"Whatever your story, however you managed to survive, whatever has been done to you, or by you, he has delivered, he will deliver, and he will continue to deliver."
-On the Threshold of Hope, Diane Langberg
I couldn't think of what to write about so I looked through some quotes I had written from books I have read and this quote spoke to me this morning.
Sometimes it's hard when we are going through difficulties to remember that God loves us and that He wants to deliver us. Sometimes it's hard to even believe that He has delivered us.
What does it mean to be delivered?, I thought to myself...
Dictionary.com says it means to be emancipated, rescued, redeemed or released. The first words that came to my mind were "to be set free." God allows us to be set free from the misery and hardships that we face. He sets us free from the captivity.
In my own life, I have been through more traumatic experiences than I can count on one hand. A few months ago, I went to the therapist to start working with her and I had to fill out a form about all of the trauma I've faced. There were only two out of something like 11 traumatic experiences that I haven't been through. Needless to say, I have had to be set free from a lot.
God wants to free us. He doesn't want us to be stuck in the past, replaying the traumatic experiences or difficulties we've gone through. He wants us to, as my pastor says, be "happy, healthy and whole." He wants us to move forward.
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