Unveiling God's Grace and Mercy: A Journey of Transformation

It's challenging to convey the profound changes occurring in my mind and body, especially when encouraging someone else to take the next steps.

Imagine clearing a mental logjam or tearing down a partition in your brain. A newfound clarity, an understanding of the metaphorical "veil" that obscures truth, washes over you. There's an incredible sense of freedom and joy flooding into your soul. It's similar to the feeling you get returning from a trip when crossing the border between foreign land and familiarity, that relief of nearing home. This compound effect sparks a growing desire to know more.

As you delve into reading, the words begin to make sense, connecting the dots. The phrase "dying to yourself" feels like releasing the emergency brake while driving—an effortless transition, realizing life has newfound meaning. Reflecting on the times you fought for independence, pushing God aside, yet finding forgiveness, overwhelms you with gratitude.

Have you ever experienced this overwhelming sense of joy and peace? If not, do you feel lost, just wandering about? Lost in a mental fog, spinning your wheels and getting nowhere, trapped in repeating cycles?

I spent my entire life in this wilderness, but it's not something either of us did. Picture this: when you were born, your mind was open to everything, firing on all cylinders. However, as we grow older, negative experiences lead to defensive walls, hindering joy and peace. These walls become our perspective filter, making it harder to enjoy life. Addictions create strongholds, seemingly impossible to reverse.

How do you break free? For me, it took a process until I realized my mistakes and sought forgiveness from Jesus Christ. Asking Him to deliver me from addictions and behaviors transformed everything. He took away the desires, though some took longer than others. An internal battle ensued that I'd usually ignore.

Here are two references that profoundly impacted me during a Spiritual Growth course offered by Tony Evans:

1. Our new heart, received at salvation, manifests in new spiritual desires or appetites (See Hebrews 10:14-16).

2. Lasting spiritual growth comes from internal transformation, not just external reformation. "Walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh" (see Galatians 5:16).

This may sound like a mystical dream, but it's a real and ongoing process. If you want to explore further, consider the resource linked here. My hope is that everyone receives this gift and changes their life forever. Please, at least consider it. You never know what may be revealed to you.

Until next time, God bless...

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