Psalm 5
I lay out the pieces of my life on your altar and watch for fire to descend.
There is something raw and beautiful about exposing it all to God. Even though God knows our thoughts, our actions before we do them, and our hearts, there is something liberating about bearing it all to Him. It’s stepping out of fear and into faith when we are able to say, ”God, here I am. Here is everything in my life that is holding me back from You, take it and let it burn.”
We don’t realize how much we bury inside until we reach a point when we pour our lives at God’s feet. There are no words to describe that feeling. It’s almost as if our soul has a voice that we never knew existed.
Our thoughts have the power to deceive and so do our hearts. When our hearts are truly rooted in the Word of God, there is no room for deception, but maybe that’s the problem. If our hearts were truly planted in the Word God, why would we doubt? It’s because our souls haven’t truly reached the point of connection, and they don’t know God.
Reaching the point when we are willing to expose it all without fear is coming alive all over again. It’s watching the things we are too scared to admit and bottle up instead, fall at the feet of God’s grace and we’re free. It’s that moment that we take everything that has ever held us back and kept us planted in our lies, anything that has ever prohibited our growth and trust in Him, every single broken piece, throwing it into the fire and watching our life disappear.
Through the flames, the infliction of who we were will burn. It’s a new beginning and allows us to embrace eternity.
Let it burn
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Posted by Julie under Spiritual Growth
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You are so correct on this. For the longest time I’ve thought I had let things go and still hid behind the lies. In which those lies and sin turned into more lies and sin and so on. Here recently I exposed everything to God without fear. So much now that I’m even confessing out loud to believers and non-believers the things I did in the past and up till I gave it all to God. I’m even confessing to family, friends,loved ones, and strangers.
I am no longer ashamed of myself and hiding behind the lies and sins I did. I have no problem telling complete strangers who I don’t know my lies and sins and tell them how God has given me a new beginning. I was living a ‘Christian Life’ in a reality of the world, now I’m living the ‘Christian Life’ of the Biblical world in God’s word and for once doing what we our all called to do.
Thank you for this post among the others you have written. Also one of your other post gave me confirmation that God was speaking to me. Thank you.
Jeremy,
“The truth will set you free,” that verse pretty much sums up about being completely raw and open. I think as believers, it’s very difficult exposing it all to God and people in our life. I think it’s the fear of being judged or being looked down on because we don’t live up to their “standard.” The worst thing we can do is lie to ourselves and bury our hurt, pain, and our sins.
I am so glad that you have reached a point in your life where you have been able to expose it all. Not just to God and your immediate circle, but to others as well. We never know the kind of impact we can have on the lives around us or complete strangers, until we learn to let go of the things that are holding us back and be set free from them. It’s not only liberating but also confirms that we are not alone.
I pray that you continue being open and honest. Regardless of where in life God takes you, I hope that you can continue on the path of truth and freedom.
Thank you for your comment, God bless you!