Independence Day

Hi,
I am sitting here wanting to share something wonderfully wise or deeply spiritual. But the truth is that would come from who I want you to see. Today I am in a strange place. Very much looking forward to spending time with friends this evening and the time with family this afternoon - probably playing games, etc. But always in the back of my mind I'm thinking about a family member who is trapped by the lies and blindness of the devil.

Today is Independence Day for which I am truly grateful. Not just for the freedom our country enjoys but more for the new levels of freedom Christ has been bringing me to. With each level of freedom and healing I experience I long for the same for those I love. I know Jesus can do more than I ask or imagine and I know it is His to do, not mine. So I am left with the power of prayer - which I willingly do, but is there more He may be asking of me?

I have shared that I'm been in a group called Christ Life Solution. In this small group I have delved deeply into my past. Some may say why would you want to do that? Leave the past in the past. What I know is that the past NEVER stays in the past. All the ways I have viewed myself and God spring out of the paradigms that were formed in the past. Believe me, I have a Psychology BA and a Masters in Social Work. I understand family dynamics and have analyzed myself from every direction. It is one thing to understand; it is another to be healed. Only Jesus heals! It is not easy - but oh, it is SO worth it!!

I don't know exactly what my future holds, but I know who holds the future and I will do my best to follow where He leads me.
I ask you to pray for the family member I mentioned earlier. Pray that God will give her enough courage and opened eyes to seek the help she needs. Pray for protection for her children. Pray that God will continue to reveal to me the role I need to play.

My hope for each of you on the Independence day is more and more freedom found only in Christ. You are loved and cherished by your Creator - always.

Gina