Be Free!

There is nothing in the world like being free.
Freedom from fear, worry, anxiety, anger …the emotions which weigh us down, allow us to have eyes to see God’s world and ears to hear God’s voice.
There is an exercise which I find myself doing frequently: I exhale myself, my issues, and I inhale the Holy Spirit. I do this exercise consciously, saying out loud, “I exhale myself, and I inhale you, O God.”
Why? Because it is so easy to allow ourselves to be burdened with the “troubles of the world.” I am convinced that the troubles of the world are good things, lessons put in place to teach us how to avoid doing the same things over and over.
“Troubles” are story problems given to us by God to engage our partnership with the Holy Spirit. It is the Holy Spirit in us which finally unclogs our spiritual pores and allows the lessons to seep into our beings.
If we concentrate on what is wrong in our lives, we cannot see what is good and right. We miss the tiny things which, cumulatively, are big blessings, that are all ours. We see the world with vision that is in bondage to a burdened spirit.
Let something go today. Let just one of your worries go; watch it float away into the arms of God. The problem will not go away but your resolve to not worry about it will and your readiness to receive the lesson God wants you to receive will become obvious to God.
And …you will learn.
God did not put us on this earth to worry ourselves to our graves. No …God put us here to “make a joyful noise,” in spite of what might be going on. God put us here to be co-creators in creation, adding the gifts She gave to us to enhance what God has already done.
We cannot do that if we have obstructed vision. Truth be told, we cannot connect with the gifts God gave us at all when all we can see is what is wrong with the world.
Yes, it would be nice if there were no “troubles,” but the troubles and trials strengthen us and give us wisdom. Without the trials and troubles, we would all die fools.
So, praise God, whatever is going on. Wipe your eyes; I mean, wipe away the tears or the mucous of worry that makes your vision faulty. Exercise your shoulders; roll your neck around a few times to get rid of the worry and stress that you have carried all week long. Exhale all that toxic stuff and remember that we serve an awesome God …
And then, act like it!
Pastor Smith