Types of crushing
So the other day, I wrote about being crushed by the Lord, and how it is for our ultimate good. Read that entry here: Stop, Jesus! You're crushing me! But then today, I had another revelation about crushing. And I need to write about it again because I want you to know about the different types of crushing and how to tell the difference between them. When the Lord crushes us, He is after something in us that He wants to expose in order to heal or get rid of. It is a painful process, but ultimately, like removing a splinter from under our skin, it is for our good. However, when others try to crush us in order to lord themselves over us via power, manipulation, or control, that is bad. Now that may seem an obvious statement. And perhaps you can perceive when this is happening to you. I cannot always tell the difference. When you see all as coming either from, through, or allowed by God's Sovereign hand, it's easy to write everything off as "teachable moments,&qu