Invisible to the eye – Past the Surface

See Me

It is a very saddening experience when you feel like no one sees you. You know you have solid form like everyone else yet it seems like you are a ghost. If they do by chance see you their opinion of you is not much higher than a stray dog or their facial expression has that looking down their noses on you. The worse of it all is living daily among other people as though you are not there. You get up feed yourself, get dressed for school or work, and walk into a people filled room with no one taking the time to speak kindly with you acknowledging your existence. You would not verbally admit it, but there is that longing inside for others to “See Me” the inside and not by the outside only.

Self-worth/esteem is a respect, a confidence, or a satisfaction opinion you have of yourself. Opinions exist in those on the outside observing you and on the inside with you judging yourself. You may be invisible to others or not worthy of their attention, but you are not invisible to yourself. Examine yourself with thought questions and answering them with raw truth. For example: the thought question “Am I good worker?” If your answer is ‘yes‘ then score one for the positive worth category and if ‘no‘ then put it in the how can I improve category. People will always judge you by the outward appearance first like an outside cover to a book without taking the time to see what is on the inside of the pages of the book, but as long as you are happy with the progress of inside your book your self-worth/esteem will be strong. If you are treated as a ghost keep being all you can be for there is someone more important than the people around you watching.

Our ghost world has hidden treasures that people daily miss out on. We have all kinds of things to give to those around us if they would only take the time and give us a chance. I agree there are some people who should never share themselves because of all the bitterness and hatred they have bottled up inside, but they too must find that someone who is more important than people and release the negativity accepting in its place the happiness they can possess in their life. A little side step from the path because all are worth seeing. It is a shame you are not stopped by someone and they receive from you the beautiful hidden treasure inside of you. You have hidden things inside your mind, heart, and soul that is invisible to everyone around you that all could be blessed by.

What intentions are hiding in your heart? What thoughts are you thinking inside your mind? What is really behind your eyes that look upon others? Does it really matter what is going on inside your mind, heart and soul invisible to the other people? They don’t hear your thoughts. They don’t see the intentions of your heart. They don’t know the true will of your soul. If it is out of sight and out of mind of others what does it really matter? Does anyone really care? “Why am I alone and a ghost to the world?”, you may ask. Now, is the time to turn on your hidden spirit from mankind and start reaching, feeling, and finding the one who is more important because He is closer than you think (Acts 17:27).

There is one who cares about your thoughts, intentions of your heart, and the desire of your soul. This particular one not only cares, but can see and read your thoughts clearly. He absolutely loves to extract your thoughts, intentions of your heart, and the desire of your soul out into the open exposing it for all to see including yourself. His thoughts, intentions of his heart, and the desire of His spirit is that everyone might know all the truth of themselves, others, and the mysteries of eternal life. When I read the Bible I am looking forward to what God is getting ready to extract from the hidden shadows below the surface of ghost like treasures in people’s flesh for all to see and learn from.

The amazing part about feeling invisible to others and like a ghost though you are solid like they are God chose a Jewish virgin girl with a fiancé of regular status among the people. Mary and Joseph were not well-known people. They were ordinary people like you and I working side by side as everyone else. God chose these two invisible people to the world to be the ones to take care of His fleshly body temple until that body grew to the age of the appointed ministry. Mary and Joseph may have been invisible to those around them seemingly average people, but hidden inside them was a worth that God saw. If you read John chapter 1 you will see a sad picture of people who did not really see Jesus/God and with all his good deeds was still not seen to be a good person. God Himself is treated like He does not exist. We are in good company.

Jesus like an outward cover to a book was seen outwardly as a Jew with his Jewish disciples were in a region of two towns. A woman of Canaanite nationality came to them, but would have been ignored by most like she was not even there. Some would have avoided her judging her to be a filthy stray dog. She went straight to Jesus crying out loud removing the veil of “I am not here” from those around her to “I am standing right here in front of you“. Remember there is one here that is more important than the people around her that see the hidden treasures of her heart. She said to Jesus, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is demon-possessed and suffering terribly.” Hidden inside this ignored woman of society was an understanding that Jesus was Lord and the Son of David fulfilling prophecy. Yet, Jesus remained quiet knowing what was hidden in the hearts around him.

His disciples revealed their hidden thoughts speaking up and saying, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.” How many times do we encounter those who want to avoid us, ignore us, and hope we would keep walking by? We have seen them scatter as we approach them. They don’t want to hear us or talk to us. The disciples were under the Lord’s training and what was in their minds and hearts needed to be corrected. The woman was in the invisible hand of the Lord as a teaching tool for the disciples. He is extracting out of them the hidden things that are not only good for them, but also for the world to see.

After the disciples said, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.” Jesus says to her, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of Israel.” This woman now has upon her shoulders “…send her away…” by the crowd and “…only…of Israel…“. The people’s opinion of her worth and by first outward appearance the Lord’s spoken worth of her challenges her of what should she do. Her reply was simply, “Lord, help me!” She did not refute sending her away or it was only to the lost sheep of Israel. The Lord wanted more from this unseen and ignored by the world Canaanite woman. Jesus reached one more time and said to her “It is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.”

Her mind has the echoing words of “send her away“, “only Israel“, and now she is hearing she is categorized among the “dogs“. The disciples are standing there hearing what is being said as though Jesus was seeing her as they did putting her in her place. If you have never experienced being totally rejected the level of pain you feel in your heart cannot be explained by words only. She agreed with the Lord that it is not right to take the children’s bread from them. This Canaanite woman did not want to take from Israel even though by most she would be treated as a ghost passing in their midst. She did not want Jesus to stop his ministry. At this point the disciples may be thinking this woman understands that it is not right and will leave them alone. Then she continues saying to the Lord, “Even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master’s table.” I can see the faces of the disciples when these words registered in their minds and hearts. This is what Jesus wanted to extract from this normally ignored Canaanite woman. She was not a dog to him, but her faith was wrapped with a humility the Lord deemed as greatness.

Wow, what was hidden inside this beautiful woman’s heart is now revealed. How many people around us could have this kind of hidden wisdom left unearthed? Though she was looked down upon, avoided, ignored, and was treated as a ghost by the world she continued inside herself with a respect, a confidence, and a satisfied rock solid belief in God. This is exactly what Jesus/God was looking for to be dug up, extracted, spoke aloud for all to hear. He said to her, “Woman, you have great faith! Your request is granted.” Her daughter was healed at that very moment when Jesus spoke those words. This Canaanite woman had in her heart Jesus is the Lord, the Son of David at the table feeding the children of Israel God’s bread with the ‘if she could at least get a crumb from that bread‘ attitude would be enough to fill her needs. Her crumb was a full meal to her. One small crumb to one is a full meal to another (Mtt. 15:22-28). It is enough no matter the size if it is from the Lord.

The disciples have been shown faith in the Lord has no separate nationality, color, or gender. They have been shown there is no one invisible and no one God will not take the time to help. They have been shown bottled up inside this woman was a faith as bright and as warm as the sun in the clear blue sky shining upon them. All doors are open unto the Lord. Would the disciples dare to stop anyone from seeing the Lord after hearing such words of faith? Would you want to miss out on someone like this?

She makes me thirst and hunger for that powerful hidden faith to burst forth and shine to the world. The hungry cry we have in our hearts for people to please “See Me” may go unnoticed by mankind, but there is a pair of eyes glowing with love towards the treasure of our hearts. Don’t give up being all you can be in the quietness of your world. Let your faith be a sweet-smelling aroma flowing up from your spirit to the Lord no matter if the world sees it or not. You are worth seeing in the eyes of the Lord, which is more important than all the acknowledgment the world could give you.

Having More Than You Know

All babies born into this world do not understand the surroundings in which they have been placed. The older ones look into their faces of purity seeing the complete emptiness of any corruption of this world in them. We tickle them to hear their free unrestricted laughter. We expose them to things to make their face light up with free joy. As the baby grows maintaining of innocence and the understanding is preserved pure. The toddler does not know the financial status of being poor, middle or rich class. They just continue their laughter, crying, and desire of attention. They don’t know boundaries to the color of their skin. They see other children and they innocently want to play.

Babies and little children don’t seem to have much to offer. They cannot add financial support daily to the family. They cannot do chores until they get older and stronger. They are completed reliant upon the older ones around them to take care of them. Image a baby or a small child you may know. When you look at them there is not much physically they can offer. They have given more to you than you know. It is not a gift you can physically touch. It is their innocent laughter you behold that sends healing inside you to your spirit. You find yourself smiling and laughing with them while it is working like a medicine (Prov. 17:22) on a tired and worn out soul. When the baby or toddler wraps its little arms around you squeezing the purity of their love. It is sending into your spirit freedom of pure love that the tainted world will never give. Babies and toddlers they give not in the physical, but in the spiritual. They do not know what they are giving you with complete understanding. They just know they want to do it. They give the same no matter the class of their home. If the house is poor, middle, or rich class the baby gives the same.

The toddler or a little child does not realize their clothes and shoes are a sign to others they are poor, middle, or rich class. They may not even realize if a neighborhood kid says, “hey, that was my shirt” that it was given to them as a pass-me-down shirt. Toddlers or a little child will not know if they ask for the last piece of meat at supper time that it was the last piece of meat in the house. Their having no knowledge of the ways of the world give more to the older ones than most would realize. The older ones see that they cannot go back and so they live a few moments in spirit with the baby, toddler, or little child. The child gives them a few moments of escape from the hardness of the adult world.

As the child grows older the discovery of differences come to light inside their innocent minds transforming slowly over to the older ones world. Their little minds are storing things with understandings pushing them forward into the reality of this world. They begin slowly leaving the innocence and start approaching the age of accountability. Their experiences and discoveries still have that unseen impact on those around them that knows them and loves them. The invisible giving of laughter, sadness, love, hate, giving, selfishness, … still seeps into the spirit of others around them.

They discover other kids who are faster/slower than them, stronger/weaker than them, nicer/meaner than them, poorer/richer than them, handsome/prettier than them, shorter/taller than them. Questions flood their minds about others, themselves, their family, the importance of life, what are they suppose to be, what good are they, and on the continue. Their mind, heart, and soul become a storage unit of love, hate, joy, sadness, peace, war, kindness, anger, goodness, evil, faithful, undependable, gentleness, roughness, self-control, out of control, sharing, selfishness, purity, impurity, clean thoughts, dirty thoughts, healthiness, drugs, players, instigators… The weight of the world rides upon the older you get like a packed mule you see in a western movie.

“Having More Than You Know” makes a person think about “Having…” as in possessing. What is it you possess? What do you have? Depending on the aged person you ask this question you will get a variety of answers. A little child may answer with “I have mommy and daddy and a brother, sister, aunt,uncle, grandma…” An older child may answer, “I have a bike, Xbox/Play Station, doll house, a dog/cat, turtle/fish, dirt bike…“. A young adult may answer, “car/truck, motorcycle, Apple/Android phone, guitar/piano, TV…“. An adult may answer with “house, boat, cabin, land, power tools, business,…“.

Adulthood is the level where people are categorized by their class of poor, middle or rich. The abilities to give are weighed by most according the class level, the resources, or who you know. People pass judgment based on the material things of this world. The importance is highly placed upon what a person accumulates to themselves.

“Having More Than You Know” is not about the clothes, shoes, bikes, guns, cars, boats, houses, land, businesses, and other physical things you can name. Your value is not based on physical possessions. You have things like a baby that is not based or valued on poor, middle, or rich class you are placed in by this world. You have heard someone say after a car accident that the vehicle can be replaced, you cannot be replaced? What makes you special in “Having More Than You Know” comes from what you were born possessing like a unique personality, way of thinking, and methods of actions.

There is no baby born into this world that God does not know about or He would not be God. No child is born into a situation God is not aware of or He would not be God. Everyone is born with a purpose or a plan.

I know you are heading down that road of thinking about bad situations of why God would allow a baby to born into that horrible atmosphere. This summons up the bad, evil, horrible, ugliness of this world. God gave us total control over all the earth – responsibility on us. We gave control over to a fallen angel giving him the power over the earth. He became mankind’s master and the earth was his to do what he wanted. The fallen angel brought death, hell, the grave, disease, evil, horrible, and ugliness upon all the earth including us – not God. Now, you’re thinking “why did God allow it?” The number one thing with God has always been the freedom of choice. He will not override freedom of choice. Every baby born into this world God has a plan for that child, but freedom of choice inside that child is up to them no matter the atmosphere they are born into even if it is at the level they have no control over their physical body. They do have control over their spirit inside their body. God said do not be afraid of those who kill the body because after that there is nothing else they can do – this is as far as they can go, but fear him who after the body has been killed has the authority to throw you into hell (Lu. 12:4, 5), which is known as the second death of eternity. It is worse upon people who harm children in God’s eyes (Mtt. 18:6, 10, 14). He can punish in a way no one else can.

Now, back to there is no baby born into this world that God does not know about or He would not be God. No child is born into a situation God is not aware of or He would not be God. Everyone is born with a purpose or a plan. Everyone has “.More Than You Know” to give than most people would realize. God told Jeremiah, “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.” (Jer. 1:5). Predestination is what most people start thinking when they read this that we are all born predestinated to be evil or good and nothing can change it. This takes us back to the number one things with God is “freedom of choice”. He knew Jeremiah before he was born into this world and the expectations He had of him, but after being born into this world Jeremiah still had the choice of saying no to God. A person making the freedom of choice of saying, no to God’s purpose and plan will not stop the plan of God from going forward. Your decision decides where you will spend eternity after you die in your body of this world. Good people or bad people can do nothing against the truth, but only for the truth (2 Cor. 13:8). The bad will be converted into help fulfill and the good will continue to flow with fulfilling God’s plan.

This opens more understanding to “Having More Than You Know” inside of you than you realize and others. You will help contribute to God’s plan whether you want to or not. Your choice does not affect His overall plan only you individually. This is why Solomon said in Eccl. 9:11 that the race is not to the swift or the battle to the strong, nor does food come to the wise or wealth to the brilliant or favor to the learned; but time and chance happen to them all. Remember from a baby to adulthood we store in our unit all these things of the swift, strong, wise, brilliant, and favored of the different classes of poor, middle, and rich in this world. It comes down not to your class, but using what you have inside you at the right time and with the right opportunity.

“Having More Than You Know” is all about what is inside for you to released to the world. Jeremiah had something inside given to him to release to the world if he wanted that choice. Pharaoh was born with a purpose. God knew Pharaoh’s thoughts and the intents of his heart. God knew no matter what signs, wonders, and opportunities He would show Pharaoh that Pharaoh’s choice would be against God. God took Pharaoh’s hardness and showed the world you can nothing against the truth, but for the truth. Pharaoh made the choice that God is not who He says He is and wanted to prove it, but the end result was seeing the power and mercy of God at work. The disciples were in jail for preaching Jesus is the Messiah, water baptism in Jesus name and the in-filling of the Holy Ghost. A man stood in the middle of their discussion on what to do with the disciples. The man said some time ago a person claimed to be somebody, raised up 400 hundred followers, was killed, and his followers dispersed coming to nothing. Another man after him rose up, led a band of people to revolt, was killed, and all the followers scattered. I advise to leave these men alone for if their purpose is of human origin, it will fail, but if it is from God you will not be able to stop these men. You will only find yourselves fighting against God (Acts 5:34-38). The words of this man came from inside of himself out to the ears of those who wanted death for the disciples. He “Having More Than You Know” inside his mind, heart, and soul came out to bless more people than inside that room and outside. It is not only the physical possessions you have that defines what you can give, but also what you have inside that knows no limit in God.

The older you get the more you realize the material things of this world cannot help the ones you love, and the innocents you see in the news. All the money and powers of the world cannot stop death, all diseases, and suffering. I want to call on the “Having More Than You Know” to step into the battle because you can do nothing against Him, but for Him.

A man was born lame and had to be carried everywhere. To help with the financial needs he was carried to the gate of the church. He was there everyday begging from those walking into the church. He saw Peter and John getting ready to into the church and the lame asked them for money. Peter and John stopped and faced him. The lame man must have been looking quickly at others passing for Peter and John said to him “look at us”. The lame man stopped scanning for others and looked at them expecting to get what he had always got from others going into the church. While he was locked onto their faces Peter said, “Silver or gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk”. You may not be rich in this world and feel helpless, but there is something you can have in your life to call upon in times of need and something will happen for the truth no matter what is against the truth. Peter taking the man by the hand helped him up and he was healed instantly (Acts 3:2-8). If you don’t have God in your life it is easy to receive Him because He wants to be in your life more than you realize.

Not everything in this life will go the way you want it to go because there is a bigger plan in place than yours, but getting inside the flow of the plan of God assures “Having More Than You Know” working inside of you irregardless of how the world judges you.