I’m writing this in the midst of a cold due to this excessive global warming we are having right now, so hoping my “Word Filled Wednesday” doesn’t sound any more strange then me trying to sing “Twinkle Little Star” while wondering if I suddenly went from having high notes to low notes all of a sudden.
There is a feeling of peace when we just give it all to Him; I mean really lay it at the cross and leave it there and not take it with us. It’s like checking out of the hospital but then making home in the lobby, and not really leaving despite accepting that we are healed and forgiven in and through our Heavenly Father.
All the while, He is offering us hope and redemption and we are insisting that we love what He has to offer, but we are going to just stay sick at the same time.
It’s all or nothing with our Father.
Our dogs freely go in and out to the backyard like it’s nothing and run and leap, but you let the gate open and they are gone in a “New York second” and I can personally tell you that chasing a dachshund is not as easy as it may sound. They.Can.Run.
The same came be said about opening the doors and letting the floodgates wide open to having that open and full relationship with our Heavenly Father, but trouble is that sometimes, we open the door just wide enough that He can barely get in and not letting go so the door can swing wide open.
Yes, we have a relationship, but not as fully as He would like for us to have and a lot of those often comes from our own reluctance versus His desire.
I would be the first to say fully that it’s not easy just letting that relationship with our Heavenly Father happen, but it does get to the point when we have to be honest with ourselves and with Him and that includes knowing He already knows it all-We believe He is all knowing and all seeing right? So why treat Him like we can hide from Him?
Remember, what’s their name? Oh yeah! Adam and Eve. Hiding in the bushes didn’t go that well.
Shame is a powerful weapon by the enemy and often, we let the enemy keep us from having that full relationship with our Heavenly Father. Eventually we’ve just got to get over that hurdle so we can give Him all of us and not what we try to selectively choose to give to Him.
I have to be honest, I’m with my dogs. Why be that happy with a backyard, when they could run free without fences. Unfortunately we have things like Animal Control and I really don’t like giving them baths if they discovered any half-filled areas with muddy water, but if I was them, and there was an open field, I would be off running with them, no holds bar and that’s what our Heavenly Father desires to give to us.
Trouble is, we set the boundaries that He wants to lift so we could just open up our wings and grow in and through Him.
So kick off those shoes….open up your bible TODAY, and discovered what our Heavenly Father wants to offer!
This week’s “Word Filled Wednesday” is being hosted by Lori @ allyouhavetogive.com; If you haven’t join us for “Word Filled Wednesday” before, we would love to have you!
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We sing a song about this verse at church — so fun to see it here with your image!
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Amen!! What a great and encouraging word. I know He waiting there for me to come dine with Him, daily.
Loved this!
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Thank you! Amen, I claim this freedom and enjoy it because I fear Your name! I am not bound and crushed whatever my situation.
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This is so good. I have a situation that I have been praying about for several years and its just been lately that I feel a peace that I haven’t felt regarding it before. I still don’t know the answer, but I do know that my God is able!
I think my peace comes because I have stopped trying to take matters in my own hands and have left it at the cross.
Blessings,
Joan
PS – I know what it is like to try to catch a dachshund.
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Fantastic! What a blessing to see and read!
peace!
lori
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i don’t remember that verse at all! lol but that’s not new lol. Great post my sweet friend! Hope you’re feeling better today!
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Amen it is inspiring words. thank you for this. Mine is ready too.
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LOVE the graphic and the verse that goes along with it! :O)
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Great post. I live on a farm and love the image of the calves running and playing in the field. When they are very young they will venture away from their mother, kick up their heels and meet some others of the herd, but a gentle mooing from the mother brings them right back to her side. What a great reminder that we have freedom, but we also have His gentle voice to bring us back if we get too close to the fence gate.
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I love your picture and verse. Praying you will be well soon ~
Blessings ~
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What a great pic! And a wonderful word for today. May we truly grasp the freedom we have in Jesus Christ. Thanks for sharing!
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