We know the Word of God is TRUTH and that the Word does make one free but in order to receive the Word of God as truth and experience the freedom that comes with it there must be truth before God in regards to SELF.
If God is giving us the solution to our freedom (the Word) then He obviously knew that there was going to, at some point, be situations, people and spirits that would seek to bind us. So, us pretending, faking or leaving stuff out when we go to Him is absurd. After all, He is ALL KNOWING. So who are you truly hiding from? What are you truly hiding from Him…your NOT. He knows if you made the wrong choice, He knows if you are not following His principles, He knows if you are faking, He knows if you are tired / weary, and the list goes on. The only one(s) you are truly hiding from are yourself and the people around you.
We must see Him as our secret place, our safe place and learn to deal with the truth of our situations and what we are bound to when in that place. We must trust that He can handle those parts that are so deep that only you know about them. We must take ownership of the role we had to play in our current condition(s). If you are truly in the Presence of God you will not be able to avoid the inner dealing or wrestle that takes place when you come face to face with Him, when you have that intimacy with Him. We must begin to come to God without a planned speech but in a truly humble state where we pull off the mask and learn to cast everything on Him. Our cares, our faults, concerns, failures, worries, insecurities, fears, issues, etc. Yes, this can be an uncomfortable place, especially if you aren't able to see, at the moment, what your freedom entails. In the end though, it will be worth it.
Bondage is the counterfeit of freedom. It provides a false comfort. And the longer you are in it the more familiar you become with it and its day to day function. Sadly, most people prefer this because they know what to expect. It allows the individual to stay the way they are with no responsibility to change.
We have a responsibility to truth (the Word) and a responsibility to be truthful. We must learn to be truthful with God, ourselves, with those we love and those who are connected to us, especially if we are in a position where we are over others. And I don't mean this in the sense of throwing ALL one's business out there but in being able to be honest, admit to a mistake when we make one, to ask for one's forgiveness, to teach and share the revelation we receive. Otherwise those connected to you, those you are over are observing someone that in their eyes is perfect and then when they mess up they walk in a guilt or shame, and possibly become bound to it because they didn't reach the perfection that they feel you walk in.
I will never forget the day, many years ago, that I broke through in this. First, in my time with God and then with others. The Lord showed me that transparency is an effective tool. Our walk isn't about being perfect but it is about being available. After all, what will it benefit others, and even self to go through life constantly making things / situations appear one way when they are really another? It can actually become dangerous because it then causes those connected to you to make decisions, some that may be life altering, based off a lie, which has no future, rather then truth.
Not every deliverance is immediate, like salvation. Some take time and are a process. No matter how long, remain forever truthful to God, yourself, those you love and are connected to. And when God gives you the Word that will set you free keep that Word before you and in your mouth. Do not part from it. Stay in it until that Word makes you free.
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