Don't put the chains back on...

I woke up this morning with the word FREEDOM in my spirit. I immediately started praising God for that word because it has special significance in my family right now. But then the next thing I heard was, “Don’t put the chains back on!” Wait a minute, Lord! Okay, let me sit here for a minute and get this right. Then He started revealing to me that there are many people that need to get freed and not just physically but from various things in the world that have kept them down. Then He said, “Whom the Son sets free is free indeed.” That’s good news!

I remember when I was in college; I thought I loved this guy. I was so wrapped up in him that I refused to see all the things that he was doing that went against what I believed a good relationship should be. I was never the only one. He didn’t just want his cake and eat it…he wanted ice cream and whipped cream too! All of my friends and family tried to tell me that I needed to separate myself but I always had an excuse. I am a fairly smart person with good common sense and come from parents that have a strong marriage, so I knew what a good relationship looked like. But the devil had so clouded my mind that I couldn’t see my way out. I cried many days but never said enough was enough.

Many years into the “relationship”, the fog started clearing and I started to want more for myself. I was in the shower one morning and I started to weep! Not just cry but deep, from the gut wails and I asked God to free me from that man. I asked Him to clear my mind that I might be able to recognize a  good man when I saw him. Immediately and I mean, immediately, He did it! My heart lifted and started praising God…right there in the shower! Isn’t it good when God meets you right where you are and takes care of your need?  I got out the shower, called that guy and told him that I was done with him…not one tear shed! I was free and have been since that day.

I say all this to say that there is no past experience, no relationship,  no addiction that God cannot free you from, if you ask Him. He will do it and you will be free indeed! The devil is strong but God is stronger and if you open yourself up to His freeing power, you will never be the same! Stop allowing the devil to keep you in bondage to your past. If you let Him, he will remind you every day of who you used to be or tell you that you need that man to make it. He will even tell you that that drug is the only thing that can give you peace of mind. The devil is a liar! Ask God to give you your freedom and when he does rejoice and walk in it.

FREEDOM! FREEDOM! FREEDOM! No more shackles, no more chains, no more bondage, I am FREE!!!! Watch how your life changes, how your worship changes….I am praying for that kind of freedom for each of you! Hallelujah!

Amen…