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TrustAndObey
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Every time someone hits me with the implication that I'm "bound" I just have to smile.
Wrapped is a better word.
No chains.......
I'm wrapped in His love, swaddled in His mercy, and blanketed by His protection.
I feel called, cleansed, owned, saved, and protected.
I also come face-to-face with the fact that I NEED a Savior and I NEED a Lord, every single day.
It hurts to realize your own mortality, but it's so wonderful to realize that you really aren't alone in the world and that THE most powerful Creator God is on your side through everything.
God lets you get down so He can help you back up.
I don't feel bound at all. In fact, I feel freer at this point in my life than I ever have before.
I watch some of my friends cringe when I say a silent prayer right before a meal, or when I say "it's in God's hands", and I'm talking about my CHRISTIAN friends.
In the last two years I'm noticing more and more that any kind of effort put toward a relationship with God seems to be looked down on.
I remember being "churchy" for two hours a week and then doing whatever else I wanted the rest of the time. I felt TRAPPED then, not just bound, and I rebelled against any God that would let you do whatever you wanted. I didn't want to be in charge of my life.
But I figured if I was in charge, I'd make the most of it, and I remember thinking that I wasn't doing a half bad job....until my knees got knocked out from under me.
It took that for me to realize what a mockery my life really was and how it was filled with "things" but not with a feeling of servitude, humbleness, or gratitude. I realized that it wasn't about me at all.
I feel SAFE now. Even through constant hits at my faith, I feel safe and I know that I'm protected through...not from. For the first time in my life I know what a LORD is, and that has made all the difference in the world!
THIS is freedom, and although I still struggle sometimes, I am thankful every day for the humbling!
Wrapped is a better word.
No chains.......
I'm wrapped in His love, swaddled in His mercy, and blanketed by His protection.
I feel called, cleansed, owned, saved, and protected.
I also come face-to-face with the fact that I NEED a Savior and I NEED a Lord, every single day.
It hurts to realize your own mortality, but it's so wonderful to realize that you really aren't alone in the world and that THE most powerful Creator God is on your side through everything.
God lets you get down so He can help you back up.
I don't feel bound at all. In fact, I feel freer at this point in my life than I ever have before.
I watch some of my friends cringe when I say a silent prayer right before a meal, or when I say "it's in God's hands", and I'm talking about my CHRISTIAN friends.
In the last two years I'm noticing more and more that any kind of effort put toward a relationship with God seems to be looked down on.
I remember being "churchy" for two hours a week and then doing whatever else I wanted the rest of the time. I felt TRAPPED then, not just bound, and I rebelled against any God that would let you do whatever you wanted. I didn't want to be in charge of my life.
But I figured if I was in charge, I'd make the most of it, and I remember thinking that I wasn't doing a half bad job....until my knees got knocked out from under me.
It took that for me to realize what a mockery my life really was and how it was filled with "things" but not with a feeling of servitude, humbleness, or gratitude. I realized that it wasn't about me at all.
I feel SAFE now. Even through constant hits at my faith, I feel safe and I know that I'm protected through...not from. For the first time in my life I know what a LORD is, and that has made all the difference in the world!
THIS is freedom, and although I still struggle sometimes, I am thankful every day for the humbling!
