I'm in one of those incredible seasons where God's voice and activity seem so close and so near. I cherish this. I contend for this. I don't take it for granted, and I pray it lasts. Although His nearness means surrendering layers and parts of me I was hesitant to give up, He is faithful and relentlessly tenacious in His pursuit to love and free us. And although I can sometimes feel like a hot-mess, He has more wonder-working power than I have "issues". Thank God!
Today, His challenge to me was to "re-learn the rhythms of freedom." He began to show me that for some time I had been "out of sync." As in the natural, when the rhythm is thrown off, the whole song is affected.
Acts 17:28 says this, "in Him we live, and MOVE, and have our being."
To "re-learn the rhythms of freedom", is to re-learn the rhythm of living and moving IN HIM. He is Freedom, it is His very name! Where He is, there is FREEDOM. (2 Corinthians 3:17) Yes, walking in freedom takes our cooperation with and yieldedness to Him, but freedom is not struggle! Freedom is a gift, already purchased and ready for us to receive!
Today, I am overwhelmingly grateful for His never-ending pursuit to have all of me. Today, I will watch Him and listen with my ear pressed to His chest. Today I will allow Him the honor of leading this dance, and will enjoy simply swaying to the song He is singing over me!
