Let out, to let in

By Daneen James 

When you put a new garbage bag in the can, sometimes it has air bubbles. So even though the bag is new and empty, whatever you put in just sits at the top. And unless you let the air out, the bag won’t expand to its full capacity. 

The air in the bag can be like the filler in our lives. Over time hurts and hang-ups can prevent us from experiencing life with the richness and fullness God intended. We stifle what we want because of what we hold on to.

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Here are a few questions to help you to explore and go deeper: 
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1. What’s the hole? What wasn’t done, but should have been. 
2. Where’s the hurt? What was done, but should not have been. 
3. What’s the hope? Who or what are you hoping will change, so your life can change?  Doesn’t mean that you don’t want better, but you’ve made the person or situation being different, the condition for you being better. 

Reflect: 

Ask God to lead and be with you as you look at your life. Here are a few scriptures to ground and strengthen you in your daily decisions. 

• The Lord is the Spirit, and wherever the spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. 2 Corinthians 3:17
• God gives us the desire and power to do what pleases Him – Philippians 2:13
• We destroy every proud obstacle that keeps us from knowing God – 2 Corinthians 10:5​

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