Day 35 - Please Release Me

"I, the LORD, have called you in righteousness; I will take hold of your hand. I will keep you and will make you to be a covenant for the people and a light for the Gentiles, to open eyes that are blind, to free captives from prison and to release from the dungeon those who sit in darkness. Isaiah 42: 6-7

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

This morning I prayed for release from what's been held back, whatever it may be. Everything that's bottled up inside -- whether emotions, gifts and talents, memories. I prayed for the detritus to be swept away, the chains to be broken, the seal to be removed, the treasures revealed, the pain abolished.

I also realized, during this prayer, that it's not all bad stuff that's been hidden. Some of it's good stuff. Wonderful stuff.

I was also reminded of what has been already released and revealed. These include talents that had been previously hidden (acting), suppressed (singing), and avoided (personal writing).

I've also made plans to rearrange furniture, and possibly redecorate my home. Is it time to downsize again? Maybe. That's always a possibility, and usually a necessity. Less is supposed to be more. And it would represent more release, not from emotions or memories, but from possessions. I admit, I am a bit of a packrat.

Then to the place the LORD your God will choose as a dwelling for his Name--there you are to bring everything I command you: your burnt offerings and sacrifices, your tithes and special gifts, and all the choice possessions you have vowed to the LORD. Deuteronomy 12: 11

I had bacon and peaches for breakfast, but didn't write down what I ate for lunch. I'm sure was nutritious, carbohydrate-free, and as tasty as I could make it. Dinner was roast beef with onions and cauliflower.

Su