Jesus Christ has set me free

I will rise from waters deep, into the saving arms of God.
I will sing salvation songs, Jesus Christ has set me free!
-What the Lord Has Done in Me, Hillsong Worship

I've started 2 blog posts in the last month that never made it to publishing.  Even though revelations from God were so meaningful to me, I was stopped in my writing tracks by the fear that my words would be meaningless to anyone else.  Held hostage.  The blessing that should have kept flowing from God to me to you, and anyone who happened to read my blog, was stopped short by fear.

This morning at church we sang some of my favorites...every one declaring freedom in Jesus.  When we sang the last verse of What the Lord Has Done in Me, I nearly shouted, "Jesus Christ has set me free!"  Free from fear, free from the need to please people, free from the darkness and deception of the enemy, free from the box of my own expectations!  And of course, free from sin and death!  Hallelujah!

I haven't been living like I'm free.  I've been more concerned about what people think of me than what God thinks of me.  I've been held in bondage by whispered deception, doubts and fears planted in my mind by the enemy of my spirit.  And I've listened to them and almost believed them.  But, my Father God speaks the truth to my spirit minute by minute.  He chose ME, adopted ME, redeemed ME, loves ME, and blesses ME with everything I need!  Not because I have proven myself worthy, but because of His grace!  Again I say, hallelujah!

Look out world!  I'm living like the free child of God that I am!  Free to love extravagantly and to be loved!  Free to speak words of love, life, and hope!  Free to follow Jesus every minute of every day!  Free to live enthusiastically and joyfully the life that God has created just for me!  Free to be the best Dawn that I can be!