Ya know I've never been so free as I am today. Now that I look back on how God has continued to free me from things holding me down, I realize that He has brought me so far from where I began, a lost sinner stuck in the belief that this world was golden. He's brought me closer to Him to the truth that He is all I'll ever need. He is my hearts desire. He is my reason for living. He is the provider of the abundance of my life, and He gives so graciously. He rescued me from the dead life, and has poured abundant life out onto me as I've followed Him since.
Now don't get it twisted. This hasn't happened just because I said some prayer, but because I've sought God out in my life, and as I've knocked He has answered. He has revealed Himself to me as I have searched for Him. Whether it has been with the bad breakups, the feelings of loneliness, or even just every day "simple" things in life. As I've sought Him out, He has shown Himself to me, and has lead me to places I'd never have dreamed.
There were times when I would lose focus of Him though, and those times often started off with me thinking I had things all figured out. Especially when it came to relationships... I let one person into my life for six years that I thought that I could rescue, and sought with my heart to rescue. Meanwhile God was calling me to just let go. That relationship was causing me way to much stress, and in the end I would always get hurt. When I finally just surrendered that to God, the most amazing things happened. One I found freedom in the fact that I was able to stand up and say "no more" because of the strength found in Him to persevere. Two I got my relational focus back onto Christ, who has helped me to pour it out on those who treasure me. Three I've learned to treasure the right things: Christ, my friends, justice, opportunities to share the gospel, the passion to lead worship that God has given me. God has awakened my heart more and ore in life, as the things that get in the way get surrendered.
I use this example simply because I know that people can really understand this example. I don't know how things went for the other person. I do know that God has revealed Himself, in something I thought would be a tragic loss, to be my hearts deepest desire.
So I'll Chase You
I'll Chase You to the ends of the earth
and God I wont stop cause I know that You're worth it
You're worth it
Yes You are
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