We are always asked to seek counsel from Jesus in all of our dealings with others. Given the difficult climate we are all living in, there can be many obstacles to overcome that require that unique wisdom available to us in Jesus. We just have to ask. I was journaling on the following verse in June of this year. This counsel did have something to do with a particular individual that I was feeling very intimidated by given their seemingly fragile and wounded exterior, but coming up against a very powerful inner darkness. It also refers to my tendencies in the past to be a fixer.
1Peter 2:9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people of his own, so that you might announce the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.
My daughter, my love. The truth is a powerful weapon against evil. You were called out of the darkness of lies, shame, and sin into the light of truth. I have called you to share this light with others who are living in darkness. You are discovering that it is not always pleasurable-not soothing and mild to the senses. To confront evil, to penetrate darkness- a certain violence must be used- not physical violence, but a shaking of the complacency that sets in when one is living in darkness. To one who is always in darkness, light can be shocking and offensive. You were taught to never upset anyone. You were taught to ignore truth to keep a false peace-this is the source of your confusion-you cannot mix darkness and light. They are incompatible. Darkness cannot "announce the praises of him who called you out of darkness"....
