Day 19 - True Freedom

The Lord confides in those who fear him; he makes his covenant known to them. My eyes are ever on the Lord, for only he will release my feet from the snare. Psalms 25:14-15

31 Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed;
32 And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.

Thought - Only HIS truth makes ME free.

The entanglements of this is world are in fact strong and do present a sizeable challenge to not only the things of God but the very natural and simple things. The lust of the eye, lust of the flesh and the pride of life accord to John is all that is in the world. Processing life without God will lead you down one of these thing into these three places.

The entrapments of the lust are so fierce and consistent until Jesus makes us a deal that requires bondage, to keep you and I free. The idea that our free will gives us freedom is misnomer. What grants us is bondage to the life we desire. Nay we get to choose our bondage.

Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness? 6:16

Notice how Paul in Romans leave absolutely no gray. Our occasion of freedom present us with a choice of how to live and which way to live. The way of life, light and truth like any other way has a specified path, process and purpose in the hand of the creator.

Comparatively in sin you get what you want at the cost of your life for a price not worth it in the end. In Christ you get what he gives you at the cost of your life for a price worth it in the end.

This life Jesus gives on His terms is very costly but the investment triples. You are in no way diminished.

My wife stirred me last night I think of purpose but I dont think she thought about how much she stirred me. I fight ensued last night to which I fell but not lost. For the breath of God is my body and He is still my light. My eyes moving and heart yet beating is the Almighty God giving me yet another shot to get it right.  I am not throwing away my shot.

Prayer

Lord Jesus, here am I again. Waiting on you to show your will. I see a know what I need to do your call is simple one, not easy however. I bring to you the broken mess I call my total self. I bring to your my offense and my offenses and ask for your forgiveness. My offense of doubt and fear and my offenses of lust and pornography and disobedience. I continually bring them to Lord because you are the only one that can free. My efforts to free myself are like struggling in quick sand every thrust to move makes me sink faster until I am in it and or burn of energy to get out. Only you can save me. So then Lord I cry out, save me from myself, save me from my sins, save me from my pride, save me from fears and doubts.....Save me to be like you.

Only you can make IT right and ME right. I choose contentment with your measure of my life even if it means that other people dont understand it. I choose to find satisfaction in the fact that you placed me where I am. I choose be satisfied in you and you alone. Empty of me of any ambition that thrusts me into the love of money, the lust of the eye, lust of the flesh and the pride of life.

You have very specific plan for me and I know it by how you open doors and close others. And rather than focusing on the plan, i choose to focus on your hand. Lead me where you will. Take me where you wont, Guide how you wish. My trust is in you. in what you say.in what you do.