Transition

As my church enters a period of transition which has already begun with some people leaving the church as they are being called to a different place and changes are made, I also feel that I am in the midst of yet another transition that is much bigger than those I've already made a couple years ago.

Financially things have been beyond what I could imagine a challenge these past 3-4 years, but they have also been amazing years, especially these past 2 yrs.  I've really had to trust God to meet the needs of my kids and I and just humbly submit, as there was nowhere else to turn to.   Though my family, friends and church have helped me out a lot and often, it's not sustainable for much longer as it's my desire to not stay stuck her in this mire, rather to get out of this pit and move into the destiny God has for me.

A lot of spiritual housecleaning in my heart has been taking place.  Things that used to be once a struggle for me are no longer.  Most of those things all began and ended with the mind.  My mind was captured in certain strongholds, which grabbed my emotions.  Emotions are less than rational and though God gave them to us, if we live by them too much, it can get us into real trouble.  There has to be a fine balance in using our emotions in our lives or it can be destructive.

So, as activities pick up, more aggressive action needs to be taken by me that really means I have to be disciplined and self-controlled in what I'm doing.  God has placed my family and certain people in my path to really help me here, as some of the things I'm dealing with, I'm not really equipped.  I've relied a lot on emotions and now it's to step out of those emotions and do what I need to do.

I've been getting more and more grounded in God's Word, questioning, researching, better understanding.  God is opening my eyes to see His Truth and act upon it.

My desires to make wrong choices in certain areas have diminished so much, that it's hard to believe they were once things that completely consumed me.  Seriously, they must've been strong demonic influences there that bound me up. 

REPENTENCE! 

Unless the sin is identified, exposed, how do you know you're doing it?  If you don't know you're sinning or that you allowed certain demonic influences into your life, how do you know to repent?  You don't. 

It says in John that the Truth will set you free.  You much seek for Truth and that Truth is found in God's Word.  No need to go elsewhere, just go to God.  He will show you.