We all have a wall we need to get over. A situation that seems to be too big for us to handle. God wants to work in us and through us to break down the barriers in our life and give us freedom!

Our identity is in Christ and our purpose is His glory. And, if anyone is in Christ today, it’s only because of the grace of God.

For years I struggled with that label. My hair. Weight.

Who you see me to be becomes who I see me to be. So, when I look in the mirror, I see

your words.

To get rid of the past labels, we strive for a new identity: career, accomplishments,

fitness, marriage, politics, style.

But then as life goes on, we find ourselves limited by and chained to our past: sins, poor

choices, disabilities.

Eventually, when we look in the mirror, we’re not sure who we are.

Choosing joy means that I am making a conscious decision to trust God based on His

character and His promises instead of believing my fears. WHAT AM I TO DO WHILE WAITING ON GOD?

Let's talk about doubts. I'm not one of those pastors who get stressed out by those who are going through a faith crisis, struggling to trust God. Unless your faith has ever been put to the test how do you know whether or not you actually have faith?

This will usually happen in a waiting period. During that waiting period, most of us will wrestle with these three questions:

Is God real?

If so, does God care?

If so, why is God silent?

Today, I'm not even going to try to fully answer those three questions. We don't have the time. But, I want to start the conversation.

Have any of you ever worried or been anxious about something? Pastor Brian gives us three responses we should have to anxiety...

THE BIG QUESTION: WHAT ARE THE BOUNDARIES OF MY FREEDOM IN CHRIST?

Jesus said in John 8:36: So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.

Paul writes in Galatians 5:1: For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore,

and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.

Freedom is a big deal. According to the Bible, you’ve never been more free than when

you are in Christ.

What are we freed from? We are free from the burden of sin and the eternal

punishment for sin. We are set free from who we are naturally and transformed into

holiness.