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21 Day Fast: Day 9

Posted on April 14, 2009 | Filed Under West Rome, What I'm learning, XL 

I hope those of you that are taking this journey with me are enjoying all the great things that God is doing in your lives. However, if you’ve not figured this out, it’s not always a ball of fun. It is easy to preach to other people about letting God pull the junk out of your wells and clean you up. It is not so easy when God begins to deal with you. God is calling things out of my wells from years past and helping me deal with them as I need to. Phil. 3:13 says, “forgetting what is behind and straining to what is ahead…” What I have learned over the years is that word “forget” doesn’t really mean to never remember. It means to learn from, deal with, and move on. That is exactly what God is calling us to do with the junk that He has pulled out of our lives. We must not give the devil a foothold into our hearts by continuing to dwell on the things that God is no longer dwelling on. We must accept God’s forgiveness and move ahead. We must remember the we are His children, that there is no condemnation in Jesus, and He has freed us from all that we USED to be. I pray for you, as I learn myself, that you will experience a freedom over these days that you have never known before. God promises that He will bless our sacrifice and I know He will bless the one you and I are making right now.

I really wanted to share this part of my fasting experience because these are not usually the stories that we hear. We just hear how great thiings are and how much God is blessing people’s lives. That is so true and I never want to stop hearing that. I just want some of you to know that it’s ok if this is a tough time for you. If you are struggling to remember who God made you. If you’ve forgotten that you are no longer guilty of the sin that God has already forgiven. You are not alone. Many people are going through that feeling. The good news is that God is using this time to show us who we are. This will serve as a reminder for you that you are God’s Child! There is nothing you can do that is going to change that in you. He will always love you. He will always forgive you. And, yes, His plan really is always better than yours.

Have a great day. And, don’t forget who you are!

Jarrod

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