Daka

[toad]

“A quiet morning with a loving God puts the events of the upcoming day into proper perspective.”
JANETTE OKE

“The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.”
PSALM 34:18 NIV

What is it to be crushed in spirit? The Hebrew word used for crushed is “dakka” and it comes from the root word “daka” which means to crumble; to bruise (literally or figuratively): beat to pieces, break (in pieces), bruise, contrite, crush, destroy, humble, oppress, smite. It is also used for the powdering of something, to crush something until it is powder. Have you ever felt like you’ve been beat down, and then right on top of you comes another load, which grinds you, even finer. Well praise be to God, because that’s when God draws close to you. It’s not that God is farther away at other times, it’s just that during times of having our spirit crushed, God’s presence becomes a light in the darkness. This Scripture I find to be tried and tested in my life. When I am most broken, God is close. When load after load seems to grind me down and I become powdered in my spirit, God lifts me up and helps me rise above the problems so that I can find new directions. I came to God eight years ago crushed to powder because of the abuse of meth and alcohol. God helped me to rise above my addictions and to set my house in order, but I have found that this will only continue if I perform daily maintenance on my spiritual condition. I tried for years to stay sober with little success until I learned to start my day off right. Like Janette Oke said, “A quite morning with a loving God puts the events of the upcoming day into proper perspective.” This has been the key to my sobriety yesterday, and today I have learned from yesterday to continue in a daily maintenance today. May I always remember that it is not what you quit that is important, but what you start. Today God is doing for me what I could not do for myself….JRE

“The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, his mercies never come to and end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.”
LAMENTATIONS 3:22-23 NRSV

“What we really have is a daily reprieve contingent on the maintenance of our spiritual condition. Every day is a day when we must carry the vision of God’s will into all of our activities.” ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS page 85

[TheGirlInside]

Like Oprah says, "Ain't nothing gonna come up today that me AND the Lord can't handle."

When it gets too much for me, that's when I can (be forced into) submit to my HP, because I know I can't do it all.

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Originally Posted by TheGirlInside

When it gets too much for me, that's when I can (be forced into) submit to my HP, because I know I can't do it all.

If God was in the habit of forcing people, I would have come to know Him much sooner in life. What I have found is that Jesus loves us so much that sound reasoning showed me a choice... Accept His love or continue with "my" plans. My plans and future looked so wonderful in my own mind and thought but still, His love looked wonderful as well. Once I accepted His love and His ways...
I found that my plans were but dust when I compared them to what the Lord has placed in my life.
Many are broken and crushed when they find the hope and love that the Lord gives. I was not broken but did have my eyes opened to the brightness of life that comes from knowing Jesus. Sound reasoning is why I made the choice.
Later, when I became broken in spirit, I found that the Lord stays right by our side and will fill us with peace...that special peace that is beyond all understanding.
God gives us choices. I am grateful that He opened my eyes so I would make the better choice in life. To Him goes all the glory.

[cmc]

Thanks toad,
I see it as when I come to the end of myself. The end of trying and doing in my own strength. In all the times when I have felt that crushing and ...

When load after load seems to grind me down and I become powdered in my spirit, God lifts me up and helps me rise above the problems so that I can find new directions.

Sometimes it is just a wake up call for me to realize He supplies all the qualities I thought were generated from within myself... come from Him. I need not bypass that fact or I am in trouble and on my own.
When the trials are difficult and I can't make it on my own... I finally see the truth. We can't make it on our own! Simple to know but hard to learn.
Thankfully He teaches us through our trials and pain. I can't say that I look forward to those difficult moments but I do appreciate His interest in my well being. I appreciate having a Father who loves me enough to remind me who He is and how I am nothing and can do nothing without relying solely on Him to see me through.
I never heard that word, 'dakka' before but I always love this verse from Isaiah 42:3
"A bruised reed He will not break, and a dimly burning wick He will not extinguish; He will faithfully bring forth justice."