Days of PURPOSEFUL Thankfulness – Day #106

Note: Refer to day number 1 (July 25, 2015 post) if you do not know what this is all about.

Clunk! That is the sound of a fallen chain—the sound of a mental stronghold. I thank God for the various spiritual chains that have been falling for me, especially this year. Just a few months ago while visiting some old family friends who had just lost a loved one; I had an experience that I did not expect. We were catching up on some happenings and one of them spoke words to me about how she could see a freedom in me. I will not go into details of the conversation but she spoke to the very things that were going on inside me. I had not been able to express this freedom to anyone. She had not seen me in years, and yet now in her presence she saw it. Here I was coming to comfort them and instead I was receiving the blessing. J

Just because we are free in “some” areas does not equate manifestation of freedom in “all” areas. We can “see” all the freedoms we want externally but still feel like we are on lockdown when we are not free mentally in any one or more areas. Failure to embrace “fully” the power of God’s Spirit for our everyday lives through the work of Christ keeps us bound. (Those that have spiritual ears to hear and understand let them grasp this) It keeps us bound to old lies, the belief that other people (including government, etc.) control or limit our ability to excel (instead of knowing there is a bigger hand at work in control of our situation). Yep, I thank God for the “chains” that continue to fall.

I am convinced and confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will [continue to] perfect and complete it until the day of Christ Jesus [the time of His return]. (Philippians 1:6—Amplified)