It Starts with Goodbye..

Yesterday at church we had an Eviction Day. We responded to God's Word to us by posting eviction notices to the unwanted "squatters" in our lives. Sin, habits, addictions, and strongholds were told to "get out!" Fear was cast out the doors, along with Depression, Shame, Anger, Pride, and all the rest of their destructive and motley crew.

What a powerfully freeing thing to remember that nothing and nobody has the right to cross the threshold of our lives, and/or stay there, without our permission! The enemy has no right to track his muddy feet across the carpet of our hearts for one minute more! No matter how long he's been making himself at home there, we have been given the authority to tell him to pack his bags!

It may feel strange at first...waking up to find the halls of your heart aren't cluttered with the chaotically familiar mess these unwelcomed house guests always left behind, but oh what joy is to be found in the tranquility that comes with their exit! No, it's not always easy to show these insistent intruders the door, but it's the only way to a home SWEET home because, as Carrie Underwood sings, "sometimes moving on with the rest of your life starts with goodbye."