I re-read my post called “The Start” and it made me feel a type of way (feel free to check it out: https://rhonda-gates.com/2020/08/14/the-start/). Honestly, I have veered away from the original purpose of this blog; to share my thoughts and to live unapologetically. While I share my thoughts it has not been consistent and has not been in a way that conveys any particular message, thus, I have to get back to basics.
My foundation is built around my faith, but what happens when I allow my foundation to be built on personal freedoms or values that do not align with my faith in Christ? I will tell you, at least for me, my life begins to feel foreign, everything starts to feel impossible, mediocre becomes the norm and extraordinary becomes impossible. It is time for me to get back to basics. I find myself in a constant battle where I am losing to the world! Well, my eyes are open and I am ready to get back in the fight.
I am done with an unstable foundation and ready to build my house on a permanent foundation. I am so grateful for God’s grace, mercy, and love for me because, without it, I would be a lost cause. I would not have a place to cry and repent and would be destined for Hell. But God! He is unlike any other, He says in John 5: 24 (KJV), “Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.” God is not to be taken as a joke or a game, so it is time for me to stop playing. Stop acting as if, I am able to do what I want then turn to Him and say, “Lord, forgive me” and go on with my life as if there are no consequences.
I will start back reading my Bible daily and spending time with Jesus as I used to and letting Him lead me, truly lead me. I will wait on the Lord. I already pray daily but it is time that I took these prayers more seriously and be there when He calls on me. It is easy to get mixed up in the world and let it take the lead, because it seems right, well, it is time that I questioned the world and asked, how does that compare to the message of Jesus?
It will not be easy going back to where I was but I am ready for that challenge because that is where I belong. I belong to and with Christ, not the world.
Feel free to join me on this journey of finding my way back to Christ while disencumbering the chains that I gathered while being away from Him.
Disencumbering my Chains 