VOIDS

First I want to apologize for the lapse in my writing. The hard drive of my laptop decided to die a fast death. It has taken time to get back up and running, in between obligations during n the holidays. I am learning fast that our world of electronics leaves us no mercy and can change in an instant what our plans and add extra tasks to be put at the top of our “To Do List”. It is good to be back up and running.

Over the past several weeks, I have spent time thinking about voids. Voids are those places within us that are empty, containing no matter. Voids hurt - they are painful. Voids are created from losses we have experienced, disappointments, hurts and rejections. Voids can last for years and even lifetimes.

Voids can dictate the way we live, the way we deal with others. Voids can dictate our eating and sexual habits and change our entire personality.

A couple of weeks ago a relative passed away - there were voids, mine from his friend. She spent around 11 years knowing him others did not. She walked through the last of his days into eternity. What is the extent of her void and will it ever be filled?

Does a professional football player who really loves his game, the void that comes when he knows his career on the field is over. Does anyone truly understand and will it ever be filled?

The list could go on and on – the husband or wife who is unfaithful – the mother – the dad who walks out of their family – the friend who no longer wishes to be friends – the lost of the job – the molestation by a family member. Some to the surface seem more serious than the other. Voids whether of little scenario to a large scenario can reek havoc.

How we choose to fill these voids will actually close them forever or just make them wider. I was standing in my kitchen when two of the maintenance men were trying to fill a large hole under the sink with a can of foam. The foam did not have anything to adhere to. It needed some type of foundation. I stood there thinking how this is how we are with filling our voids. We do not have a foundation to adhere to.
Most common fixes, just like that can of foam, just makes a mess and additional help is needed to clean the fix up. Most voids are blamed for the reason we act and react the way we do.

Ok, so make a list of the void – Look at how you can change your life style not to reflect the void but how to change your life style that uses the void as catalysis to make a difference in your life journey. Apply the Word of God to it and believe God to use your void as a stepping stone to touch someone’s life! The healing is incredible.