“For you have been called to live in freedom, my brothers and sisters. But don’t use your freedom to satisfy your sinful nature. Instead, use your freedom to serve one another in love.”Galatians 5:13 NLT
Post uni I am discovering a freedom I have not had forever or perhaps for a long time. It is unusual and I expect a constant need to do or be something. However, this freedom is given me by God, I have no obligstions to the law of activity. I can actually sleep in on rainy days (until 7am- then the body clock rings). I am frolicking in this freedom, constantly aware that it is God-given.
I cannot take freedom from sin for granted. I am called to holiness. I am aware that I need to restrain my active mind to rest in God and wait for Him. Rest in Him is a delight in His beauty and responsive to His movement and needs. He is not a busy as we imagine, as God miracles happen continually, His love is actively reaching out through the Spirit but it is not striving, we strive.
Resting in God’s love is freedom from striving, freedom to delight in Him, His word, worship and His thoughts towards me. Being mindful of God’s love reaching out to others is all I need today. He provides everything else. I must manage what He gives me but miracles are tied up in His provision. He loves us to test His godlikeness. He said, “test me now! See if I will not thrown open the floodgates of heaven” (Malachi 3:10). This test was in response to tithing. As we are faithful He is also. Amen!
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