In my process of healing, I have learned the importance of building walls but looking at it with a different perspective using different tools.
Ecclesiastes 3:3 comes to mind "a time to break down and a time to build up." Over the last few weeks He has instructed me to indeed build a wall...let me explain.
Back in Bible times, walls were built for protection and built for security as defense against the enemies. Nehemiah rebuilt walls in the second chapter of Nehemiah. We know that great resistance came against him while he was building these walls. The enemy knew that once the walls were built that Nehemiah and his people would be safe from harm. Therefore they were resisted on every turn it seemed. Psalm 122:7 says; "Peace be within your walls, prosperity within your palaces.
Isaiah 26:1 says "In that day, everyone in the land of Judah will sing this song; Our city is strong! We are surrounded by the walls of Gods salvation." This was enough of a revelation for me to recognize that walls are not a bad thing when done with the right purpose, using the right tools. How do we build walls?? We need to build them the way that God did with the words of our mouths.
When speaking of building walls, I think that the best walls need great foundations or they will not stand. Everyone knows the kids song of the wise and the foolish man building the houses on the rock vs the sand. The BEST foundation if you are wall building is JESUS!! He is also the cornerstone. We need to build walls on Him and His word...which are ONE!!
In the book of Joshua, the walls of Jericho came down in a shout. If the walls came down with the words of their mouth, they can definitely go up with the anointed, God breathed words of our mouth.
Every time we pray, confess or worship God we are building our walls. The more we do this, the greater, the stronger our walls become as we confess His word over the life of our families and those we hold closest to our hearts. As we build walls, the good kind, you and those you love become surrounded by Jesus Himself. If Jesus is surrounding you then you are safe and protected. I'm reminded of the story of the 3 pigs who built houses to protect themselves from the wolf. They did it with good intentions, for protection, but what the first 2 used, seemed good in theory but not a solid and therefore not really and truly protected. For so many years I have built walls to protect me, but it was with the wrong intent... and done out of fear, with the wrong perspective and based on lies of the enemy because I had been hurt. They did not protect me, they just caused more hurt, more confusion.
God actually tells us to build walls. To create, with His word, a fortified place where we are protected from our enemy. That place is Him. That place is the blood of Christ. I have begun doing just that recently as I pray for those closest to my heart. For my family, my best friend, finances, my health, my home, etc... etc... I can feel God's pleasure in this as He shows me how to build walls the correct way. As I was studying I came across Micah 7:11. "In the day when your walls are to be built, in that day the decree shall go far and wide." WOW!!!
Building our walls has everything to do with our decree!! The day we begin building our walls the limits are removed!!!
