Tag: Hope
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Alabaster Jar
I have always been drawn to the story of the sinful woman told in Luke 7:36. However, since my radical healing during the summer of 2001, it speaks to me in a more significant way. As the story goes, Jesus is dining in the home of a pharisee named Simon. An unnamed woman barges in.…
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Fierce
Fierce, a word that has never been used to describe me by myself or others. But God! I spent many years flying under the radar because of shame and guilt. It was safer not to be noticed or stand out. My special gift was looking normal on the outside while crumbling away inside. But God!…
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Battle Ready: Secure your Armor
For years I thought the lies that rattled around in my head were from me. In fact, I would not have recognized them as lies but as truth. My truth. The way I saw and thought of myself. That changed when freedom came. When my enemy, satan’s lies became clear to me, I battled the…
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Abba Father
“For you did not receive a spirit that makes you a slave again to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship. And by him we cry, “Abba, Father.” The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children.” (Rom 8:15-16, NIV) In my bible, the study notes describe this word, Abba, as…
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Our Position, Part Two
My story. The Prodigal son, when he laid down all the filth from his past, received the gifts his father extended. The robe, the ring, the sandals, and the feast of celebration. Coming to the cross of Jesus at twenty-six, I unearthed my secret box of shame and guilt and begged God to forgive me.…
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Our Position, Part One
The Prodigal’s Story We find the story of the Prodigal son in Luke 15:11-32. Jesus tells the parable of a son’s request and a father’s heart break. Can you locate yourself in this story? The Prodigal’s greatest desire is to have his own way. Be his own person. Demanding his father give him his inheritance…
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Walk Forward in Obedience; Do it Afraid if you must!
As I have grown in love and fellowship with the Lord, he reveals more and more of himself to me. As a result of that new knowledge, I am challenged to grow my faith. This usually happens with a nudge to do something uncomfortable. My flesh will say the message is not from God. It’s…
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Welcome to the Walking in Freedom Blog
Thank you for checking in on our maiden voyage. My name is Jill. I am a follower of Jesus Christ, wife, mom, dada (grandma), daughter, sister, and friend. And now, I am a writer. I aspire to be an Ezra, who, in the book that bears his name is said to be a man who…