I recently discovered new state- well it's not really new, since it is as old as the human heart, which is also where I found it and named it: "Between".
It appears to be a state with countless round-abouts making it easy to get from one town to another - making it easy to get lost and wander around for a long, long time.
I believe some never find their way out.
Maybe you have visited, been or lived in Between - we all find ourselves there at one time or another.
A young friend of mine has, through the divorce of her parents, lost her dad - he has moved far away. Communication is pretty scarce between them, and there are no visits on the horizon - only promises.
I ache for her, recognizing the mix of emotions that like opposite poles, battle for the 'take over of the heart'.
Optimism fighting despair, feeling loved against feeling unwanted. I have seen these internal battles in many people; battle between being a victim and being victorious, between being scarred and healed, between being set free by Jesus but condemned by oneself - the battle is internal, and the emotions fill the soul - unseen but through the eyes; the windows to that guarded place.
I found my friend living in the state of: "Hope".
She is not alone either. Our world is filled with children of all ages struggling with being left or abandoned by either mom or dad - or both - for reasons unrelated to them. They are left to deal with hurt and disappointments - and countless are camped out in Hope.
"What is wrong with living in Hope"? you might ask - "Hope is a peaceful and happy place - the Bible talks a lot about Hope". I agree! The state of Hope seems to be a pleasant place to live in - but the foundation is pretty thin. The Hope the bible talks about, is the hope we have in God - and when our hope is in God, then it is a solid hope as He has promised to never leave or forsake us, and is a keeper of his promises.
The state of Hope I am confronting,- the one with a thin foundation that would easily crumble and leave you clinging to feeble strings of pleasant memories from the past, so long ago the details have become vague,- is a fragile place to live in, because it is based on disappointment(s), or in circumstances or people changing - it is a wishful state of Hope.
What else is there?
The state of: "Forgiveness". That is the state to live in! There is a freedom there, because there are no worries about when, or if promised promises will be fulfilled.
There is no reason as to why we can't move from the state of Hope to the state of Forgiveness in one single step - but,
it seems more often the case that we set foot in Between.
- the journey from Hope to Forgiveness and the state in Between will continue in the next blog post.
-b
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