Word from Encouraging Touch by Tiffany James - Naked Before Him

"Naked Before Him"

I found myself slowing removing my robe of false protection that had hidden all my insecurities, yes I took off the last piece of garment of comfort that hid my deepest emotions. I felt so vulnerable at first but as I stood before him naked I felt His love covering me. A sense of intimacy that words can't utter.   I had to admit that I had been bare before my friends in regards to my struggles and fears even though God is the only one who has felt the very thing that has invaded my spirit and flooded my soul.  Why have I waited so long to unlock the dungeon of my soul when he was right here calling out me, " My child I already have the key"  I was so ashamed yet desperately trying to overcome the battle within so that I could stand before Him and say I've kept His commandments and I did not sin.  I made a promise that I could not keep and I tried to hide my failed attempts each time. I didn't want the one I truly loved, the one who I owed my life to, the one who I wanted to please more than anything,  the one I longed to be like, that I was imperfect and incapable of doing this on my own. There were fears that I could not beat, struggles that was becoming too powerful for me to continue to wrestle with and roots that became so stubborn that it would take more than a crane to remove.   As I continued to hide He continued to wait and I became weaker and in return He became stronger & even though I refused to yield to His strength I became over powered and the cave of my soul began to collapse.   I found myself in the apparatus of His Glory and the formation of who He created me to be begun.  Yes like a premature new born baby I was kept in the incubator of His love.  He controlled the conditions of my growth and made sure I was not exposed to anything that would weaken the immune system of my spirit. 

Nothing else accompanied me in His Presence. My shame could no longer hide, my guilt stood before Him speechless, Sin loosed its grip, every thought was taken captive, and my pain & disappointments began to wail out in agony. I was bare and uncovered. Exposed and Defenseless against His Love and for the first time in my life I felt complete.

 

Tiffany James, Encouraging Touch Enterprise
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