Humans often function on automatic pilot. We repeat tasks hundreds
of times and pay no attention to the details along the way. Sometimes,
"the devil is in the details".
We get tied up in the details; and the good things we run around
accomplishing rob us of the best things, which God called us to do with our
life.
We wear different hats according to the requirement of the moment
at work, home, church and play. We segment our soul and personality to meet the
expectations of those around us.
Some of us dissociate from parts of our identity and suppress the
expression of those personality characteristics. Sometimes, we experience
trauma from which we use dissociation amnesia to escape the memory.
We cannot remember parts or all of our past; and, at times, even
present events. We function on automatic pilot in multiple personalities in
order to fit in or to cope. We lose part of our true self with every trauma we
experience in life.
Some of us are schizophrenic; we hear our different ego states
conversing with one another and we fear we are going crazy. One part of our
self may sabotage or fight against the other.
This dissociation identity disorder attempts to save our life from
the extreme pain of our past. Once the Holy Spirit moves into our spirit, He
sorts through the various alter egos we create to protect our self.
He heals the pain of our past and allows us to release our grasp
on various personalities we used to defend our self. We realize that God is
here to protect us now and we have no need to hide behind alter egos.
Prayer:
Father God, the indescribable pain which human beings inflict on
one another is caused by rampant sin and suggestions by the god of this world
(2 Corinthians 4:4). Regardless of what we experience, however, there is
healing in Your wings (Malachi 4:2; Psalm 91:4); and we can hide beneath them
until we heal and gain the strength to face this world with Your perspective.
We sing for joy as we snuggle into your feathers and find safety,
comfort and security from this world, which often frightens us (Psalm 63:7).
Help us to serve as a lifeline to others who also face traumatic events in this
life, and give us opportunities to share Your comfort with them in very real
and tangible ways.
Thought for the Day:
We can ask God to strengthen the inner being of those we love by
His Spirit, so that Christ may dwell in their hearts and they may also find His
eternal healing. - Ephesians 3:16
