Embrace Your Freedom
I have been a member of a church (been in church) all of my life. Over the years, I have seen trends come and go. I have studied people in the pulpit more than I listen to them because even the devil quotes scriptures. I DO NOT "church hop" though. I am planted where I am placed. At some point, the Word of God has to line up with the conviction that God Himself has placed within me . Moreover, I do not expect the minister, pastor, leader to "entertain me" as much as I desire for the Word of God to confirm what God has said to me in my quiet time with Him. Church has changed so much that it is almost shameful - but that is a conversation for another time.
I said all I said to say this. People can say a lot but they cannot MAKE you understand. While there are some things we may NEVER understand = the ultimate gift is when God places someone in our midst that will at least put your feet int he right direction. It is up to you to move your feet!
My journey has been complex - even for me but in my desire to be transparent, I offer dialogue that I hope that someone will eventually see. I may not be sent to the masses but if I can help just one person to not feel the angst of despair I did - I have won.
When you are weighted down with the business of life and you do not have an anchor - it shows on your face. People may not be able to point out what "it is" but you carry "it" around with you wherever you go. Some people are perpetually angry (or seem to be) for something that they care to keep inside - but in turn they seem to blame the world for their distress. Surely, I am mature enough to know that you cannot tell everyone everything BUT holding "it" in is like a cancer - it begins to affect every area of your life.
Our fore-fathers for whose shoulders I now stand are identifiers that FREEDOM IS NOT FREE. There is a cost for freedom - only you can decide how much you want to pay. Sometimes it means walking away from something you love that does not love you back. Sometimes it means to cease from smoking - particularly if it is bad for your health. For others, it may be the habit of eating as a sense of comfort.
When we go into relationships we DO NOT go in expecting it to fail but sometimes they do. For all of the reasons one can recite to stay - there are that many more begging you to leave. You will never know the true weight of a problem until you release it.
Give freedom a chance. I can give you examples of the things God helped me to get free from but just wait until you taste freedom for yourself. I cannot explain what your freedom will feel like - but I assure you - it will be worth it.
Freedom will look good on you.
Embrace it.
I said all I said to say this. People can say a lot but they cannot MAKE you understand. While there are some things we may NEVER understand = the ultimate gift is when God places someone in our midst that will at least put your feet int he right direction. It is up to you to move your feet!
My journey has been complex - even for me but in my desire to be transparent, I offer dialogue that I hope that someone will eventually see. I may not be sent to the masses but if I can help just one person to not feel the angst of despair I did - I have won.
When you are weighted down with the business of life and you do not have an anchor - it shows on your face. People may not be able to point out what "it is" but you carry "it" around with you wherever you go. Some people are perpetually angry (or seem to be) for something that they care to keep inside - but in turn they seem to blame the world for their distress. Surely, I am mature enough to know that you cannot tell everyone everything BUT holding "it" in is like a cancer - it begins to affect every area of your life.
Our fore-fathers for whose shoulders I now stand are identifiers that FREEDOM IS NOT FREE. There is a cost for freedom - only you can decide how much you want to pay. Sometimes it means walking away from something you love that does not love you back. Sometimes it means to cease from smoking - particularly if it is bad for your health. For others, it may be the habit of eating as a sense of comfort.
When we go into relationships we DO NOT go in expecting it to fail but sometimes they do. For all of the reasons one can recite to stay - there are that many more begging you to leave. You will never know the true weight of a problem until you release it.
Give freedom a chance. I can give you examples of the things God helped me to get free from but just wait until you taste freedom for yourself. I cannot explain what your freedom will feel like - but I assure you - it will be worth it.
Freedom will look good on you.
Embrace it.
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