But
don’t be afraid of those who threaten you. For the time is coming when
everything that is covered will be revealed, and all that is secret will
be made known to all. What
I tell you now in the darkness, shout abroad when daybreak comes. What I
whisper in your ear, shout from the rooftops for all to hear!
(Matthew 10:26-27)
Of one thing I am fairly certain: secrets are kept out of fear. Fear of being judged, fear of disappointing, fear of receiving consequences, fear of wanting to change, fear of hurting someone else. In my own life and in the lives of my family and closest friends, I have seen firsthand how a secret that is kept out of fear causes erratic behavior. I have seen fear change people into things they are not- YOU aren't YOU when you are being controlled by fear!
I remember when I was a little girl and I stole a candy bar from Walmart. I knew what I was doing was wrong; my parents had definitely raised me better than that. Shaking like a leaf, I somehow managed to conceal it until I got home. By the time I had gotten up to my room and planned to indulge on the candy bar, I was shaking so bad and felt so nauseous, I really didn't even want the candy bar anymore. Leaving the candy bar on my dresser, I went downstairs. My mom could clearly tell there was something wrong with me. After finally confessing to my crime, my mom scooped me back up and we made the drive back to Walmart so I could go apologize to the manager.
My point with this story, which is true I might add, is that because I was so consumed by keeping this secret out of fear that I would get into trouble, I had become something that I was not created for. God did not create you and I to carry fear and secrets in our lives. By settling to live in fear or with a secret is allowing Satan access to you and your mind.
I have truly been blessed to have people in my life who I can share my fears and secrets with. They surround me with truth and encourage me that I was not born to house a spirit of secrets. That is what I want to share with the world today. Give all your secrets away to God; because by his stripes we are set free and healed! You are not a child of fear! You are royalty. You have destiny. You are a child of the LIVING, BREATHING GOD!
For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline.
(2 Timothy 1:7)
(Matthew 10:26-27)
Of one thing I am fairly certain: secrets are kept out of fear. Fear of being judged, fear of disappointing, fear of receiving consequences, fear of wanting to change, fear of hurting someone else. In my own life and in the lives of my family and closest friends, I have seen firsthand how a secret that is kept out of fear causes erratic behavior. I have seen fear change people into things they are not- YOU aren't YOU when you are being controlled by fear!
I remember when I was a little girl and I stole a candy bar from Walmart. I knew what I was doing was wrong; my parents had definitely raised me better than that. Shaking like a leaf, I somehow managed to conceal it until I got home. By the time I had gotten up to my room and planned to indulge on the candy bar, I was shaking so bad and felt so nauseous, I really didn't even want the candy bar anymore. Leaving the candy bar on my dresser, I went downstairs. My mom could clearly tell there was something wrong with me. After finally confessing to my crime, my mom scooped me back up and we made the drive back to Walmart so I could go apologize to the manager.
My point with this story, which is true I might add, is that because I was so consumed by keeping this secret out of fear that I would get into trouble, I had become something that I was not created for. God did not create you and I to carry fear and secrets in our lives. By settling to live in fear or with a secret is allowing Satan access to you and your mind.
I have truly been blessed to have people in my life who I can share my fears and secrets with. They surround me with truth and encourage me that I was not born to house a spirit of secrets. That is what I want to share with the world today. Give all your secrets away to God; because by his stripes we are set free and healed! You are not a child of fear! You are royalty. You have destiny. You are a child of the LIVING, BREATHING GOD!
For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline.
(2 Timothy 1:7)
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