Freedom Journey Part 1 ~ The Secret Life

Maybe none of these images reflect your secret. . . but if the truth be told, you do have a secret. . . right???? I did.

This is where my freedom journey began. . . uncovering one secret at a time and realizing I was held captive by them. What a sad state I was in. . . a Christian saved by the grace of God. . . through His son Jesus Christ. . . yet living in captivity and not walking in the freedom that He died for. I'm not completely free yet. . . I still struggle with things, but He has brought me so far. . . and I am not the same person I use to be.

Just so you know, you don't have to be lost to be a captive. You can be saved. We don't even have to be in a stronghold of sin to be a captive. According to Beth Moore in Get out of that Pit, we could just feel stuck, feel that we can't stand up to our enemy, and feel like we have lost our vision. She also states in Breaking Free that a Christian is held captive by anything that hinders the abundant and effective Spirit-filled life God planned for them.

My desire in blogging this Freedom Journey is to share the keys to freedom that the Lord has taught me. They were not given to me all at one time or in any particular order. But they are all essential to unlocking the doors and setting the captive free from what ever keeps them in bondage. So please pray for me as I begin to share these truths. . . that God would give me clarity of mind, and wisdom about what to share and what not to share.

If you are reading this and you are 'all good', and have no secrets, then these posts won't be of much use to you. But don't go yet. . . stay a while and read along. Maybe you've had that secret thing hidden so long you've forgotten it's even there. I know that sounds crazy, but it's not really! Have you ever put something somewhere 'safe', so that you could find it later, only to forget where you put it? That is what I am talking about. You could have been in bondage so long that you do not even realize it. So hang out and ask the Lord to show you if there is anything that is hindering you from living the Spirit-filled life that He intended for you.

And please remember: God knows your secrets and loves you anyway! Please accept that and trust Him to lead you to freedom.

I have Survived

I don't know how big your pain is, but I know that God is bigger.

I know that He is big enough to take every bit of pain and anger
that you can throw at Him and love you through it all.

This is not just text book words. I have experienced this in my own life and so can you.

Yes! If you are in pain right now spend some quiet time just letting Jesus hold you in his arms that took the nails for you.

JESUS YEAR 2009 ~ Scripture Memory #13

Isaiah 64:4 (NIRV)

No one's ears have ever heard of a God like you.
No one's eyes have ever seen a God who is greater than you.
No God but you acts for the good
of those who trust in him.

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JESUS YEAR 2009 ~ Scripture Memory #12

Isaiah 61:1 (NASB)

The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me,
Because the LORD has anointed me
To bring good news to the afflicted;
He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,
To proclaim liberty to captives
And freedom to prisoners;

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I have NO IDEA . . .

UPDATE: YaY! I love the color Purple and Butterflies! Gotta get ready to go to Carowinds w/the family. I'll work on it some more later.


What is up with this blog template?????

I'll be back sometime this weekend to try to fix this mess
and post my new memory verse.