Rescued

I can’t remember if I shared this or not with y’all or not but I went on a women’s retreat this weekend with my church.

Let me tell you, this was a huge leap of faith for me. I was very anxious about going away for the weekend with a bunch of people I didn’t know at all and a couple people I barely had gotten to know. The night before I left I was up late packing and I told myself “it’s not too late to back out and not go.” But that was me talking, not God, and I knew HE wanted me to go. HE was calling me to go and no matter how tempted I was to just throw in the towel and stay in the comfort of my cozy home all weekend, I knew I needed to be obedient and go. So I went…and it was incredible.

I had conversations and shared things with people I never thought I would and never planned I would. It was  so freeing. I felt chains come undone, burdens lifted, and shame eliminated. God has been speaking to me so much lately and the holy spirit has been leading me to share my story. Everytime I tell someone my story or bits of my story; they tell me “this needs to be shared.” Psalm 107:2 says it well. 

“Let the redeemed of the Lord tell their story–those he redeemed from the hand of the foe.”

-Psalm 107:2

In one of our sessions we talked about being rescued, if we had been rescued, and if we needed to be rescued. For me personally, I have been rescued. I grew up knowing God and believing in God but I really didn’t have a relationship with God until recently. I was rescued on August 1st, 2019. I poured out my heart and soul into a blog post that ended up changing my life. In that post I laid out everything that was keeping me from church and pursuing a relationship with the LORD and with that in my state of deep brokenness, my slate was wiped clean. I had been keeping so much hurt and pain inside me that it was keeping me from the light and the goodness of God.

But everything exposed by the light becomes visible—and everything that is illuminated becomes a light.

-Ephesians 5:13

When I exposed all of it, it brought me to the light. Instead of staying in the darkness, I brought everything to the light and I was redeemed. I don’t know how to describe how I feel other than beyond thankful. I can’t stop praising Jesus, proclaiming the good news, and sharing my story. God is so good. Now that I have a relationship with HIM, he continues to rescue me….daily. Today it was from anxiety that I had about a certain situation. It doesn’t have to be something big for him to rescue you.

“But now, this is what the Lord says…Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine.”

-Isaiah 43:1

Friends, HE wants to rescue you. No matter where you are at in your walk or what you have done; you are worthy of HIS love, HIS grace, HIS forgiveness, and HIS redemption. It is not too late. HE will never stop pursuing you and your heart. HE is waiting for you with open arms and wants to rescue you. You just have to make the decision to accept HIM and give your life to HIM. Your life will forever be changed. Your slate is wiped clean; in HIM you are redeemed.

“You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart”

-Jeremiah 29:13

Love and prayers to all of you my sweet friends.