be in healthy relationship with others . So that they are able to become the best version of themselves that God created them to be . Anything less , is not biblical love . Once I ’ ve seen how I might have contributed to the offense in some way , again , I go to that person if it ’ s possible and humble myself and ask forgiveness . In this instance , there was far more going on than meets the eye . While I may not always handle things or communicate perfectly , the enemy was using another person to perpetuate lies . There is literally an evil force involved , like the serpent in scripture called Leviathan , which means “ twister ”. The nature of this serpent is described in Job 41 and in Isaiah 27:1 , “ twisted serpent ”. We can look at this animal to describe the activities of the enemy , similar to a crocodile that sneaks up on its prey , snatches it , takes it into the water and literally twists the life out it until it can be consumed . And after consuming its prey , it flees . Let me assure you , you ’ re not crazy . The enemy is so crafty it can twist words in midair , leaving a trail of wounds and offense in its wake . Again , our responsibility in it all is to come up high enough to see what ’ s really going on .
John Bevere , author of “ The Bait of Satan ”, writes , “ The man or woman who doesn ’ t forgive has forgotten the price that Christ paid for them on the Cross .” This is how we live in freedom from the schemes of the enemy , we look to the cross .
To learn more about Michelle and see what she ’ s up to , visit her page on Facebook at “ Michelle Wallace-Hand of the King ”
COLLIN COUNTY Living Well Magazine | SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 2018
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