bondage.
It can attack any aspect of a person’s entire being, whether it be physical, emotional, mental, or spiritual. I realized tonight that I’ve been in emotional, mental, and spiritual bondage for the past 6 and a half years. SIX AND A HALF YEARS. I’ve been bound all because of a particular sin that became a struggle for me all those years ago. God revealed this to me tonight. I was completely horrified. I already knew I had been bound, but I actually saw and understood it tonight. I’ve never been more scared in my life. I’ve also never been more humbled.
Sin can eat you alive. It can also harden your heart, and make you completely numb. That’s what it had been doing to me. The sin I’ve struggled with has created layers and layers of calluses over my heart. And at one point, I was totally numb. I felt so much pain over a period of time that I just ceased to feel anything and everything. I was dead.
I was graciously reminded tonight that there is hope for people like me. One of the beautiful things about being a follower of Christ is that He allows us to come to Him just the way we are! Baggage and all! He loves us, and His mercy and grace truly are immeasurable and never-ending. As a group of my fellow college students and I lifted our voices to the Creator of the universe tonight, He reminded me that He is stronger than the sin that binds us. He breaks those chains and sets us free! HALLELUJAH!!!!!!!!!!
The Lord began working on removing those calluses from my heart about a year and a half ago. It’s been a slow and emotional process, and He’s definitely still working on me, but I’m finally seeing the beauty of His work. I’ve known, intellectually, that I’m free from my sin in Christ for years. I’m finally learning what that truly looks like.
“Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death.”
Romans 8:1-2
PRAISE GOD!!!!!!!!!
