Taste and see that the Lord is good. (Psalm 34:8).

They overcame him (the enemy) by the blood of the Lamb and the word of their testimony. (Rev 12:11).

 This blog is dedicated to my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. The majority of what is written herein is the precious words that Jesus speaks to my heart. I then share them with the world because they are not just to bless me but to bless all mankind.

 Today I want to share a testimony of God’s goodness and love to me. I boldly and unashamedly proclaim that Jehovah God is a God of LOVE and He is faithful to keep His Word. His blessings have overtaken me this year and I want to give Him all the praise, honor and glory He deserves.

 Two years ago in January, I distinctly remember God clearly giving me an instruction when I was journaling. He ordered me to “GET UNFETTERED.” Yes, He actually gave me an order because He is a God of order and design and there were some things out of order in my life.

 I looked it up in the dictionary. It means emancipated, liberated, freed, unrestrained. Clearly many things in my past kept me in bondage and held me back from moving forward with God’s plan for my life. He also kept telling me that He was going to bring me into a WIDE OPEN PLAIN.

 Just like everyone else, I have trials and tribulations in life. Sometimes life doesn’t turn out the way we hope or plan BUT God is still good and faithful. He can and will turn things around for good for those who love Him and are called according to His purpose. (Roman 8:28)

 This has been a year of major transition. It started in January when I was laid off unexpectedly. From the start I knew in my heart that the Lord was repositioning me. I made the decision that I would fight the good fight of faith and keep my eyes on Jesus and His plan for my life. It meant I had to resist the demonic spirit of fear so I would not become paralyzed or insensitive to the leading of the Holy Spirit. It has been a challenge but I can truthfully say that God is bigger than all the resistance and attacks the devil has thrown at me to defeat me and keep me down. Jesus is winning out and I want to stay on the winning side!

 I won’t claim that I have “arrived “ or been totally perfected but I press on! I will say I have come a very long way in the love, grace, and mercy of Jesus Christ. I have had my share of setbacks including devastating losses through divorce, broken family relationships with precious loved ones, heartbreak, betrayal, rejection, shame, guilt and condemnation. I have been victim to a generational family curse of alcoholism. I have experienced job loss twice. I feared failure as well as success. I have struggled financially most of my adult life and so on…

 I will sum it all up by saying I have made plenty of bad decisions and also experienced the consequences of poor decisions by those close to me. In short… sin has born much negative fruit in my life. The GOOD NEWS is that God is a God of second and third chances. I have experienced first hand the redemptive power of Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross. I am still a work in God’s Hand. I know what it is to be forgiven and to forgive those who have harmed me. I am being set free and healed from the things of the past and the lies of Satan that blinded me from the truth of who God is, how much He loves me and who I am in Christ.

 As I diligently pursue God day by day, He keeps unfolding his marvelous plan for my life.  I am so grateful that my understanding of God’s Word has brought me out of the enemy’s pit and set me on solid ground… the solid rock of the revelation of Jesus Christ! Yes! The Lord is bringing me into that wide open plain He kept telling me about. He has brought new work into my life and custom designed a plan for my life that so uniquely uses my gifts and talents. I am living my passion of writing. He is bringing new people into my life who are likeminded and who desire to further the Kingdom of God in this earth. He is opening amazing doors of opportunity and favor that I could not have ever imagined.

 The best gift of all is the transforming work and power of Jesus in my life. He is literally changing me from the inside out. The old things are passing away. A new woman is emerging… the real me… the one made in His image and likeness. What a glorious metamorphosis. It is nothing short of  miraculous, but that’s what Jesus does. He resurrects us from the dead and brings new life!

 My life is totally in His capable mighty hands where I choose to stay. The safest most secure place on earth to be is smack dab in the center of God’s will. That is where I will bear much good fruit for His glory. I am truly living the “GREAT ADVENTURE IN CHRIST.”  His mercies are new every day. I am so grateful to be in covenant with the living God. I trust Him to work all things out in my life as I do my part and He does His. I do it by faith and I will be victorious in Christ!

 In closing, I want to say to all you who are experiencing difficult trials and hardship.  DON’T GIVE UP. THERE IS HOPE AND HIS NAME IS JESUS. HE WANTS TO RULE AND REIGN IN YOUR HEART SO YOU CAN LIVE A VICTORIOUS LIFE IN CHRIST. HE HAS ALREADY DEFEATED OUR GREATEST ENEMY – DEATH, HELL AND THE GRAVE. GIVE YOUR LIFE TO JESUS AND BE BLESSED BEYOND MEASURE, NOW AND FOREVERMORE IN GOD’S GLORIOUS PRESENCE. 

Love in Jesus,

Nancy Slocum
“A pen in God’s hand giving LOVE a voice”
The bellows of God
http://Nancy777.com