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The Hope of Advent: Healing Humanity's Broken Heart
This Advent reflection explores hope as confident expectation in God's promises. Drawing from Isaiah 7:14's prophecy of Immanuel, we examine why Jesus had to come and what his arrival means for humanity.
At creation, God breathed his Spirit into humanity, creating a perfect connection. When Adam and Eve chose disobedience, they severed this vital link—leaving humanity as "animated but dead creatures" with broken hearts. The disconnect from God's Spirit meant losing our source of life and protection.
Jesus came to restore what was broken. Born fully human, he lived his entire life surrendered to God through the Spirit's guidance—the same Spirit now available to us. He experienced every human struggle while maintaining perfect connection with the Father, checking off all the boxes to undo the fall's damage.
Hope addresses the brokenness we feel in our bodies—our nervous system's response to fear and need for protection. Since the fall, we've developed coping strategies that work like bandages, covering issues without healing them. But the Spirit offers true stabilization, casting out fear with genuine protection.
During Advent, disciplines like fasting ("hold-fast") train us to cling to Jesus instead of our broken coping mechanisms. This isn't about deprivation—it's about replacing faulty systems with God's design, experiencing our need for his help in every aspect of life.
God's protection works like an umbrella: stay close to the handle, and you're safe. Stray too far, and the enemy's influence grows stronger. Hope means trusting Jesus for protection even when we don't understand his ways, staying close to truth as our nervous system learns this new normal.
Through Jesus, we can now connect with God as he did—and as Adam did before the fall. God's promises have always come true. Hope in Advent celebrates both Christ's arrival 2000 years ago and our eternal future with him.
For links to community, Join us at ReignMakersforge.com
#AdventHope #BrokenHeartHealed #SpiritConnection #HolySpirit #FaithJourney #ChristianDiscipline #MessiahPromise #TrustInGod #SpiritualStability #AdventReflection
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By Shawn ArsteinThis Advent reflection explores hope as confident expectation in God's promises. Drawing from Isaiah 7:14's prophecy of Immanuel, we examine why Jesus had to come and what his arrival means for humanity.
At creation, God breathed his Spirit into humanity, creating a perfect connection. When Adam and Eve chose disobedience, they severed this vital link—leaving humanity as "animated but dead creatures" with broken hearts. The disconnect from God's Spirit meant losing our source of life and protection.
Jesus came to restore what was broken. Born fully human, he lived his entire life surrendered to God through the Spirit's guidance—the same Spirit now available to us. He experienced every human struggle while maintaining perfect connection with the Father, checking off all the boxes to undo the fall's damage.
Hope addresses the brokenness we feel in our bodies—our nervous system's response to fear and need for protection. Since the fall, we've developed coping strategies that work like bandages, covering issues without healing them. But the Spirit offers true stabilization, casting out fear with genuine protection.
During Advent, disciplines like fasting ("hold-fast") train us to cling to Jesus instead of our broken coping mechanisms. This isn't about deprivation—it's about replacing faulty systems with God's design, experiencing our need for his help in every aspect of life.
God's protection works like an umbrella: stay close to the handle, and you're safe. Stray too far, and the enemy's influence grows stronger. Hope means trusting Jesus for protection even when we don't understand his ways, staying close to truth as our nervous system learns this new normal.
Through Jesus, we can now connect with God as he did—and as Adam did before the fall. God's promises have always come true. Hope in Advent celebrates both Christ's arrival 2000 years ago and our eternal future with him.
For links to community, Join us at ReignMakersforge.com
#AdventHope #BrokenHeartHealed #SpiritConnection #HolySpirit #FaithJourney #ChristianDiscipline #MessiahPromise #TrustInGod #SpiritualStability #AdventReflection