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Lisa Gilliam
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Take me to a place where there's joy and no suffering
Take me to a place where there's no sadness or pain
Take me to a place where the sun is shining everyday
Take me dear Lord, and show me the way
At one point in my life I was in bondage
But not the bondage that you may be thinking about
No I don't have any shackles on my feet, so I can dance
No I haven't been arrested, so my hands aren't tied behind my back
Nothing is holding me down but... myself
My bondage is what I consider to be bondage of the mind
You know the kind that makes an individual feel as if they are
Defeated, not needed
Undeserving of love or anything positive that life has to offer
You know the kind of bondage that has occurred because of depression
So heavy at times that it seems like
The weight of the world was on one shoulder
I mean, it had to be on one shoulder
Because if the weight were on both
I would have been crushed completely by the impact
Now, it took a while for me to realize what I was experiencing
It all began from scars that left wounds too deep to be covered by a
Bandage. It is true that bandages are used to help keep the wound
From being infected
But at some point the bandage needs to
Be removed so that the wound can breathe
That is when the scar forms
The time w hen we blame ourselves for how our past choices got us
Into the situations we are currently in
It is also the time when guilt
Becomes unbearable because of the past
Now if you think about it
This is also when Satan taunts us and makes us
Feel that we can't remove the bandages of our past
This is when he challenges us to stay right where we are- not healed!
You see I have come to realize that
Bandages have left many of us in bondage
We are in bondage because instead of letting Jesus Christ heal our
Hearts and minds we have covered up our
Wounds and never let them settle, breath, or heal
We don't realize that the scar may be present as a
Reminder of our past yet God is able to restore and heal completely
We don't have to remain in bondage in how we think
Instead all we have to do is allow God to
Breathe into our situations, our mindsets, our hearts
That is the only way we can heal
So I have decided to uncover my past sins and
Re-occurring guilt that has plagued me for years
Today I live in the present knowing that yesterday I may not have
Done all or been all that Christ wanted me to
Be, but I have repented and live free in Jesus
Today, I have forgotten those things that are in the past
And am pressing toward the mark of the high calling of Christ
So I ask you," Are you willing to join me in removing the
Bandages that have covered up the wounds and pain of your past?
Will you accept that the scar may be present but choose to live your
Life as a testimony telling your story as God leads you
Or will you continue to use a bandage to cover the wounds
Remove the bandage or stay in bondage, it is your choice!
Writer(s): Lisa Louise Gilliam
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