Breaking Free

It is occasionally (more often than I would like to admit) difficult to know what to write about on a given day. Many things contribute to this writer's block: busyness, tiredness, grumpiness, doubt, and fear to list a few. Today my difficulty lies in trying to convey something difficult for me. 

I started Beth Moore's study Breaking Free yesterday. It is already challenging but that is not the point that I am trying to make. As Christians, we may think that we are not in bondage because we are saved. However, bondage is anything that hinders us from being who God called us to be. Bondage can be fear, pride, insecurity, guilt, shame, condemnation, expectations of others, promiscuity, destructive relationships, control, insignificance, addiction, financial issues, anger, bitterness, eating disorders, stealing, self-mutilation, depression, and the list could go on and on. 

Beth Moore starts with the Isaiah 61:1-3,

 The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me,    because the Lord has anointed me    to proclaim good news to the poor.
He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,    to proclaim freedom for the captives
    and release from darkness for the prisoners,^[a]2 to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor    and the day of vengeance of our God,to comfort all who mourn,³     and provide for those who grieve in Zion—to bestow on them a crown of beauty    instead of ashes,
the oil of joy    instead of mourning,
and a garment of praise    instead of a spirit of despair.They will be called oaks of righteousness,    a planting of the Lord    for the display of his splendor.

Who is this for? This is for the poor, brokenhearted, captive, prisoner, mourning or burned. This is for me and this is for you! This study, I believe, will prove to be beneficial in setting my heart free from the strongholds and past... It will not be easy  but it will be worth it. I am afraid of the process; I truly am. But she says, "be scared to miss what God has for you-- not this process."