I am FREE
Freedom. This is a recurring theme in my life. I have been held hostage by guilt and held by my own bondage of shame for so long in my life, it can be overwhelming to think about sometimes. What a beautiful truth that I can be and indeed am, free. I am free to worship Him through obedience.
I am free to walk, skip, and even run alongside the Creator because it is not about me.
I am free to obey because if it is good and right He put it in me.

I am free to repent because He gives me grace.

I am free to be bold because He put His confidence in me.
I am free to read His Word because He gives me understanding.
I am free to love others because He loves me completely.
I am free to live in joy because He has loosed my chains.
I am free to run to my Abba because He draws me to Himself.
I am free to stand because He gives me His armor. 

I am free to follow because He leads me. 
I am free to tell others about Him because He has given me a testimony.
I am free to forgive because He has shown me mercy.
I am free to help others because He has given me compassion.
I am free to praise Him because He has given me His peace.
I am free to be His because He died for me.

My freedom is truly not about me. It is a result of pure, real Love that comes with the expectation of accepting it. Living in it. Growing in it. Telling others about it. 

Thank You Father for knowing me and loving me anyway. Thank You for putting a desire in me to love You, obey You, worship You. You know I am incapable of even wanting to do any of that without You. May I be putty in Your hands and make You smile as I go where You lead.