I Want Freedom!
Psalms 119:133 Direct my steps by Your word, and let no iniquity have dominion over me.
I believe, Daily we are in transition spiritually from where we have been established to the place where God will re-establish us. God is bringing us to a position of greater and tangible faith where we will be more available to the moving of HIS Spirit. We need to Stay alert and do nothing apart from the Lord’s leading.
*Learn the secret to letting God carry the things that weigh you down.
* Live free from worries and burdens. What would happen if you took the concerns that grip you, that keep you awake at night that clench your stomach in knots . . . and truly handed them over to His keeping?
We would BE “Unburdened”
*It’s about taking the burdens you currently carry(unforgiveness, unworthiness, anger, fear, guilt, Jealousy, pride, self-pit ty, Anxiety, Shame, worry) and making them much, much lighter.
*It’s about transferring the weight of your responsibilities from the weak shoulders of your flesh to the strong fingertips of God.
*It’s about learning to live in deep-down, heart-level FREEDOM.
*It’s about bringing them out in the light. (1 JN 1:5-7)
A life unburdened.
A life transformed.
A life God intended.
*Unburdened develops into what our lives would look like if we really laid our burdens before God and trust Him with the perfect solution in His time Frame.
Unburdened reminds us of the promises the Bible gives for such a life—a life that is characterized by a lightness and freedom from the burdens of unforgiveness, unworthiness, anger, fear, guilt, Jealousy, pride, self-pit ty, Anxiety, Shame, worry .
“He provides food for the cattle and for the young ravens when they CALL.” Psalm 147:9
This verse– I wonder if he is not doing what all of God’s creation inherently knows to do: call on their Creator for their needs.
Ravens are pretty plain as birds go. Missing the distinct markings of a bluebird or cardinal and the unique talents of the woodpecker or hummingbird, ravens strike me as being least likely to get God’s attention. And yet, the Psalmist mentions this unremarkable bird in Psalm 147:9.
He points out that when they call, God hears them and He provides for them.
Maybe today you are feeling unremarkable, forgotten, lacking anything special. You might be feeling plain, all black feathers in a forest full of bright plumage. Why would God answer your call? You have nothing to offer in return.
This verse Psalms assures us that God doesn’t respond based on who we are or what we have to offer.
*God responds because we are His, plain and simple.
*God responds because it is in His nature to provide.
Our call initiates His response. We must believe that with all our hearts and stand on that truth as we wait for that response.
I know that’s easier said than done.
Perhaps you have been waiting a long time. Maybe you are feeling hopeless that your prayers will ever be answered. Or perhaps you are losing faith that He even hears.
I’ve been there, too. There have been times when I looked into tomorrow and saw blackness as dark as the feathers of a raven. Days when I read a verse like Psalm 147:9, and thought to myself, “Yeah, right. He might answer that bird, but He isn’t answering me.”
And in those times I’ve wondered what I needed to do to get God’s attention.
In John 6:28-29 the people ask Jesus what they must do to do the works God requires. They want to please God and they know Jesus holds the key as to how they can do just that.
As they wait anxiously for His answer, I imagine they are expecting a laundry list of possibilities, bullet points they can jot down and refer to later.
*Instead:
* Jesus tells them that the work of God is simply to believe in the One He has sent.
*Jesus knew that believing is work. It is heart work. To believe in Jesus even when He seems far away or unresponsive is some of the hardest work we will have to do as we follow Him. But that is all what He asks us to do. BELIEVE!
The ravens know that He always provides and they sing with confidence in that, no matter what their circumstances are.
Oh how I want to do the same in my life and see that in all our lives.
Dear Lord, today I am going to keep singing and trust that You will answer my call because I believe You love me and want the best for me. I am going to do the work that You require and trust Your provision.
Lord, thank You also for caring about every detail of my life. I know You have placed goals and dreams in my heart that will take diligence to carry out. Help me to look to You when faced with a decision, and I pray for Your wisdom as I make the right choice.
Lord Direct my steps by Your word, and let no iniquity have dominion over me.
Lord, make me pure and cast off double-thinking, trying to follow YOU and be friends with the world too!
Lord, help me Humble myself in Your presence, and I know you will honor that because we are your masterpieces and You love us unconditionally! Thank you!
In Jesus’ Name, Amen.