Freedom in Christ

There is such freedom in seeking Christ. Until one is broken and contrite they cannot understand the healing associated with the love of God to deliver us from our sin and worries. Notice I didn't say deliver us from our troubles! We can be delivered from sin and no longer worry right in the midst of our trials.

God doesn't always deliver us from trials, they teach us, but He will go through with us.

When we are all tangled up in human tradition and emotionalism we are inbondage to the wiles of the devil.

If the devil can keep us seeking good feelings continually he can keep us on a roller coaster ride without any hope of steadiness and courage.

It is in reasoning through things with our minds using God's Word as the Holy Spirit reveals truth to us. Yes there are good feelings associated with seeking Christ, but the feelings are not the objective, the truth is the real objective.

Feelings are a residual effect of stimuli, they are not truth often. We tend to think if something or someone makes us feel good then that thing or person must be good. If something or someone makes us feel bad then that person or that thing is bad.

Truth in the beginning of our search for God will make us "feel" bad. We feel bad because we are ashamed of our sinfulness. If we respond correctly in contrition desiring to be changed into a new creation by Christ then that bad feeling leads us to cleansing and the good feeling that come from being cleansed by Christ are far more satisfying and lasting.

Freedom in Christ comes when we are broken over our sinfulness first. Then Christ comes to cleanse us from that sinfulness, the sinfulness no longer controls us any longer, while covering it in His blood.

After all that, Christ lives in us and continues to cleanse us of dead works and a prideful spirit.

1 John 1:8-10 "…8 If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we say we have not sinned, we make Him out to be a liar, and His word is not in us."

One cannot be cleansed without confession. God will not work in someone who will not admit there is sin in their heart.

Ezekiel 36:25
"Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse you from all your filthiness and from all your idols."