Good Morning Sunshine! Freedom Never Looked So Good!

Luke 13:12-13 (NIV) ~ “When Jesus saw her, he called her forward and said to her, “Woman, you are set free from your infirmity.” [13] Then he put his hands on her, and immediately she straightened up and praised God.”

How many years has it been since you have really experienced freedom the way God gives it to you? As I have literally been sitting in the same place for over 24 hours and in these moments, I realized that I had let what I was going through affected how I was living, and I put myself in a place based on that. I realized that where I am is not who I am, and I no longer want to be there!

I’m sure that you have read the story of this woman who had been bent over by a disabling spirit for 18 years. There was nothing that she could do or anyone else! Only Jesus could help her!  I read a post and I thought about this woman as I read it, “Grapes must be crushed to make wine. Diamonds form under pressure. Olives must be pressed to release oil.  Seeds grow in darkness!” And I’m sure that over those 18 years she has felt each one of these experiences, crushed, pressured, pressed and in darkness. But the one thing that I noticed about her, she never stopped going to the synagogue to learn and to worship God, and on that day when the Lord saw her, it all came to an end and she got to begin a new, healed and free at the same time. She was transformed in the process. Men you have been transformed in the process! Trust the process!

Yea, I know that labels and places are awful and yet we still do them! The labels that we put upon ourselves imprison us and put us situations and categories that are harder to escape from than how and when we got there! In my own moment of transparency, I been in these places before, “I want out, I don’t know how I got to this place and I don’t know how to get out of here”, “I’m struggling to keep my head above water”, “nobody is listening to me or sees me.” These may not be yours, but if you are honest with yourself, you have been in a place or two that you didn’t want to be in! Especially the ones of your own making, and the list can go on and on. I labeled my situation a mess and then I resigned myself to never feeling bad about where I had let myself get too!

But one day, I found hope in the Word of God and this scripture came alive to me like never before! I made a conscious decision that I no longer want to be a victim of my past, I am no longer stuck! I choose to forgive, truly forgive others and myself. I know that I had repented to God, and I know that He had forgiven me, but I forgot to forgive me too. Forgiveness is not for others it is for you! Today I chose to be free and to free others is my freedom too!  I am walking away from the battlefield; my release is my reward. Through the power of God, I am going to regain my victory as I walk confidently and upright with my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ!

I know this scripture says it was a woman, but men you can have the same kind of freedom too! When you sit and listen to Jesus, He sees you and He knows exactly where you are! And He knows exactly how to help you! Woman you are free! Man, you are free! “So, if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.” John 8:36! Today, God has placed His hand on you, do you feel His gentle sweet Spirit? He is touching you, right at this moment, stop and feel His touch and feel what was hindering you for these past years being lifted off of you! I want you to keep these two words in the forefront of your mind, suddenly and immediately! It is in this moment, Suddenly, you are able to stand up straight and you are taller and stronger than you know!

I know the years may have been long, but just know that nothing about you or the time was wasted, God knows everything! Suddenly after all this time you are now able to stand straight and see your way clear! You can see what only the Lord could do for you! The woman was bound for 18 years, and no one could do for her what God did, He healed her from the inside out! He gave her, her life and when she Suddenly realized it, she was standing straight, she Immediately glorified God! Today, if you feel bent over by grief and fear, shame or guilt, sin and unbelief, it’s over with, today is the day that you get to stand up straight! No more hiding. You are in the place of God’s choosing, and now you can worship and praise God for your Suddenly! You have been touched by the Master and Immediately you should be Glorifying God!

Let’s Pray:
Father Thank You! Thank You for loving me through the pain of where I was, to where I am now. Father, I love You so much and I’m so grateful. Father, Thank You for helping me learn how to forgive as You have forgiven me. Freely and Completely! Father, forgive me for not letting things go m, but today because of You, I can let it go, I’m releasing that I may be released, that I may walk in Your divine Freedom for real this time! Father, there will be no more excuses, I accept the Freedom that You said I can have, and I’m freeing myself and others through this process. Father m, You are a Great God, Your ways towards me are good. Father, You are the Divine Healer. Thank You for my Suddenly, Thank You for touching me, that I may stand up straight now! Father, my first response is to Immediately praise and worship You for who You are! Father, Thank You for shaping me into who You designed me to be, and I surrender my all to You. In the Name of Jesus Christ. Amen!

Blessings…
Minister Jean