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10 From Hopscotch To Holinessprocess of healing of the soul is sanctification, as God changes us fromthe inside out to become more like Him. Consider 1 Thessalonians 5:23.“May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through.May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the comingof our Lord Jesus Christ.” God desires to replace our self-centerednesswith a God-conscious lifestyle. This transformation is the remedy forthis crippling hindrance. Simply recognizing and admitting your selfcenterednessis a good first step in finding healing.A stronghold of fear appears in many people as well. Fear hinders themfrom truly trusting the Lord with every aspect of their lives. Fear leads toworry, anxiety over circumstances, and much striving and stress. Wherefear lingers, grace cannot abound. Too many Christians are still operatingout of a mindset of fear. But there is a remedy. Praying for inner healing,the healing of memories, can often uproot long-standing fear. Make 1John 4:18 your prayer. “There is no fear in love. But perfect love drivesout fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears isnot made perfect in love.” Jesus is perfect love and he wants to perfecthis love in us. God’s healing presence drives out all fear. By the grace ofGod, you can say no to fear today.A spirit of religion is another common hindrance. Unfortunately, somereligious teaching focuses on works righteousness rather than freelyreceiving the grace of God. Many churched people have believed falseteaching about grace. The truth of Ephesians 2:8-9 is not their experience.“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is notfrom yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one canboast.” In addition, I suspect many who are disenfranchised from churchsuffer from this stronghold as well. Therefore they find themselves on anever-ending treadmill of working to find God’s approval, often throughconstant religious activity. Rest and receive are not strong concepts in
Growing In Grace11their vocabulary. They have replaced the delight of a personal relationshipwith Christ with the rules of religion. Because they often have a distortedimage of God the Father, they question the grace of God. A loving Godwho cherishes them completely, regardless of their performance, isforeign to their experience. But again, God always has a remedy. We canfind healing and freedom in Christ. If you see yourself, as I have, needinghealing from distorted images of God you must tear down the lies of theenemy systematically and replace them with the truth of Christ.GRACE FREELY RECEIVEDRegardless of the hindrances we may face, God’s grace is freely availableto each of us. Consider 1 Corinthians 2:12: “What we have received isnot the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, so that we mayunderstand what God has freely given us.” Through the Holy Spirit we cancome to know this free gift of God. This understanding will never comefrom the world; it is imparted to us through the Spirit. This truth aboutgrace is amplified in John 1:17: “For the law was given through Moses;grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.” Grace comes through JesusChrist! We no longer live under the law. Because of Jesus’ finished work onthe cross, we can freely receive God’s grace. As grace-given believers, we areempowered to give grace to others. That is our mandate from the Lord.GRACE FREELY GIVENWhat does receiving and giving grace look like in our daily lives? ConsiderMatthew 10:8: “Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who haveleprosy, drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give.” I’mthe first to admit this verse rocks my world. It is a directive from theLord concerning the supernatural ministry every believer should beinvolved in. It is a command wrapped up in God’s grace. Everything wehave received from the Lord, we should freely give to others. Beloved,
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