So we are almost to our halfway point…and let me just tell you, God is so good. There is so much going on here in Chiang Mai, but perhaps even more going on inside of me.
If you know me very well, you probably know that I am kind of a control freak. I am independent and I like getting my way. I am fairly certain that I have been this way most of my life, but it wasn’t until about a week ago that I realized how detrimental this has been in my walk with the Lord. You see, I thought I had it all together. I thought I knew what was best for myself. I thought I could do it all on my own…But I can’t.
Anyway I have this friend, his name is Jesus. He loves me a lot. He has been chasing after me for 20 some years. He knows me really well. In fact he knows me better than I know myself. He knows every hair on my head (and trust me y’all, that’s a lot of hair).
So here’s some food for thought…is it possible that someone who knows me better than I know myself might know what is best for me?
The answer is yes.
Last week The Lord told me through one of our leaders that I needed to “stop fighting.” Woah… I have been fighting The Lord’s desire for me for years. Fighting to believe that He knows what is best. Fighting to believe that He loves me. Fighting to believe that He longs to heal me physically and emotionally. Basically fighting everything… I never realized how draining fighting the King of the universe was until I surrendered it all to Him, sitting on the floor entirely undone, in front of a large group of people. Last week, for the first time in my entire life, I felt truly free.
There is a saying around here that we goes… “free people, free people.” I came to Thailand expecting to Isaiah 61:1 these people, but the Lord wanted to Galatians 5:1 me…
AND I RECEIVE IT!
The Lord has freed me in order to proclaim His name and set the captive free here in Chiang Mai. I am so excited to see what He is going to do over the next month, I know it is going to be far better than anything I could muster up and plan! If you haven’t accepted the freedom the Lord has offered you, stop fighting! He wants you right where you are!
Isaiah 61:1 “The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me? to proclaim good news to the poor.?He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners.”
Galatians 5:1 “It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.
