i am free

I know true freedom comes only from God. Here are a few things I am free to do in faith:

 

*I am free to be compassionate.

*I am free to enjoy.

*I am free to be renewed.

 

*I am free to write.

*I am free to surrender.

 

*I am free to be passionate.

*I am free to be on fire for God.

*I am free to commune with Him.

 

*I am free to be called.

 

Compassion, enjoyment, renewal have their source in God.

He (God) gives me the words to write and the strength to surrender when I hold on just a little too tight.

Passion fuels intimacy I have with Him, then I am in communion with the one my heart loves.

content in God

Psalm 119:81-
"My soul faints with longing for your salvation,
But I have put my hope in your word."

Psalm 130:5
"I wait for the Lord,
And in his word I put my hope."

The author is proclaiming his soul cries out for God to be His salvation. His hope is in the word of God.

Real living comes from saturating my time in the word of God,  developing a deep respect for Him.

Also, I feel real living is being content in any circumstance whether it is positive or negative, discouraging, happy, etc. with a knowledge God is completely sovereign. Additionally, I believe real living is being content in God.

I ask myself daily, "how can I be 'content' in God?" I can be content in Him by realizing I'll fully understand why He works in the ways and methods by placing my trust in Him even when it doesn't make sense to me.

I also find it easier to write I need to trust Him. than to actually put that same thought into practice. However, if I consistently pray, "Help me, God, to trust You.", it will become a reality in my life.

When I begin to trust in Him despite what I see (or can't see), that is a start to becoming content in God and where He's placed me.

 

 

 

 

 

 

pursuing holiness

Through holiness I see God. I must also follow after holiness which is the whole point of my life. Because without holiness, I cannot see God.

Holiness is a facet of the character of God. (Isaiah 6:3) I want to be holy as He is holy.

Here are some prayers for holiness:

* "father, may I thirst for holiness more than I desire anything else on earth."

* father, make me holy in every aspect of my conduct, do in me what You must to do through me what You will." (www.presenationministries.com)

The essence of holiness means to be set apart from the world: its passions and desires. holiness is an outward illustration of sanctification. As I seek to be holy, that will lead to humility.