As some of you know, Pam had a vivid dream we mentioned in our Bible study on 11/16. Further, our beloved friends from the Emerald Isle who watch the Bible study sent us a confirmation of the prophetic nature of the dream. The dream was centered around a funeral home where both funerals and a wedding were taking place. Bill and Maureen’s email focused on the events in the Mourne Mountains. This last week (11/23), we read their email further describing the dream’s confirmation. The dream brings us to the next statement made by Jesus on the Mount:
Matthew 5:4
Blessed are those who mourn,
For they shall be comforted.
I must confess that this verse was never one of my favorite passages. It denoted loss of a loved one to me. However, let’s look at it in the context of yesterday’s post where we empty ourselves of “self”. Mourning and sorrow are necessary acts of release. When you lose a loved one, you enter into a time of mourning until your soul has fully accepted the release of the loved one. The sooner you realize that the loved one is no longer suffering and is now being reconciled to Our Heavenly Father, your sorrow turns to joy. Your time of mourning ends and full release occurs. When you begin to die to self and see that you have wasted much time and energy over the years by clinging to the selfish motives, sorrow ensues. What was I thinking?
As you die to self you will go through a mourning process, though you may not fully understand it. This type of mourning will be a time of release and regret. As this occurs Our Heavenly Father will comfort you for HIS Divine Love takes up residence where “self” once resided. There will be an unspeakable joy expressed in your life. You will sense a greater presence of Our Heavenly Father in you. Your body will begin to respond and move toward its Divine design and corruption will begin to dissipate from you. This change may begin slowly but you will see markers along the way that will encourage you. As you line up with HIS Intent, your soul first responds, then your body must respond and align itself with this fresh Intent. During the process, you shall be comforted!