Take the Bra Off!

 A Man Born Blind

John 9

As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth. 2 His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”  

3 “Neither this man nor his parents sinned,” said Jesus, “but this happened so that the works of God might be displayed in him. 

 There are things that happen to us that aren't anyone’s fault. We are often blind to so many things in our life. And there are many reasons why but I have two for you! 

 1. We haven’t slowed down long enough to assess our failures, assess the route we’re taking, assess the words coming out of our mouth, assess our perspective. 

 2. God allows us to be blind to some things until the time is right. Because we will either mess it up with our unbelief or mess it up trying to make it happen when the time is not right. 

But as the scripture states there are many things that happen in our life and it is specifically so that the works of God will be shown in our lives. I already know what you’re thinking; why me or why in the world would He allow you to go through what you’re going through or it just doesn't make any cocky-mamme-sense (country slang) for something to take this long to work itself out in your life. Trust me, I’m right there with you. I’m talking fist up to God, yelling with spit flying, tears rolling down like water down a mountain side. 

But why do we spend so much time trying to figure out the why and the how, in so much that we overlook asking the Lord what can you take with this and get the glory out of. Now hunty let’s not get it twisted, I am no expert or master practitioner of this concept but it is something I really strive to do. I do want to get to the place where I have such great communication with the Holy Spirit that I don’t always immediately internalize everything and wear this burden on my chest like a bra. Yup, you got the visual too… lol! We have those burden’s sitting high and perky! Now if you’re a woman reading this you know that the first thing you want to do when you walk through the threshold of your front door and get in the comfort of your home, you’re taking that bra off and some of you don’t even wait until then, you snatch it off while in the car. But the sigh of relief you feel when you’re free is priceless. But you see where I’m going with this right? Essentially, stop stuffing your bra with burdens! Take it off because you look crazy, they look lopsided, it looks like you stuffed it with socks. And to us bigger girls, the muffin top is spilling over and it’s too tight anyway!

But to be fair I’ll share my bra burden wearing journey. Recently, I have been at a place in my life where I feel like I’m at a dead end, I feel blind, I feel stuck and it has been a struggle to see the light of day, to see the glass as half full, to see there is an end in sight. And when I say a struggle, I mean like World War III struggle to win and get God to see things my way. Honestly, I will tell you what it’s come to… I feel like a toddler who has had a temper tantrum and the parent steps over them to go to the kitchen to get a glass of water and sip it slowly while keeping one eye on you. Or a person fighting and swinging at the wind and hasn’t struck a thing and is exhausted from a hitless fight. Or like a child who has gotten a butt whooping and had to go lay down and take a long nap (southern people you can relate). And after doing all of that and you sit with yourself and wonder if the good you’re doing is doing any good. But we must remember that you don’t see growth until you see growth. And all things will work together. But plot twist, they don’t always work together like we think they will but will nonetheless work out for our good; if we let it. 

So, to conclude, we are blind in some areas but God will get the glory and we will simply say ooooooooh that is what that trial or situation was for. Or maybe we will never receive an answer that justifies or will satisfy the pain we’re experiencing or have experienced. But do know, that when you take off the bra that is stuffed with burdens and set it aside and give it to God, there is a relief that comes that no one will understand, it will be the peace that surpasses your understanding. 

Disclaimer: Wait until you get in private to take the bra off. Don’t go spilling your burdens to the public. Wait til you get in the privacy of God or at least those you trust to expose yourself to. You don’t want people taking photos and blackmailing you with your pain!