RELIVE YOUR STORY

Another day to be thankful another day to be glad!

This morning I would like to engage you in today's inspiration.
I ask that you picture this story in your mind and as Phoebe's story unravels revisit your own story.  It may be long but worth the read for your deliverance.

Phoebe lived in a place where the streets were unpaved, small, narrow and winding.  When it rained it was very difficult to walk, and because it was so slippery she would fall several times before she reached her destination.  Her little home though comfortable had no electricity; she slept on the hard floor; source of water came from a walk to the nearby creek; her means for food were from things grown around her and very little from the neighborhood market; her education was limited as she had to take turns with her 6 other siblings and the entire village to attend the overcrowded school.  She was taught and knew of God but did not know Him in a relationship.  Phoebe did not have the luxury and means of many of the finer things in life.  Because of that she was abused and sometimes she had to compromise herself to make ends meet. One day a wealthy benefactor came to the village, fell in love with her, married her and took her to another country.  There she was given and experienced all of the things she never had.  Such as abundance of food, clothing, paved roads, a large home with electricity and running water, a chance to go to college, she was taught to drive and had a car and a driver at her disposal along with all blessings of wealth and abundance.  Yet Phoebe was unhappy and never smiled.  Her husband would notice when he came home the lights would be out and she would fumble and grope in the dark.  Sometimes her meals would be untouched.  Phoebe  was also reluctant go out of the house,  She barely acknowledged the gifts she received or hardly ever used the things he had given to her.  He was told by the driver when they went out she would close her eyes and gasp every time he went around a corner or speed a little.  This went on for many months.  Her husband watched painfully as his beautiful wife was withering away.  She was loosing weight, she looked pulled down and did not want to be intimate with him.  After carefully evaluating the matter and speaking with a close friend he finally understood Phoebe's plight.....

Phoebe was LIVING IN HER PAST!  That was it!  Although she was physically in another world, her MIND was back in the village.  She did not realize that the switch just needed to be turned on, the food, the house and all the luxury was hers to use and enjoy not just to know about and to view; she needed to know that the car was made to run on the paved roads, she was secured with the driver who was hired for her use, and she would not fall down at the curve; the educational opportunities were available to help her progress and move forward and her husband was providing for her and would not abuse her but wanted to comfort her in intimacy and love.  Phoebe could not appreciate or experience what she had unless she allowed her mind and her heart to accept where she was.

It's time for your story!  You may ask, how does this relate to my story?
Here's how.... Romans 8: 1, 14-16
There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.  For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons (and daughters) of God.  For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry Abba, Father.  The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit that we are the children of God. 

As you relive your story think of Phoebe's story apply the spiritual applications of the word of God.  Whatever you did in the past, conditions or circumstances that existed before in your past.. There is therefore NOW NO CONDEMNATION, to them which are in Christ Jesus.  Your only requirement is to be in Christ.  As the benefactor who rescued Phoebe, your Benefactor, Jesus Christ, came to your town and redeemed you, placed you on a new path, he promoted you from sinner to saint, He has given you a new name.  He has made you a victor instead of a victim, He has taken you from zero to a hero, He has made you the head and not the tail, taken you from the pit to the palace, prisoner to governor, from slave to master, from nothing to something, from nobody to somebody, from rags to riches, from unnoticed to be noticed, from darkness to light, from death to life, from lack to abundance, from bondage to freedom, from guilty to pardoned, from ordinary to extraordinary, from unselected to elected and now your test is your testimony and your mess has become your message.  So tell your story, tell how you are forgiven and you are bought with the precious blood of Jesus.  Tell the town folks, village folks and the church folks that you have a new owner and you are under new management.  There is NO condemnation. It's a done deal. Don't underestimate the power of the blood of Jesus.  It washes and cleanses from all sins. Nothing but the blood of Jesus.  It can stand alone.  Even if you have fallen from the bumps and turns along the way, He is willing to receive and restore you back to Him.  Like the prodigal son, arise and go to your Father. He wants to be intimate with you.  He wants to hold you, hug you, love you and will not condemn you no matter what you've done.  Don't let anyone including yourself hold you in the life of your past when you have already change address and master. Let the mind of Christ be in you.  Relive your story and renew your mind.   By renewing your mind, like Phoebe you will prove what is that good, acceptable, and perfect will of God. The choice is yours to make today..  Do it now!

Be encouraged - Be blessed.  Please help someone else by sharing Phoebe's story so they can live without condemnation. 
May love and blessings leave my home to yours. 
Precious Jewel