Friday, December 10, 2010

I Am Transformed and You Can Be Too!


No written words can express how much I love God the Father and his beloved son; Jesus Christ. I will always remember the day that he came to me with outstretched arms of love and a longing desire for me to come to him. Since that day in April 2009 my life has been forever changed in a very radical way. I did not know how to explain the transformation that was occurring inside of me to my family and others that did not have an intimate relationship with the Lord Jesus. It was more than I could even comprehend at the time. I was overwhelmed, excited, a little fearful and totally consumed. Who was this Lord Jesus Christ and why did he choose to reveal himself to me now after all of these years? I thought I knew Jesus already. I grew up attending church and I would pray when there was a need. I knew of Jesus but I did not know him. He is a person and it is about a relationship. I now had to keep pursuing after Jesus no matter what the cost. That life changing encounter with the presence and power of the living God upon me occurred at a time when I needed a savior. I am still being changed day by day into his image just as the bible explains: If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come. (2 Corinthians 5:17). This is a journey and lifestyle change. 

I am here to testify of the life changing POWER of the Holy Spirit of the Living God. This is available to everyone once you accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior. I pray that you will allow him to mold and shape you into the person that he created you to be. That is the key, to be able to surrender everything to him, trust in him, hope in him, walk in blind faith expecting to see him work in your life. Are you seeing the pattern: Him, in him, and through him? It is nothing that we can do on our own. Christ Jesus comes to live in us and then we live by the faith of Christ Jesus, the Son of God. I can do nothing on my own. I do not want to do anything without him. Why would I want to when he is the Way, Truth and Life?

I am still being transformed and healed today. I had a lifetime of many deep sorrows, wounds, and hurts from the past. I was walking in total selfishness and looking out for my own interests, putting up walls so others would not be allowed to hurt me again. It is wonderful to be free and not walk in shame, guilt, condemnation, or rejection. 

2 Corinthians 3: 17: Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. My Lord Jesus is still healing and removing things from my mind and soul. His truth literally washes the old things away. I did not sit down and ask the Lord to remove all these things from me. He made me and knew exactly what work had to be done in me. He started his good work in me immediately, the day that I walked into his arms. There was no delay or waiting upon the Lord. It was a matter of me allowing (submitting) myself to go through the process of healing and a spiritual transformation. There is a supernatural cleansing process that goes deep into the core of your very soul and spirit. Prior to knowing the Lord intimately, I wept over relationships and hurtful situations; however, NEVER compared to this. This is not crying, this is a deep weeping, heartfelt passion of repentance and sorrow that takes place from within. I can only describe it as my spirit and soul crying out for a release that can only be done by the creator. No drugs, alcohol, psychiatrist or self help teaching will heal wounds. It is Jesus Christ that heals and sets us free from the bondage of hurts and pain. He is the healer and restorer. Scripture contains the truth. Jeremiah 17:14: Heal me, O LORD, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved: for thou art my praise. John 8:36: If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.I pray that you will call out to Jesus today and ask him to come and heal you. Perhaps there is someone that you have been unable to forgive, that someone could be yourself, or perhaps it is a bondage to alcohol or other addictions that are consuming your life or even depression. Whatever the hurt and pain, I know that the Lord Jesus Christ can heal and restore you to a place of peace and love. I hope that you found this word to be encouraging. Please feel free to leave a message if you desire or need prayer. I am available and would love to pray for you. Blessings.

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