Only the Lord knew it- but cutting out all the b.s. so that Jesus could speak His truth to all of you seemed to have more of an impact than I could’ve expected. To see that your hearts are still following and eager to grow speaks leaps and bounds to my heart. I love it and Jesus is rocking us all!
With the b.s. out of my mind and hopefully out of yours, I have something so awesome-blossom to share with all of you and I hope you will ride the wave with me. What then, you ask, am I talking about? The re-introduction and divine placement of the power of compassionate and loving touch back into my hands and the lives of those around me! (uh, what?) Jesus has given me back the ability to send electric crazy love back to anyone who needs it – especially through intentionally loving and ruthless laying on of hands. Finally, my massage license isn’t just for looking good in a frame on the mantlepiece. It’s becoming real again and I’m pretty pumped up about it!
Now to some of you, this may sound slightly strange or maybe even a little awkward and to some people here it really is pretty dang awkward. The thing is, I’m not really going for making people uncomfortable, but to allow others to see that there is physical freedom in Christ and that a very common fear of touch is not something that will always hold us back from His love. I’ve always known that there was something special about my hands and I’ve always seen God do amazing things when you recognize just how much love He can send through a touch on someone’s shoulder.
When I try to think about it, I think of Song of Solomon and the different stories of lovers and Solomon’s Savior. Solomon is in great celebration of the loving name and hands of our Father in Heaven. God gave us compassion, He gave us touch and He gave me the understanding of massage! It’s not just for a boost of feelings and endorphins- you relax when touched because it is an avenue of love that can have no sexual connotation. Think of the times you touched someone when they were hurt or hugged someone when they struggled with reality. Just think of Christ using you to lay a peaceful hand on their heart and bring clarity to their spirit. What great things we can do when our heart is for love!
When you recognize the origins of touch and see that it was made for love, for peace and for pure and supernatural compassion, you will see just how free Jesus made you to be. There is so much more for me to express and to learn about touch but now I want you to think about the last time you hurt yourself. Did you stare at it or did you touch your injury? When your children fall to the ground do you yell at them or do you hold them and comfort them? What if you let Christ do the same for you?
