Who or what is driving your life? Is it fear? Pain? Revenge? Desperation? Rage? Addiction? Past abuse? Whatever or whomever is driving determines the course, the speed and the destination, and as we learned last week, if you are not submitting to the guidance of the Holy Spirit in your daily decisions, you need to stop and switch seats because at least one area of your life is out of control.
We’ve spent some time examining the resources that will help us get free, but if we’re going to walk the path of freedom, what steps should we take? This week, we’re looking at the first step toward freedom: Embrace the Pain. In Matthew, we read about Jesus overcoming soul-crushing grief to accomplish God’s will, and if we want to do the same and experience the freedom that is waiting for us on the other side, we must have the courage to embrace the pain of healing.