7/2/2024 0 Comments Frozen
When the demon-filled man encountered Him, he fell to his knees at Jesus’ feet. The demons begged Jesus to cast them into the pigs and Jesus obliged, resulting in the herd drowning in a nearby lake. After the townspeople saw what Jesus had done, they were afraid and asked Him to leave. Can you believe that? They didn’t ask Jesus, the miracle-worker in their very presence, to heal them also. They resisted Him, instead. When I freeze up in prayer, I am like the townspeople—refusing help from the one Person who can save me. Friend, can you relate? The enemy is scared of God’s power, and he wants to keep us from experiencing it. He uses his age-old tactic, fear, to keep our thoughts tangled, our stomach in knots, and our shame to paralyze us when we even think about being vulnerable (Does this remind you of Adam and Eve, hiding in the garden?). But just like the once demon-filled man, we can stand vulnerable, humble, ugly, and dirty before Him, and He will clean and free us. Fear keeps us frozen, but vulnerability with God brings freedom. Isn’t it amazing that God is God, yet He still invites us to be vulnerable with Him? When we know how much He loves us, it casts out all fear in His presence. Today, if you sit down to pray and freeze up like I do, ask Him to cast out the fear, to unfreeze and soften the hard spots of your heart. Sit still and be with Him, for there is no greater love. “There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.” 1 John 4:18 (NIV)
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