let light & love come rushing through the door..
the other day i had been driving by an old familiar place & unfortunately it wasn't a good familiar.. in fact it gave me anxiety. i hadn't wrestled w/ anxiety for a long time, but driving by this place brought it instantly back. then my natural response was to go back to those places in the past, via my mind & it was miserable. the people i'd hurt & not been a good example to or maybe made some shady decisions that led to hurting others deeper & its a place that i don't like to go back to.. so needless to say i suddenly felt very overwhelmed emotionally.. & as quickly as it came up.. as i quietly prayed "Lord help me.." an image of Jesus standing right behind me came into view in my mind. as clear as day.. He was just standing there, in a white robe. He said "just in case you try to look back behind you- to your past.. I'm standing here.. so if you do try to look back you'll only see Me. I also stand in front of you, on both sides of you & above & beneath you." which immediately i knew what that imagery meant.. cos i'd listened to a message on the star of david & how its a symbol of God's protection (even for our minds) for those whom belong to Him.. He surrounds us from the north, south, east, west, above & below! pretty cool huh? so, needless to say the anxiety left me & its been an awesome reminder that He stands in my past & He is all that matters about any season of my life.