Stop Carrying Broken Chains
Hey, Everybody!
I’m just going to be real with y’all today… not like I haven’t any other time. I’m often the queen of TMI (too much information), but I’m real, honest, bold, and again, often brutally honest. Having said all of that, let’s get down to the real.
I’ve been watching, reading, and listening, as always and this morning I had a word drop into my heart that just won’t leave me alone. Therefore, I’m stepping out per inspirational instruction with a message for those of you who continue to suffer with anxiety, depression, panic attacks, nervousness, bi-polar, and any other emotional issue that won’t seem to let go of you… or rather, which you won’t let go of.
• You were never meant to carry it.
• You were never meant to be controlled by it.
• You were never meant to be a victim of it.
God sees you. He loves you. Jesus died for you, and He rose again for you to be victorious over EVERYTHING. You see my friends, God loves you so much. But He is not the one causing your anxiety, or your depression, or the panic you’ve been experiencing, or the mood swings.
The Bible says God loved the world (that’s you and me) so much that He gave Jesus to die for us, so when we trust in Him, we will have more than we could ever hope for. Eternal live, abundant life, healing, restoration, forgiveness, and more.
BUT
Way too often, we get sidelined by the enemy of our souls. Just as he tricked Eve in the Garden, he tricks you and me every day. He’s a liar. He used God’s own words, with just a small twist to make it confusing, and here we are today!
What’s the point? The point is this: God’s Word says by the stripes of Jesus, we ARE healed (1 Peter 2:24)! You wonder then why you aren’t seeing results? God’s Word also says when you ask God for anything, He will do it, but you have to have faith and believe that it will happen… but you also must have forgiveness for those whom you hold a grudge (grievance) against before God will answer you (Mark 11:22-26). God’s Word also says you don’t have because you don’t ask, but when you do ask, you are asking with the wrong motives (James 4:2-3) I recently talked about this in a Back Porch Bible Study on Facebook.
Many of you are waiting on your miracle. Maybe you’ve been waiting many years. Let me throw this out there; miracles are instantaneous. Healings, take a little time to materialize. While you’re waiting, it’s YOUR JOB to believe God, believe in God, and to declare your healing every. single. day. That does not mean to continue declaring you have anxiety. Or continue declaring you have depression. Or even to allow others to speak those things over you or your life. In fact, DON’T. Because the Bible also says that life and death are in the power of the tongue and those who enjoy it will reap the consequences (Proverbs 18:21). It also says that whoever pursues righteousness and unfailing love will find life, righteousness, and honor (Proverbs 21:21).
So my question to you is this: What are you seeking? Are you truly seeking healing from anxiety, depression, and the like? I’m not being mean here. I’m being honest. I totally understand how you feel, what you’re going through. I know what it’s like to be hit with severe anxiety attacks. I know what it’s like in the deep dark hole of depression. But, I also know what it’s like to walk out and never look back! Because God loves you too much to allow you to stay in that state, He wants you to come out of it, just like I did.
Maybe you’ve been praying for it to be gone and you’re wondering why you’re still suffering. Maybe you don’t understand why it’s hanging on like super glue. I have had many people get frustrated, even angry, with me when I try to help them understand their situation; “I HAVE prayed!” “I DO trust Jesus!” “I HAVE had people pray for me!” “I HAVE had people lay hands on me and pray!” “Nothing happens!”
Let me tell you my theory: You never let go of it. Instead, you picked it back up and carried it out with you, then got on social media and continued asking for prayer for your anxiety, depression, etc. You put it out there for people to comment on, speak over you again, empathize with you, and speak their own issues over you, thereby drenching you with it and keeping you a prisoner in the broken chains you insist on carrying with you. Sure, it’s encouraging to ask people to pray for you. People love that. They also love to enable you to stay in that state of disrepair. It gets lots of attention. And there is where we get stuck; with the attention.
Beloved, I love you. But I’m not going to enable you to stay in your state of anxiety and depression. Walking Healed Ministries is exactly what the name says. It would not exist if I hadn’t been healed. Is my life perfect? No. Not a bit. Do I still have times when things go bad? Absolutely! I still have struggles. That’s part of life, part of serving the LORD. Because the enemy would love to push me back into the pit. I still go into the pit, but now I have the Holy Spirit, whom I call my Lifeline, who helps me to help others, and we come right back out, with survivors.
With everything that’s going on in our world today, don’t you think it’s about time you switch gears? God loves you more than I do, and even He loves you too much to allow you to stay the way you are. His Word says we don’t fight flesh and blood enemies. We fight spiritual enemies. Jesus even said the devil comes to steal, kill, and destroy. But He (Jesus) came so that we would have an abundant life (John 10:10).
It’s time to take a deep breath, get humble, come close to God so that He will come close to you, and resist the enemy so he will flee (James 4:7-8)! Then, declare out of your mouth (Psalms145:4) – that means to speak audibly – that by the stripes of Jesus, you ARE healed! Declare out loud that anxiety and depression are cursed and for them to die at the root and be gone! YES! You can do that! You have the spiritual authority (Matthew 10:8, Luke 10:19), as a believer, a joint heir with Jesus (Romans 8:16-17), to do that, not only for yourself but for others, too (Luke 9:60)!! Declare today, “I shall not die, but live, And declare the works of the Lord!” (Psalms 118:17, NKJV).
Today, stop declaring negative things and begin to declare positive things. Then watch as the LORD does amazing things in and around you!!
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