Hearing From God
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Originally posted January 20, 2020
After tears, prayers, times of pacing, days of fasting, and discussions with God and my husband, I can now say that I have heard from God. And It's official! I have started down this road of writing! The truth is, I have felt like God wanted me to write long before this moment, but I would shrug it off. I thought, "A writer has to have a topic," and "I'm not sure what I would write about." Then, I found myself trying to come up with a topic, but I knew that wasn't what I should do. So, I told God that if He wanted me to write then I would need him to supply the topic. Until then, I wouldn't start. Now the topic - Freedom, and the avenue - a blog.
We had a couple of other discussions, questions such as "Who is going to read something from some unknown author?" But who am I to argue with God? So, here I am, starting down this long, scary road into the unknown. I have no idea where it will lead. I've been on other such roads before, and even though this dimly lit path is unfamiliar and frightening, Christ is with me. Therefore, there is nowhere else that I would rather be.
The first step on the road was creating my web page. I named it Firsthiskingdom.com because Matthew 6:33 was the verse God used to jump-start this part of my journey to freedom. We are directed to seek first his kingdom and he will take care of everything else. Putting God first has changed everything, my prayers, my attitude, and my way of thinking. It is a revelation from God. We will talk more about that later.
Christ came to bind up the brokenhearted, proclaim liberty to the captives, and open the prison door to those who are bound - Isaiah 61:1 ESV. That's me! That's all of us! When we accept him as savior we are set free. Most of the time, I don't live like I am free. I still live as though I am in bondage. I am looking forward to the day when I am truly and utterly free! The journey is long, but Christ has already been faithful to his promise. I am learning to let Him free me from all of the hurts, habits, and hang-ups that bind me, so that I may live in his freedom.
I pray that my message of freedom brings hope to other prisoners. I have chosen to walk through the prison doors that Christ opened and allow him to cut off the chains one by one. What binds me may be different than what binds someone else. Most of us are bound by fear, which manifests as anger, anxiety, hopelessness, depression, vanity, addiction, pride, envy, lust, control, or any number of other things. Whatever it is, I know that Christ died for my soul, and he came to set me free not just in the next life but in this one. He wants me to live in freedom! I want it, too! So, I asked Him, "How do I live free?" He said, "Follow me, and I'll show you."