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Abiding in Jesus\u2019s love and grace has set me:<\/p>\n
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FREE FROM FEAR<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nI used to have panic attacks. The voices in my head gave me pictures of all the terrible things that could occur in various circumstances. The enemy tormented my soul with worry, dread, accusations, and failures from my past. To quiet the voices in my head, I kept busy silencing them with church activities and religious disciplines (fasting, memorizing scriptures, and praying three times a day)<\/em>; they both had an addictive effect. However, neither could heal nor quiet the voices of my soul; only Jesus could. When I was willing to let go of \u201ctrying to fix me\u201d and gave my struggles to Jesus, my precious Lord, I saw His handiwork heal and restore my soul in His way and time.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
In peace [and with a tranquil heart] I will both lie down and sleep,<\/em>
For You alone, O\u00a0Lord, make me dwell in safety\u00a0and\u00a0confident trust. Psalm 4:8<\/em><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/strong>FREE FROM JUDGMENT<\/strong><\/p>\nI grew up in religion. When I gave my heart to the Lord, I joined a Bible study group still not understanding the truth about grace. The messages I heard usually pointed to how I did not measure up to God\u2019s standards and how I had to fast and seek after God so He would accept me. We studied the Old Testament stories, which spoke of the heroes in the Bible who had\u00a0great faith<\/span><\/em> and the miracles God accomplished through them. Most Sundays, I went to church to be convicted of how much I needed to do to please God. Then there were the messages of sin, repentance, and the altar calls. No matter how hard I tried to please God in my strength, I still felt condemned. Some would say, \u201cThat\u2019s the conviction of the Holy Spirit.\u201d I lived with the feelings of <\/span>\u2018not being good enough, and when I sinned, God would punish me.\u2019<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
After many years of striving, one day, I met GRACE! He was dressed in the clothes of\u00a0humility<\/em>\u00a0yet standing in the\u00a0might of love<\/em>. He changed my life forever! I no longer hid from Him; I ran to Him with my sin, failures, religious beliefs, and lies. Jesus Christ took them all and exchanged them with TRUTH and FREEDOM! Those feelings and thoughts of my not being good enough or trying to measure up to others\u2019 standards vanished. Jesus\u2019s love, affirmation, and acceptance of me set me free from the feelings of dread, punishment, and condemnation.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
Therefore, there is now no condemnation [no guilty verdict, no punishment] for those who are in Christ Jesus [who believe in Him as personal Lord and Savior].\u00a02\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>For the law of the Spirit of life [which is] in Christ Jesus [the law of our new being] has set you free from the law of sin and of death. Romans 8:1-2 AMP<\/em><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/strong>FREE FROM THE FEAR OF DEATH<\/strong><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/strong>I grew up with a deep fear of death. My great-grandmother made me, and my sister go to the funeral home to see her dead friends in caskets; that gave me the creepies. And, what made it worse, across the street from my great-grandmother\u2019s house was a cemetery, and when I used to spend the night at her house, I dreamed people were trying to get through the windows to hurt us. So, fear gripped me every waking moment of my life in one form or another. What changed death\u2019s perspective for me was when I lived in Denver, Colorado, a mammogram procedure didn\u2019t go well; I had to retest. While waiting to retest, for two days, the enemy tormented me about having cancer, and I would die. I was in the battle for my soul. It began on Friday, but the Lord spoke to me on Saturday, and what He said changed how I looked at death forever. Jesus said, \u201cIf you die, you will be home with Me forever!\u201d <\/span><\/em>I got so excited about seeing my Lord face to face, that I turned my focus to eternal life rather than death. <\/span><\/em>The fear of death was defeated that day! I never feared for my life again. I am in my Papa\u2019s and Lord\u2019s hands, and they have determined my days and times. I can rest assured knowing<\/i><\/span>\u00a0to be absent from this body is to be present with my Lord!<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\nIf we live, we live for the Lord, and if we die, we die for the Lord.
<\/em>So then, whether we live or die, we are the Lord\u2019s. Roman\u2019s 14:8 AMP<\/em>
<\/em><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\nI am safe forever in the loving arms of my Lord Jesus Christ, and so are you! We can enjoy living free from fear, judgment, and the fear of death. The Lord who lives\u00a0within us<\/span><\/em>\u00a0is our sanctuary, refuge, and\u00a0<\/span>Safe Place <\/span><\/strong>as we\u00a0turn inwardly<\/span><\/em>\u00a0to behold Him and trust Him.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n
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