The things of this world want to convince us that we are free while being blinded, bound and controlled. I used to believe that when you gave your life to the Lord that wonderful things would happen, that you would be blessed beyond measure and you would truly live your best life now. Truth be told, I am, but not by the world's standard. I can honestly say the last 10 years haven't been amazing. We've suffered great loss, affliction, struggle, death of loved ones and persecution. We've experienced more failures than success, we've had moments with zero direction or signs of any change. Yet I have never been closer or happier with who I am in Christ and what I have with Lori. You can have everything in life and yet nothing, you can have absolutely nothing and yet everything.
You can be surrounded by darkness and the truth in you will overcome it.
