freedom

I don't think that I have ever felt freedom in Christ, until now. God has been revealing to me what the freedom looks like and feels like. Freedom without just using the grace card in things. Recently I was chatting with a friend, and she explained to me that she couldn't put a picture up on facebook because she was afraid of what it might look like to some of her Muslim family members (even though the picture was totally innocent). I began thinking about this, and it boggled my mind because this freedom that we claim we have in Christ was in my opinion not being found. I want to be sensitive to her as she was trying to be sensitive to her family, but it seemed like she was almost denying Christ because of the fact that she couldn't explain to them that the reason she was okay with this picture was because of her culture in America and her love for Jesus.( More to the story, but we shall not get into it.) I wonder if I am not loving as Jesus is loving in this situation...what would he think? Anyways.. I think this situation just brought to my mind, that first of all, we will be persecuted for being a follower. The world will hate you. But just as it may hate you, He will love you. And never leave you. I am done being a closet follower. I know what true JOY looks like. I am blown away by the beautiful invitation. I accept the freedom that it brings. Its been so easy for me to build my life on the sand that has continually been washing away...how about starting with the ROCK this time. Yes please!

God is good. so good.