I know what you all are thinking, "Is Deliberance Even A Word?" It may not be but I am going to use it for this message. There was a time I was afraid to embrace who I was, a time when I felt I had to be this perfect person because of the fear of not being accepted. A time when I thought it was "Normal" to pretend to be somebody who I wasn't. Little did I know, this was only an act that would eventually blow up in my face. I thought I could successfully move on in my life while ignoring the pain from my past. The truth is I was running from my past and desperately hoping it would not catch up with my future. It was placed on my heart to share my testimony with my community and family.
Sharing my story was not something I was enthused about, as a matter of fact it was an inexplicably uncomfortable experience but I knew it had to be done in order for me to move on with my life. I had to lay aside every weight that held me back. The process of sharing my testimony was a rough journey but it paid off at the end. I can honestly say I gave fear too much credit and no longer will I allow false assumptions to hold me back from my purpose. I am a child of God, and as Kristen Getty sang "No power of hell, no scheme of man can ever pluck me from His hand, till he returns or calls me home, here in the power of Christ I'll stand."
It is only because of God I found the courage to project my testimony, one day my testimony will be a stepping stone for my platform. This is just the start of a new journey for me. My past will no longer hold me back from my future! Christ is the reason I experience true freedom today, if you do not know Him you are missing out on freedom this world can't offer.
"Where the spirit of the Lord is there is freedom~2 Corinthians 3:17"
I totally agree about those who don't know Christ personally and intimately, missing out on a freedom the world can not or ever will be able to offer!