God promises throughout His Word that He will never leave us or forsake us. Put simply God will not leave us or renounce us or turn away from us. As a follower of the LORD Jesus Christ, I have sung about this, I have listened to many people talk about this, but I haven’t really …
Captivating Freedom Part 17
Okay – so here’s the thing. I have been writing now since October 2021 – telling my life story. It has been painful and it has been interesting. You all now know pretty much the general line of my life and some of the things I have endured and encountered along the way. It is …
Captivating Freedom Part 16
The next thing I wanted to do was marry my husband all over again. My husband has stood beside me, he has stood behind me, he has been there through every dark and difficult moment. He has been there in every joyous and victorious moment. He has never walked away, although I am certain there …
Captivating Freedom Part 15
My Baptism Captivating Freedom Part 15 The days of confusion over truth and lies were quickly changing. I was now at the point where I was getting real clarity about what was truth. It felt so good to be walking in what was true. Every single day I became stronger and stronger and I was, …
Captivating Freedom Part 14
The next morning when I woke up I smiled. For the next period of time I walked around with this silly grin on my face. People kept saying to me “there’s something different about you” and all I could tell them was that I have had a realization that God loves me. Just like every …
Captivating Freedom Part 13
One of the things that arose out of my counselling was that I didn’t truly believe that God loved me. I believed that I was way too bad and that God was way too out there to love me. I was really fine with that, as long as I loved Him, and I did, then …
Captivating Freedom Part 12
Now, I am not going to go through every single conversation and every single realization I had during my next 3 years of counselling. It was 3 years of consistent visits. Every fortnight I would head off to my sessions. It had become an integral part of my life. I still to this very …
Captivating Freedom Part 11
Any of you who have been to Colour Conference know that they always are dropping confetti filled balloons on us or firing confetti on us from confetti canons – it is always so much fun. Well, it was the first full day of conference and again we began with worship. There had been no confetti …
Captivating Freedom Part 10
As I sat looking at my lists, I heard a voice, the same voice I heard all those years ago and it said “Look up and tell me what you see.” As I gazed out across the water I could see the land across the other side of the lake. I could see houses and …
Captivating Freedom Part 9
These are the things that were causing the panic attacks and the increased anxiety and depression. These were the things I spent most of my first year talking through and gaining insight into much of what I believed about myself and how I treated myself. As far as my mum was concerned, her behaviours and …
Captivating Freedom 