He Washed My Eyes with Tears

[mountain]

A friend of mine sent me this link today...

I liked it... and it is true for me too.

Sometimes we spend so much time in the effort to educate and counter SA that we forget to recognize the value in what we have learned...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8mL_zfCNGk

He Washed My Eyes with Tears

He washed my eyes with tears that I might see,
The broken heart I had was good for me;
He tore it all apart and looked inside,
He found it full of fear and foolish pride.
He swept away the things that made me blind
And then I saw the clouds were silver lined;
And now I understand 'twas best for me
He washed my eyes with tears that I might see.

He washed my eyes with tears that I might see
The glory of Himself revealed to me;
I did not know that He had wounded hands
I saw the blood He spilt upon the sands.
I saw the marks of shame and wept and cried;
He was my substitute for me He died;
And now I'm glad He came so tenderly;
And washed my eyes with tears that I might see.

[mary]

Thank you for this, Mountain...

It's so true. "He washes our eyes with tears..." Sometimes He has to hurt us to help us, to mold us, to refine us, to make us into His image, in other words, to sanctify us. It's a process; none of us "arrives" while we're still on earth. While we're here, we're a "work in process."

And He did it all. The pain that we think we must bear, He's already borne. He did it so He could have us as His friends, literally for eternity.

Here's a poem I've loved for years... and I'm still "waiting..."


Wait
by Russell Kelfer



Desperately, helplessly, longingly, I cried;
Quietly, patiently, lovingly, God replied.
I pled and I wept for a clue to my fate . . .
And the Master so gently said, "Wait."

"Wait? you say wait?" my indignant reply.
"Lord, I need answers, I need to know why!
Is your hand shortened? Or have you not heard?
By faith I have asked, and I'm claiming your Word.

"My future and all to which I relate
Hangs in the balance, and you tell me to wait?
I'm needing a 'yes', a go-ahead sign,
Or even a 'no' to which I can resign.

"You promised, dear Lord, that if we believe,
We need but to ask, and we shall receive.
And Lord I've been asking, and this is my cry:
I'm weary of asking! I need a reply."

Then quietly, softly, I learned of my fate,
As my Master replied again, "Wait."
So I slumped in my chair, defeated and taut,
And grumbled to God, "So, I'm waiting for what?"

He seemed then to kneel, and His eyes met with mine . . .
and He tenderly said, "I could give you a sign.
I could shake the heavens and darken the sun.
I could raise the dead and cause mountains to run.

"I could give all you seek and pleased you would be.
You'd have what you want, but you wouldn't know Me.
You'd not know the depth of my love for each saint.
You'd not know the power that I give to the faint.

"You'd not learn to see through clouds of despair;
You'd not learn to trust just by knowing I'm there.
You'd not know the joy of resting in Me
When darkness and silence are all you can see.

"You'd never experience the fullness of love
When the peace of My spirit descends like a dove.
You would know that I give, and I save, for a start,
But you'd not know the depth of the beat of My heart.

"The glow of my comfort late into the night,
The faith that I give when you walk without sight.
The depth that's beyond getting just what you ask
From an infinite God who makes what you have last.
"You'd never know, should your pain quickly flee,
What it means that My grace is sufficient for thee.
Yes, your dearest dreams overnight would come true,
But, oh, the loss, if you missed what I'm doing in you.
"So, be silent, my child, and in time you will see
That the greatest of gifts is to truly know me.
And though oft My answers seem terribly late,
My most precious answer of all is still . . . Wait."



© 1980 Russell Kelfer. All rights reserved.

[hornblower]

This all goes along so much with what Jesus was saying to me this Christmas about the pain that the mother of Jesus had in childbirth and the gift of Christ. All Mothers have childbirth woes and some have more pain than others. The message for me is that nothing worthwhile comes to us easy, not in this world, there is so much pain here.
In this world you will have tribulation but behold I have overcome the world. We overcome by the blood of the lamb and the words of our testimonies.
This is what I need to accept about going on with Christ......I will suffer because He suffered...........thats just the way it is.
I need to be ready for it when it comes and also though know that I can never in my own strength overcome anything. It is only by being in fellowship with true believers and my God that can keep me going on. I have needed all of you and you have helped me greatly this last year and so thankyou each and everyone of you.
Thankyou so much mtn for the words of your testimonies.

[FreeinJesus]

That was good Mountain! Thanks for starting this thread.

Mary, I shed tears reading yours!!! It touched me, thanks!

Hornblower, you are so right, all of the best
things come through some suffering....& if it isn't
our own suffering, than it will be someone elses like Jesus.

Happy New Year!
FIJ

[mountain]

Thank you for this, Mountain...

It's so true. "He washes our eyes with tears..." Sometimes He has to hurt us to help us, to mold us, to refine us, to make us into His image, in other words, to sanctify us. It's a process; none of us "arrives" while we're still on earth. While we're here, we're a "work in process."

And He did it all. The pain that we think we must bear, He's already borne. He did it so He could have us as His friends, literally for eternity.

Here's a poem I've loved for years... and I'm still "waiting..."



Thanks Mary, FIJ, and Hb...

I did think I might add that I DON'T believe it is God that hurts us though...

I believe it is this fallen world and our own immature expectations that creates our pain...

When our expectations are in line with His, I believe His way is easy and His burden is light...

I cant say that about my ways and my neighbors though :)

I like the WAITING poem... I have a similar one that is a favorite of mine... I have been wanting to post it but have not found the time yet.

Back to work tomorrow... My holiday time is over and I must attempt to re-engage my work machine... it has been out of gear lately...

Happy New Year Blessings to all... thanks again for your kindness here.

mtn

[mary]

Happy New Year to all here; Mountain, FIJ, HB - I pray the Lord blesses you richly in 2008.

I guess when I wrote that about "God hurting us to help us," I had too much in mind my own experience with SA in one particular church. "Pastor" gave me ample warning, you see. For years, he did and said certain things to me that should have caused me to run like the wind and never look back. I, in my own sinfulness and ignorance, ignored these clear warnings and thought, surely he won't do that again; surely this is a safe place; surely the Gospel is being preached here...

Until one day when "pastor" did something way, way wrong to me... :( And he got to throw me out when I finally balked... It was very sudden. The Lord had had enough of me ignoring sin, of me not appreciating that "our bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit," and of me believing "pastor" when he said I had nowhere else to go. So the Lord ripped me out of that church; He used this "angel of light" ("pastor") to do it, and the conversation in which it happened took only 28 minutes. Done. Over. Finis. Did it hurt? Exquisitely!

That's what I was thinking of when I wrote that, and I didn't mean to trigger anyone or, certainly, do an injustice to our Almighty God by implying that He causes pain to people. NO. Our sinfulness and that of others cause our pain.

I hope I've explained that adequately, Mountain, for if you were taken aback by that, so were others. I sinned in such a manner that the Lord had to do what He did to me. It's not the same with others.

Love to all in our Lord Jesus Christ,

mary

[mountain]

Happy New Year to all here; Mountain, FIJ, HB - I pray the Lord blesses you richly in 2008.

I guess when I wrote that about "God hurting us to help us," I had too much in mind my own experience with SA in one particular church.

That's what I was thinking of when I wrote that, and I didn't mean to trigger anyone or, certainly, do an injustice to our Almighty God by implying that He causes pain to people. NO. Our sinfulness and that of others cause our pain.

I hope I've explained that adequately, Mountain, for if you were taken aback by that, so were others.

mary

No here issue Mary... I just didn't want anyone to misunderstand the thread... those familiar with the song knows that the tears from God are those of care and acceptance... separate from the source of the hurts in this world...

To me it is the same emotion you may have when you see one of your very best friends after a major loss in your life... you embrace them and the tears may flow... the friend did not create the hurt or bring your pain... but the tears come and they bring healing...

Just didn't want anyone to imagine we think God endorses SA to create the kind of Christian he wants... some preachers may think so I suppose:)... I remember my Dad telling me about the foolishness of preaching once :):)

Some Christians may actually get addicted to SA as a way of feeling loved similar to the abused wife syndrome but that again falls into the immaturity bucket rather than something God endorses or intended...

mtn

[hornblower]

:D:DI agree Mary I was thinking of the SA too. I cant help it. Above all I do understand and know that pain is not what God wants but it is satan in my book that inflicts it upon us. Yes it is our sin or others but we wouldnt sin if we werent tempted........and yes I know that comes from our own flesh.....but nevertheless often I believe we never see who the real enemy of our life is.
Its not flesh and blood that we fight against..........
God does not want us to suffer.......no good daddy would want that and God is the best daddy Abba Father there is.
If I didnt believe it I would be sunk.
You didnt trigger me.......Im my own worst trigger anyway lol.:eek:

Man Im tellin you its so cold here I couldnt walk the dogs....I really couldnt take it......I like cold weather but sheesh this is COOOOOOLLLLLDDDDDDD:D:D:D:D:Dmy teeth are chattering sometimes. You know we arent used to this stuff.

[mountain]

:D:DI agree Mary I was thinking of the SA too. I cant help it. Above all I do understand and know that pain is not what God wants but it is satan in my book that inflicts it upon us. Yes it is our sin or others but we wouldnt sin if we werent tempted........and yes I know that comes from our own flesh.....but nevertheless often I believe we never see who the real enemy of our life is.
Its not flesh and blood that we fight against..........
God does not want us to suffer.......no good daddy would want that and God is the best daddy Abba Father there is.
If I didnt believe it I would be sunk.
You didnt trigger me.......Im my own worst trigger anyway lol.:eek:

Man Im tellin you its so cold here I couldnt walk the dogs....I really couldnt take it......I like cold weather but sheesh this is COOOOOOLLLLLDDDDDDD:D:D:D:D:Dmy teeth are chattering sometimes. You know we arent used to this stuff.

well said

it is 15 degF here is am... and this is way down south...

I could use some global warming... for a day or two

warm blessings to you today

mtn

[Reg]

From the Great White North it was 15 degrees Farhenheit below zero this morning. :eek: BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

Got the airtight cooking.

[mary]

It's 3 above zero here with a wind chill of 8 below... And we got 10 inches of snow here Dec. 31-Jan. 1. It's kind of pretty outside because none of the snow has melted yet and it's all still sitting on the trees and stuff. Bitter, bitter cold here, though! :) :) :) Still nowhere near as cold as I remember it being during this time of the year when I was in my teens and twenties, with the "high" for many days being below zero.

I kind of miss that...:cool: But then, I'm sitting here in my warm house, although I have to go out and run some errands in a few minutes. Looks like the full-length, down coat with the hood is going to get dragged out...

(No global warming here...! ;) :rolleyes: )

mary