What does RESURRECTION mean to you? Can you be resurrected and your life become anew? Do you want to experience resurrection AFTER DEATH….or would prefer experiencing a RESURRECTED LIFE.
For some, resurrection is the news of Jesus having come to life after three days. For others….well….it means leaving a home you thought to be normal and never having to be beaten again by a bullying significant other…..husband or wife. Life suddenly becomes REAL and NEW….RENEWED….RESURRECTED!
Moses would claim to have witnessed Yahweh in a fire of an unburning bush. I would say we find God, where we find Jesus, where we find our lives are lived….in the present…RIGHT NOW….This is the true definition of spiritual intimacy.
Visualizing the value of your life IN THE PRESENT is why others actually see their salvation in knowing they can do something real, today, to save the lives of their children and their self by leaving a house that is burning with anger but physically remaining unscorched.
In other words, they find The One (God) living within and active enough to know they CAN do something. These people discover both the resurrection of their lives lies actively waiting to be recognized through the veil of pain unto which they deemed NORMAL.
“I finally left my abusive boyfriend of 3 yrs.” a New Jersey woman in her late-2o’s writes. This would come after she had just been the victim of “the beating of (her) life.”
What follows is the transcript of what a middle-age woman had written to me. I have edited several spelling and gramatical errors…I have left some contextual annotations for emphasis…..BUT, for the most part….her comments remain intact.
Over the course of some time, I have communicated to her the need to begin the process for making a change for the better. Apparently the time had come…in a most dramatic way to do so.
“(After having recieved the beating of my life) I went to my local shelter with my kids and all the clothes I could fit into my truck. I had no money saved up to move out.
“I couldn’t…or wasn’t allowed to save money. WHEN you are in a abusive relationship the abuser controls you. I was told the shelter would help me get on my feet. I would soon find out since I worked for a living ,and was not on welfare I DIDN’T QUALIFY for any financial assistance!
“Once (at the shelter) I was still in shock and adjusting . IF YOU GET WRITTEN UP 3X (for violating the shelters rules) THEY WILL KICK YOU OUT. I found myself getting written up 2x for coming in after curfew. I was returning late from work. (I had felt) we weren’t treated with respect. (Being in the shelter) was like jail. (It seems) I LEFT MY ABUSER TO BE PUNISHED.
“FINALLY, I had found a house for myself and the kids. The only way I came up with the deposit was to sell every peice of jewelry I had since childhood and borrow some from family. Since, I make too much for any public assistance or help I now have barely enough to scrape by. I am on my own….finally!
“I am seeing a therapist. I have my children visiting with one as well. My children have a lot of anger issues. THIS CYCLE OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IS THE HARDEST THING to break. I grew up with it thinking it is normal. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IS NOT NORMAL.
“I now know I DESERVE BETTER AND WILL DEMAND IT. I am no longer in denial and I will do my best to make my life better than the life I THOUGHT was normal. I AM A WORKING SINGLE MOM DETERMINDED TO MAKE IT. The quiet pain of my past will no longer haunt me…NO MORE SECRETS.”
Not much could be added to this to emphasize the importance of how it is we are ALL in charge of what measure of happiness we will enjoy……or not. We ARE all in charge of taking the steps toward recognizing our ability to RESURRECT our lives through the power of The One (God) lying there waiting for us to us early and often.
Notice how she felt when she finally makes her break from the abusive relationship. There is lots of unrecognized clutter and distraction for her. She THINKS life will immediately be better in this half-way house for abused woman. She THINKS she will have found a place where nothing will hold her back like her boyfriend. BUT, the house had rules by which ALL were to abide. Because she was in shock and making personal adjustments, even a safe place with structure and rules seemed limiting and somewhat abusive. Her pain filled past painted even her greatest and best step as a worthless one.
But, I sense, she will recognize the purpose of the home of abused women and family member is to be TEMPORARY. As such, the rules for the home MUST be consistent and unfailing. It should create an environment where the desire and passion of the abused to MOVE ON lives on. With her passion still intact…..she DOES MOVE ON.
Now, the challenge of loving the life she would want to love to live moves to another address. The enormous power of her willingness to touch base with The One (God) within here is tapped…this time…
NOW WHAT? The big questions to answer for her….and for those in similar situations is this…..
- WILL YOU continue to seek counseling to break the cycle of abuse you THOUGHT to be normal?
- WILL YOU continue to believe you are a punching bag til’ death you depart….or ARE YOU someone to hold as precious and respected for the rest of your life?
- Do you want to experience resurrection AFTER DEATH….or would prefer experiencing a RESURRECTED LIFE.
YOU are loved…..and LOVED RIGHT NOW!


Do you believe in angels! I do! I have one named Jack! I know…Angel Gabriel and Michael have a nice biblical ring to it…..BUT,…Jack??? Sounds sort of pedestrian….doesn’t IT? And, if you don’t know Jack….maybe its time you should.
How often have you been asked “Have you a personal relationship with God?” 