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I then started doing something even crazier.
I started SINGING PRAISE SONGS.
Seriously.
Who is this person???!
Like, I couldn’t stop myself. They just kept coming out of me. And I was smiling. Genuinely filled with joy.
As I sat down to write this, a wave of gratitude flooded me nearly knocking me down with tears. Because, guys, this is freedom. I’m free from myself. From my own insecurities, from my own shortcomings – when you’re free from that, no one can shake you.
Not even someone you love telling you they hate you.
When a deep, wounded place of my past was poked, all that came out was love – because Jesus has redeemed that place. And no one can reside there other than Him.
Hallelujah….
As I processed this with God, he showed me that this is fruit of what happens when we go all in with Him. When we allow the freedom of the gospel to penetrate EVERY ounce of our lives – when we refuse to hold anything back from him, HE DELIVERS ON EVERY PROMISE.
Like, joy instead of sorrow? Yeah, I’m living that in REAL TIME.
And, I’m seeing that when HE is what you’re seeking above everything else, loving those who persecute you isn’t something you struggle with. It’s honestly really easy. Like, it’d be harder for me to be full of anger and rage right now than love. It’s just not inside of me.
Jesus is inside of me. And he wants out.
I still have a ways to go on this journey. I want more of this. I crave Him.
But, one thing is for certain: I’m all in.