Rattle

Have you ever identified your life with the words to a song? I am addicted to the song “Rattle” right now by Elevation Worship. I keep it on repeat at the gym as I use the dreaded stair stepper. I have it timed out perfectly. If I play the song twice I am almost halfway done with my cardio. I am sure people look at me a little crazy as I silently declare the words of the song over my life. 

The song speaks of dry bones rattling and dead things coming back to life. As I sing the phrase “Open the grave, I’m coming out, I’m gonna live, gonna live again”, something happens within my Spirit. I want to truly live out the life that God has given me in the freedom that He has given me. I spoke in my previous blog on how God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and love and a sound mind.  I don’t always operate in that freedom. I really want to, I desire it, but it doesn’t always happen. 

I have struggled with a form of anxiety for years. I can’t really pinpoint when it started or how it started but it’s something I have to take to the Lord frequently. My thoughts and mind sometimes tend to run wild. I will share more of my journey in the blogs to come. I felt guilt for years because of it but now realize that I am not alone in this.  

That is what the enemy wants you to feel in your silent battles, alone. When we feel alone we tend to pull away from anyone that can really speak life into our circumstances. We begin to second guess everything and allow the enemy to have a field day with our emotions. We begin to think we are broken beyond repair, or at least that is how I felt. But I am not broken and neither are you. 

I don’t know where you may find yourself today. But regardless, put on the song “Rattle” and let it ignite a fire within you. Let the words wash over you. And if you feel like you have been in the grave alone, declare those words out loud today. “Open the grave, I’m coming out, I’m gonna live, gonna live again.”  This is what He desires for us.