Pain and suffering. Wrapped up in chains. So lost don’t know up from down. Up on a mountain. Down in a valley. Poor as dirt. Rich as all get out.

All crying for freedom.

Galatians 5:1 It is for freedom that Christ has set us free.

14 For everything we know about God’s word is summed up in a single sentence: Love others as you love yourself. That’s an act of true freedom.

Freedom is such a beautiful thing. I’ve recently received freedom in one area of my life. And I’m here to tell you when you let God have that control to take that hurt, that bondage and heal you, set you free… it’s a truly amazing thing. And it kind of has a domino effect. That one area of my life… which I might add was such a little thing that totally screwed me up… having freedom from that, has spilled over in other areas in my life. I’m so awed and humbled that He would do that for me. And you know, I don’t think I realized how tightly that area had me bound up til I was free of it. (And those that are curious, I’m talking about the thing God made me surrender a couple months ago. The one I fought with. It never occurred to me, even with surrendering it what freedom I would get from it. I knew that I would be free of it, but I’m FREE. Can you understand that? It’s so freaking cool.

Freedom is a big deal for me. God is always speaking to me about freedom. About a year ago He told me “You’re the writer you are given permission for freedom.” I’m not sure what all that means, what it all implies. But I do know this… 1) He called me a writer, 2) He said I was GIVEN permission for freedom. Now I don’t know about you but to me given permission for freedom doesn’t mean to me that I have freedom, I have permission for it… that means I have to accept it. If you tell your kid they have your permission to have a cookie and they don’t get it… do they have that cookie? They have to accept it.

Blessings Y’all!

These aren't the lyrics I wanted to post... I can't remember the name of the song I want to post so I can't find the lyrics, brilliant, huh? LOL

Ginny Owens

Free

Turning molehills into mountains,
Making big deals out of small ones,
Bearing gifts as if they're burdens'
This is how it's been.
Fear of coming out of my shell,
Too many things I can't do too well,
Afraid I'll try real hard and I'll fail -
This is how it's been.
Till the day you pounded on my heart's door,
And you shouted joyfully,
"You not a slave anymore"

You're free to dance-
Forget about your two left feet
And you're free to sing-
Even jofful noise is music to me
And you're free to love,
Cause I've given you My love,
and it's made you free
I have set you free

My mind finds hard to believe
That You became humanity
and changed the course of history,
Because You loved me so.
And my heart cannot understand
Why You'd accept me as I am,
But You say You've always had a plan,
And that's all I need to know.
So when I am consumed by what the world will say,
It's then You're singing to me,
As you remove my chains

You're free to dance-
Forget about your two left feet
And you're free to sing-
Even jofful noise is music to me
And you're free to love,
Cause I've given you My love,
and it's made you free
I have set you free

Free from worry, free from envy and denial
Free to live, free to give, free to smile

You're free to dance-
Forget about your two left feet
And you're free to sing-
Even jofful noise is music to me
And you're free to love,
Cause I've given you My love,
and it's made you free
I have set you free