Made in His Image

Today was probably the most fulfilling day I have had in a long time. I was blessed beyond reason today by some incredible gal Spirit-filled friends of mine. They blessed me by speaking and anointing me with God's chain-breaking truth. This event is something that has needed to happen for quite sometime. Truth such as, "Start to see who you are in God's image verses trying to see yourself through other's image of who they want you to be." Freeing. "You are so close to being free of walking in the mud. Yes soon, you are going to be reaching beautiful white sands that will caress your hurting feet." The Life Bringing Oasis of God is near. Right now, I know that God has me in the refiner's kiln, getting me prepared to do a great work for His Kingdom. He has for sometime I think, been burning away and pruning off those things that are hindering my work for him and his glory. It hasn't been an easy road. Loved ones and friends close to me have had to all together smell the burning and rotting flesh resulting in this refiner's event. Today, I have been brought to a point where finally, I'm submitting to this refining work. I'm telling God, "Pile in the wood to get the fire blazing. Burn me up so that all is left is you, dear Jesus.Only you. Sharpen up your shears and cut away those pieces of me that are just rotting. Cut me so then I can heal and be made more whole. " He never promises this life to be easy or comfortable. Being made into the image of a pure and holy God, when your sin is dark and tainted, well, let's just say the transformation not going to be easy or comfortable. Never. But he does promise to be with us every step of the way. My rock who I have stepped off of for some time....I'm ready to place my feet back on the firm foundation who is the steadfast God. Who is faithful with his word and everything, everthing that is good and right and pure and honest and strong and amazing. Oh, how my heart leaps for joy when I focus my mind on HIM verses that of the circumstance I may be in. God is doing a new thing. He desires that we seek him, and when we seek him with all our hearts, that we will find him (Jeremiah 29:13) . Oh how I desire to find this tame yet wild King who pursues us daily and delights over us (Zephaniah 3:17). Who is constantly using his time to woo us back to his sweet embrace. This is the King whom I serve. In his presence we are radiant and want for nothing. We are beautiful and perfect, we shine like the stars in the heavens and we are exuding a glory that is not known to this earth. We are his created...and there is one who would desire us to not understand this very truth. One who desire to steal, kill and destroy. One who wants us to be focus on our current circumstances and all the chaos around us so that we do not even think to look up to God, so that we might have freedom in knowing who we are in the Truth. A gal friend of mine drew for me this picture of this woman climbing..and as she was climing, chains were falling from her body. The passage that was written beside this picture was this, "Awake, awake, O Zion, clothe yourself with strength.Put on your garments of splendor, O Jerusalem, the holy city. The uncircumcised and defiled will not enter you again. Shake off your dust; rise up, sit enthroned, O Jerusalem.Free yourself from the chains on your neck,O captive Daughter of Zion. Isaiah 52:1-2". How long have I allowed chains to bind me? How long have I chosen to listen to the Father of Lies (he who is perpetually 'the defiled') and wear rags of weakness verses clothes of strength and splendor? How long have I chosen to sit in the mire over that of being enthroned beside my King? No longer will I be captive. No longer will I allow Satan's false arrows to penetrate my heart. I am getting up. I am climbing. I am stripping myself of those chains that bind me, and I will stand up and be the anointed daughter God has called me to be. Get ready. God is doing something new and there is going to be more light shining forth as a beacon within the darkness forged by this world. Yes, I am now as Light, for I am embracing my identity of being one who is born again. I'm wide awake and am being set free and being made into His Image. I will end this post by asking you these questions: What are the chains you are allowing to choke you? What lies are you choosing to listen to over that of sweet truth? If you do realize the chains and the lies choking you, what will you do to release yourself from them-? Who sounds better-the Father of Lies who seeks to steal, kill and destroy you or the God of Splendor who delights over you...Who allows you to be dressed in His splendor and strength. It's your choice. What will you choose on this day? The climb will not be easy, but it will be worth it. So come with me, climb beside me and choose to be set free.