Embraced in Our Process by Bill Hernandez Prophetic Ministry Overseer

Ps 30:5 "Weeping may last for the night, But a shout of joy comes in the morning." We all have areas in our lives that are going through their dark seasons which I call the night season, but the glorious outcome is the same for them all, a season of the shout of joy. In these seasons, we have an everlasting companion holding us, namely Jesus, Papa God, the Great Hugger. We are all emerging from dark areas, conflicts and difficulties into our true destiny and selves, guided along by our ever present God. In the night there can be weeping, anxieties or tremendous angst. Some areas can take decades to work through in the case of various abuses and traumas. We can also be working through self esteem issues, communication issues, relational issues, life dominating addictions and behaviors. All of these are layers of night seasons in our lives and we are progressing through them even though it may not seem apparent to ourselves. We are making it because the Lord is with us even if we don't feel Him. When you feel bad, it's hard to feel that you are indeed being consoled and comforted by Him. You have to evaluate your feelings. Self condemnation is so common among us as we review our imperfect selves in our night season and we become our worst enemies and worse judges. The Lord does not agree with our assessments of ourselves, when in fact His great concern is that we let Him love us, hold us, cherish us and cheer us on. His great embrace squeezes the life out of the things that take us down. His nearness will powerfully neutralize life dominating issues. God is for us. Who or what can be against us? It's only a matter of time to victorious goals! The shout of joy season is guaranteed for us all who believe in Jesus Christ and receive His sacrifice for our ills. If this is so, and you are in the night in whatever area of your life, the light will dawn and you will surely enter into a place where you take a hold of your victories in time. Emotional, psychological and spiritual maturity is a shout of joy. I feel more serene and less conflicted in various areas of my life and those are shouts of joy to me. In James 1, he talks about joy in the midst of trials and I realized that joy is not necessarily laughing, giggling, skipping and hopping. True joy is hope and contentment and to have these is like the sun rising in the morning, warming your life with its golden rays. This joy is an equipping to spread it to others and to cheer others on. Please take a moment to ask the Lord to hold you in whatever place you are in and whatever you are doing and repeat this often. Let Him embrace you in your processes. God is not ashamed of you, no matter how badly you have fallen or mistakes you make in the future. He only adores you and He knows His love will dissolve the tears in the night and draw you to a shout of joy in morning. Be encouraged. You are in. He is with you on your side, hugging you, kissing you, blessing you and building you up to comprehend how awesome you are and what an amazing destiny you are on. Be held and be patient! Bill Hernandez PS - I expand on this message in my sermon on May 25th which you can listen to in our podcasts - "Arms of love in the night."