Freedom in living in the present moment instead of rehearsing and contemplating moments that may happen, you wish would happen, and probably will never even happen at all. Freedom in not having answers, in accepting grace, and in giving grace out whether or not it makes sense to you. Freedom in being unchained, in living without titles or positions stamped on your forehead, in finding your worth in who God says you are and not in who the world tells you you should be, and in accepting God's peace instead of obliviously rejecting it. Freedom in boldly declaring who Jesus is.
This is what I am learning.
Today my best friend got married. And to say that God was present and moving and working would be the understatement of the century. God was BLOWING MY MIND. It was the most freeing day of realizing that God is always faithful. Always. He hears us, He doesn't disregard us or plug His ears for the prayers we plead to Him. And He answers us. In tangible, real ways. In ways that even people that don't follow Him can't turn away from. Jesus can and will make Himself known, and He did today. GOD IS GOOD.While the stream of little answered prayers was long and powerful, one of them stood out to me the most. Praying over our beautiful best friend as she was about to walk down the isle, just to have the makeup artist walk in, overhear the prayer, and share with me a bit later the crazy impact it had on her and how it was the final indication that she needs Jesus in her life. I cannot even explain in words the incredible intentionality of the Lord and His perfect timing. He uses us. HOW LUCKY ARE WE? Daing.
If there is anything we can have unfathomable freedom in, it is that Jesus uses us as long as we are willing. And the Gospel changes lives, whether we are talking about it in a nail salon, praying over a friend before her wedding day, or whatever it may be. Just speaking the name of Jesus changes things. The boldness and freedom to fearlessly declare who Jesus is CAN and will transform lives.
