Voices rose to the sky as God given passions bursted into existence. I heard the cries of my brothers and sisters crying out to the God whose love was finally being embraced. With chairs tossed to the side because the children of God needed space to move, dance, and jump in their freedom, I experienced a worship service that was like no other!
Before this moment however, there was a battle within my heart that I could not ignore.
Guilt and Regret vs. God’s abundant, ever-present, overflowing love.
My heart was plagued with guilt and from that guilt came disappointment, regret, and feelings of being unworthy. Sins from my past had crippled my relationship with Christ and although God had removed my shackles time and time again, I kept putting them back on. I would not accept that God still saw me as pure, perfect, and holy.
I was surrounded by the people that I would be with for the next 4 months when it happened. They began to speak encouragement, comfort, and strength over me. It was my new friend Chelsea that God used to say the words that would bring freedom into my life. God said through her, “You need to forgive yourself.” As I repeated those words aloud my eyes swelled with tears and my body shook with emotion. With my head humbled to the Lord I felt that the words of my freedom in Christ were about to emerge. I had proclaimed it within my heart and now it was time to proclaim it to the world….. “I DID!”….
I now stand in front of you, Kenya, and the world a free man of God set free by God’s LOVE!!!
