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 It is a strange thing that freedom can be frightening.

To be set free of a fondly nurtured bondage, the chains that one has come to know with a comfortable sorrow, can seem like more an attack than a liberation.

When one IS set free, there can be the experience of vast areas that are not empty. Time that used to be filled by one’s “ponderous chains” is now opened up and it can appear frightening.

What DOES one now do withal the energy, space and time once occupied by one’s bondage, be it resentment, unforgiveness, bitterness, fear, victimhood, narcissism, or even nurtured sorrow?

When God sets you free, He does not leave a void behind, He comes and by the Holy Spirit, fills you with His own Presence and power. He wants to show you that He has a purpose for you, that you have a destiny in Him, plans to bless you, not harm you. He wants you to flourish by His love and mercy so that you become more fully human every day as He lives out in you and through you.

Freedom and wholeness will never be brought about by human effort. It’s not about achieving. It’s about believing Him. He will show you; He will lead you; it will always be about what He has done for you, not what you might be able to manage on your own.

Even now, if you find yourself struggling, knowing there may be more “weights” to offload, the struggle ITSELF show that Life is at work in you. Dead people don’t struggle, but people Jesus has set free, will find His power enabling you to both see what is binding you and to release it Him. He is, in fact, your salvation, your Rescuer, your Restorer, your Hope & Peace.

Be free.



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