Walking in Freedom- The Journey to Fearless

Romans 8:14-17 (ESV)


For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!” The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs- heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him.

Wow. There is a lot of good stuff in there. As I read this verse, I am reminded of what God was teaching me in my last post: about freedom breaking the bonds of fear. Because of the freedom Christ won for me, I am able to stand fearlessly in the face of the Enemy. And look, Paul says the same thing here in Romans 8: For you did not receive a spirit of SLAVERY TO FALL BACK INTO FEAR, but you have received the SPIRIT OF ADOPTION AS SONS [DAUGHTERS] and the Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God!

That being said, the enemy may try to draw me back into the chains of fear, but Christ won my freedom! And because I am free in Christ, I am never again subject to the slavery of fear! We have a shield against the Enemy’s attempts too: The Holy Spirit will bear witness with our spirit that we are children of God. He will remind us of the freedom we now walk in and at what price it was bought. He will remind us that when Christ shed His blood, it afforded us His title as a child of God, we were adopted by His Father and now share in His inheritance: FREEDOM.

Does this mean that everything will always be easy and I will not suffer any longer? No. Because of Christ’s sacrifice and our new identities in Him, the Enemy will try that much harder to bring us down. Sometimes, things will be bad. Sometimes, life will be hard. But there is HUGE difference between life in fear and life in Christ. Life lived in fear will be bleak, miserable, and heavy. Life lived in Christ means that we are walking in freedom, no longer held back or held down by fear. We will be truly free and truly fearless because no matter what life brings, we know without a shadow of a doubt that the Enemy has lost and CANNOT WIN. Christ has defeated fear and calls us to walk alongside him: FEARLESS.

Fears- Beginning the journey to Fearless

So, I've been supposed to be working on some material for Fearless...the next retreat series for I.D. Ministries. I'm not gonna lie. I have been ignoring it. You see, I'm a pretty fearful girl. I don't know that I can handle being fearless. I want to be. I do. But, I'm afraid that being fearful will be easier than being fearless. Anyone else seeing how deeply the Enemy has lied to me? I have fallen for it too, head over heels. Just as my mother, Eve, did. This is a problem. Commence Operation Walking in Freedom.

I realized that in order for my fearlessness to be developed, I needed to believe something else: that I am FREE. That means walking in the freedom Christ won for me on the cross. That also means confronting the Enemy and my fears head on with Truth. So as I confronted a few personal fears this morning, the first piece of writing that I've gotten stuck in my head in awhile started flowing from my pen.

It's a little rough(and by rough, I mean, really kind of horrible), but it's honest. It's also the first bit of 'poetry' that I've written in almost a year. I'm not sure I like it. But, Jesus told me to share it. So here it is, my honest prayer:

When it rains, it pours,
and all I feel is cold.
I'm drowning in my fears,
and it's more than life I'll lose.
When will you see my pain?
When will it speak to you?

When the sun comes out again,
I know I'll see the change,
but Lord, it's hard to wait,
I just wanna hear You call my name.
So pick us up and hold us close,
heal the wounds until they're closed.

Whisper Truth and certainty,
and teach us all Your ways.
Because the fear is crowding in,
and I can't stand to fall again.
So pick us up and hold us close,
until we're whole in You again.