You’re Not Dead
A possum will often act dead when faced with a situation it doesn’t want to deal with.
You’re experiencing situations where you were wronged and the hurt, anger, and bitterness continue to linger. It can be hard to forgive and let go, especially when people don’t acknowledge the pain they have caused you. So many times, it gets flipped as if you’re the villain, inflicting pain on yourself. This creates a perfect environment to “play ‘possum”. No strength left to fight, as the predators lurk, we choose to lay down, roll over and play dead to fool the predators, hoping for some relief from our chaos.
As you experience this Season of isolation, loneliness, despair and hurt, you retreat inside a hollow tree or dark cave. Feeling if I don’t react, do, say or “be” anything, thinking if I just play dead, it all will go away. What you think is a refuge turns into a prison and if you stay there too long it becomes a grave of ineffectiveness. You hide away in a habitat thinking you’re avoiding more hurt, disappointment and the shame of failure. An imprisonment that paralyzes and keeps you from moving forward toward the discovery of the Gift Called “Me”, the key to God’s amazing plan created just for you. You were created for more than your current situations or circumstances. You were created to stir up some stuff… your Gift was created to make an impact in this World.
Arise Mighty Woman of the Most High, wake up from your sleep. You weren’t created to survive in darkness. Take your Stance, Courageous One, yes you have experienced many setbacks and difficult times as it has caused you to roam around in the darkness but it’s not over… It’s just the beginning of your Greater things ahead. The last time the enemies looked you were speechless, lifeless, limp and defeated.
So, lol at least that’s what they thought Ha!!! They smelled the decay, the stench of death… but you were just “Playing Possum”. Arise my Sister you’re not dead, they didn’t consider God’s Perspective on your life. These circumstances have strengthened your faith, deepen your Courage, brought Maturity and equipped you for the Fight.
Therefore, you cannot live a possum’s life anymore, they are nocturnal creatures. Their life is dark and lifeless. You were created to thrive in the Light… you were created by the Life-Giver. You are in a place now where you pray for and forgive your perpetrators and refuse to cave into a life of imprisonment. You release the bitterness and let go of all the garbage that a possum seeks out to eat. Your refuge is God, a sacred hiding place, you choose to walk in His Freedom
“You are all children of the light and children of the day. We do not belong to the night or to the darkness. So then, let us not be like others, who are asleep, but let us be awake and sober.”
1 Thessalonians 5:5-6 (NIV)
What a Word! This Word was mighty for the pulling down of strong holds. This Word right here, so ministered to me. I didnt even know I was hurting. I didnt even know that I was bitter. I know that these tears are just temporary and a release of pain, sorrow and grief. I won’t have to cry anymore because “He’s” going to wipe all of my tears away one day. Thanks Christal for your ministry. Continue to let God use you.
I really appreciate your response Ellie. As I was completing this at 3am this morning the tears was streaming down. I had played Possum for so long I didn’t realized how much pain, hurt and bitterness I had tucked away. Thank God for Freedom. We are Free in Him 🙌🏾 Love you 😘
Thank you Christal for your powerful word! I am excited for what God has for me. I have not fully arisen yet but I’m not where I used to me. It’s a daily process but i know where my strength comes from!
Yes we rise just a little more day by day. Thankful that His Grace is renewed each day. Thanks for checking in 🥰
Come on, Somebody! You gave a whole Word!
Girl… a WHOLE Word!
Let it go, rise above it and move forward. Thank you!!
Wow well put. Over the past year I felt this exact way. After having my last child I felt my drive and determination starting to disappear. I guess I was playing dead avoiding things I didn’t want to deal with and making excuses for problems that I had encountered. I love how you say you were created to thrive in light. God has pulled me from a dark place back into the light. I now realize the gift of life and gift of light. Thank you for this blog. It’s so comforting to read and know I’m not alone and it’s ok to share my story.
Touching, giving myself permission to arise!
Thanks for this!