LET FREEDOM RING!

Even though today is Independence Day, my post is centered around my own personal journey. A couple of weeks ago my prayer warrior was stricken with a stroke in her left eye leaving her blind in it. It not only took the vision in the eye but also blurs the vision in her right eye and makes it extremely light sensitive. Yesterday, I talked with my brother-in-law who is the one who introduced me to Celebrate Recovery many years ago and much more recently, encouraged me to pursue the counseling work I now do and he also does where he lives. He has been stricken with an auto-immune disease which makes talking, breathing, eating, and more very difficult.

As I was having my devotional time this morning I was asking God why these two very influential saints in my life were being physically attacked? Both are continuing with their Godly service but with much more difficulty. As I read my 90 day book’s entry, it said in part, “…In Christ, you have nothing and no one left to fear. Fear no physical evil; no evil man or woman; not Satan, or his demons, not physical affliction, nor years of addiction or struggle. God is over all and dwells within you by the Holy Spirit. and in that, His perfect love drives out fear.”

Our country’s freedom is celebrated today. Included in this celebration is our freedom from any bondage life may give us which is very much influenced by Satan’s deceptions. I give these two loved ones to God’s protection and purpose. Evil has no control over them! It has no control over you and me if we remember to fear only God.

I John 4:4 tells us, “Little children, you are from God and have overcome them, for He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.”