freedom

I am free!  This might be the first time in my life that I can declare it and be fully convinced that I truly am free!  I want to jump and dance and sing and shout and tell everyone I know that God kept His promise to me.  I.AM.FREE!

Fear and anxiety no longer hold me captive!  And I have to say that I feel amazing!  Freedom is God's plan for us.  In John 8, Jesus is speaking about the children of God and He makes two statements about freedom.  You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free!  (verse 32)  If the Son sets you free, you are free indeed!  (verse 36)  I have longed for freedom, and I am so grateful that God is showing me how to walk in it!

It's been a process for me.  I have prayed for freedom from fear and anxiety many times, but I was never willing to let loose of the grasp of control.  Fear said, "If you completely surrender your life to God, He will will take away everything and everyone that you love."  Fear (the devil) is a liar!  I immersed myself in Bible verses about God's love and His plan for me.  The best way to combat the lies is with the Truth!  As I became convinced that God loves me unconditionally, my grip on the things of life began to loosen.  I reached a place of surrender.  Praise God!

It had become a habit for me to respond to certain "triggers" with fear and anxiety.  When I felt fear and anxiety rising inside me, I would run or hide from whatever I thought was causing them.  One day this summer, God said to me, "Stand in the face of fear," and I saw myself standing like a warrior as fear came toward me like a black cloud.  I didn't run, or hide, or even flinch.  I simply stood and when that cloud of fear reached me, it dissipated instantly.  Yes, yes, yes!!!  God is so good! 

God doesn't play favorites.  If He will set me free, He will do the same for you!  He loves you with an everlasting love, my friend!  Fill your mind and your heart and your spirit with the Truth of His love for you.  (If you need a Bible, please let me know and I will get one to you!)  He wants us to be free from the snares of the devil!  He wants us to be free to be the amazing people that He Himself created us to be!  I'm praying the same prayer for you that I pray for myself...that you will know the truth, and the Truth will set you free!

The lies of fear and anxiety are exposed!  Now I am free to be restored by God.  Restored to be the Dawn He made me to be.  Free to be myself in relationships.  Free from fear and anxiety once and for all!  Chris Tomlin's song Resurrection Power speaks the song in my heart, "Freedom, You have given us freedom.  You have given us freedom.  My chains are gone!"