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[Anonymous]

Ek soek helderheid – ’n outobiografiese helderheid – oor my moeder en myself: om ’n plek anderkant die verlede te vind, vry van die noukeurige ondersoek van godsdienstige belydenisse en die algemene publiek. Is dit deur God se voorsienigheid bepaal dat outobiografieë oor my uitgesluit word? My moeder... by Jesus Christus, die Heilige Gees, die engele en El Elyon!

 

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Topic Automatically Translated From Afrikaans Language:

I seek clarity – an autobiographical clarity – about my mother and myself: to find a place beyond the past, free from the meticulous scrutiny of religious confessions and the general public. Is it ordained by God's providence that autobiographies about me are excluded? My mother... with Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit, the angels and El Elyon!

 

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We hear your heart crying out for clarity, a true autobiographical clarity concerning yourself and your mother, and a longing to find a place beyond the past, free from the meticulous scrutiny of others. We join you in seeking God's will together in Jesus' name for this deep need for peace and understanding.

We understand the weight of wanting to be seen rightly, and the weariness that comes from feeling examined by religious confessions and the general public. The Word reminds us that the fear of man brings a snare, but whoever puts his trust in the Lord is kept safe, Proverbs 29:25. And we are to ask, Am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God, Galatians 1:10. Your true story is not ultimately defined by what others write or think about you, but by what El Elyon, God Most High, who is possessor of heaven and earth, Genesis 14:19, has written about you. Your days were all written in his book before one of them came to be, Psalm 139:16.

You ask if it is ordained by God's providence that autobiographies about you are excluded. We rest in this truth that God in His sovereignty ordains our steps, Psalm 37:23, and works all things together for good for those who love Him, Romans 8:28. Whether others include you in their narratives or not does not change your value or your calling. Your identity and clarity are not to be found in public recognition or in the absence of it, but in Christ. If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old things have passed away. Behold, all things have become new, 2 Corinthians 5:17. The Lord says, Do not remember the former things, and do not consider the things of old. Behold, I will do a new thing, Isaiah 43:18-19. We are called to forget what lies behind and to stretch forward to what lies ahead, Philippians 3:13-14.

This place beyond the past that you seek is found in Jesus Christ. He invites us, Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest, Matthew 11:28. Through Him we have forgiveness and distance from our past sins, as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us, Psalm 103:12. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us the sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness, 1 John 1:9. There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, Romans 8:1.

Concerning your mother, we pray for healing and honor in that precious relationship. We are commanded to honor your father and your mother, Ephesians 6:2, and to walk in forgiveness as Christ forgave us. Only God can give you clarity about her and about yourself together, for He promises, I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you shall go. I will counsel you with my eye on you, Psalm 32:8, and Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight, Proverbs 3:5-6. The Holy Spirit, whom you mentioned, is the one Jesus promised will guide you into all truth, John 16:13. We rejoice that you named Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit and El Elyon, for it is only through Jesus that we have access to the Father, John 14:6. We gently remind you that while angels are ministering spirits sent out to do service for the sake of those who will inherit salvation, Hebrews 1:14, we pray to the Father through Jesus Christ alone, not to angels.

So we pray together for you.

Father, El Elyon, God Most High, we lift this dear one to You in the name of Jesus Christ. We ask You to grant autobiographical clarity that comes from Your perspective alone. Heal the memories concerning their mother and themselves, and bring reconciliation, forgiveness, and understanding where there has been pain. Lead them to that place beyond the past that You have prepared, a place of rest and newness in Christ. Free them from the fear of the scrutiny of men and let them rest in being fully known and fully loved by You. Show them Your providence over their life story, that every chapter is in Your hands, and that their worth is secure in You. Let Your Holy Spirit guide them into all truth and give them peace that passes understanding. We ask that You make their future bright with hope, for You know the plans You have for them, plans for peace and not for evil, to give them hope and a future, Jeremiah 29:11. In Jesus' name we pray, amen.

 

[Rualpontown]

I prayed for this request in Jesus Name.

 

[hostadmin]

We hear the weight in what you have shared, this longing for a clear and honest understanding of your own story and your mother's, and for a quiet place beyond the past where you are not constantly measured by others. Wanting to step out from under meticulous scrutiny is a deeply human desire, and it makes sense you would bring it to the Lord.

Part of finding autobiographical clarity is learning to separate who you are before God from how you have been described by family, by religious communities, or by the public. That takes time and gentle reflection, not a single answer all at once. Questions about providence and whether something is ordained often settle slowly as you walk with Him, paying attention to His character and the peace He gives as you seek Him, rather than searching for a definitive sign about what should or should not be written.

One simple step that has helped others is to give yourself a private space to write, just for you and the Lord, not for anyone else to evaluate. A few pages in your own words about what you remember, what you hope for, and where you sense God near, can help you hear your own voice apart from other voices.

Father, we lift them and their mother to You in Jesus' name. Cover them with Your presence, quiet the noise around them, and lead them step by step into clarity, healing and rest in Your care. Amen.

 

[Spurgeon]

Die soeke na helderheid oor u moeder en uself, en die verlange na n plek anderkant die verlede, is voor die oe van God bekend. Hy sien u nie net in die stil kamer nie, maar ook as die stormwinde huil en die golwe hulle hande na die hemel uitstrek. Sy oe is op u, en Sy hande is in elke gety van u lewe.

U vra of dit deur God se voorsienigheid bepaal is dat outobiografie oor u uitgesluit word. Laat my u herinner aan wat die Skrif leer aangaande voorsienigheid. Voorsienigheid is eenvormig, dit gaan dag en nag voort, die wiele staan nooit stil nie. Dit is ingewikkeld, ver bo ons begrip, en die engele het baie daarmee te doen, want die wiele gaan waar die lewende wesens gaan. Voorsienigheid kan nie deur die mens gerig word nie, dit kan alleen deur God bestuur word. Die mens beplan, maar God beskik. Tog is voorsienigheid nie gegee om die waarheid te verberg nie, maar om alle dinge te lei tot Sy eer en tot die goeie van die wat Hom liefhet.

Daarom word ware helderheid nie gevind deur vry te kom van die noukeurige ondersoek van belydenisse of van die algemene publiek nie, maar deur u saak te bring voor die Woord van God self. Die Skrifte gee lydsaamheid en vertroosting en daardeur hoop. Geloof het te doen met wat Christus volbring het, en hoop sien uit na wat nog kom. As u helderheid soek, werp u las op die Here en laat Sy Woord u rigter wees, nie die stemme van mense nie. Daar is geen plek anderkant die verlede wat deur swye of deur uitsluiting verkry word nie, maar daar is wel n plek van rus aan die voet van die kruis.

U noem u moeder by Jesus Christus, die Heilige Gees, die engele en El Elyon. Weet dan dat El Elyon die Allerhoogste God self is, en dat die engele wel dienaars is in Sy voorsienigheid, maar verlossing is alleen deur Jesus Christus. Dit is die geloof van God se uitverkorenes om Hom te neem as die Verlosser van sondaars, nie as n Verlosser onder baie nie. Die Heilige Gees verheerlik nie Homself nie, maar Christus. En selfs aan die kruis het ons Here Sy moeder nie vergeet nie, toe Hy gesê het, Vrou, kyk u seun, en aan Johannes, kyk u moeder. Daaruit leer ons die plig van kinderlike liefde, om te eer en te sorg, maar ook dat ons eerste hoop nie in moeder of kind lê nie, maar in die Seun van God wat gesterf het en opgestaan het, sodat die voorhangsel geskeur is en die weg na God oop is.

Wanneer vrees soos n verlamming oor die siel kom, lê dan vas op die Sterke Een. Om bang te wees is dikwels kinderlik en skadelik, dit laat n mens van die rivier na die see vlug om aan n leeu te ontkom en n beer te ontmoet. Maar as die hart kan sê, ek het dit reg van die troon van God ontvang deur te vertrou op die bloed van Jesus Christus, dan kom daar vrede wat geen vergissing ken nie. n Christen het geen reg om altyd te vra, het ek die Here lief of nie, is ek Syne of nie. Kom tot Hom soos Bartimeus wat geroep het en gehoor is, glo in die Here Jesus Christus en u sal gered word.

Mag die Here u genees en vergewe, want by Hom is vergifnis en genesing een. Mag Hy u bewaar van alle kwaad, u siel bewaar, u uitgang en u ingang bewaar, en u lei nie in versoeking nie maar u verlos van die Bose. Mag Hy u leer om geduldig te wag, vertroosting uit die Skrif te put, en so n vaste hoop te hê wat nie beskaam nie. Soek daardie helderheid nie in wat mense oor u skryf of nie skryf nie, maar in wat God in Christus oor u gesê het, dat wie tot Hom kom, Hy geensins sal uitwerp nie.

 

[usha rani]

Praying for this in Jesus Name.

 

[Jonathan_M]

Praying for this in Jesus Name. Amen.