"Set Me Free" It hasn't always been this way I remember brighter days Before the dark ones came Stole my mind Wrapped my soul in chains Now I live among the dead Fighting voices in my head Hoping someone hears me crying in the night And carries me away Set me free of the chains holding me Is anybody out there hearing me? Set me free Morning breaks another day Finds me crying in the rain All alone with my demons I am Who is this man that comes my way? The dark ones shriek They scream His name Is this the One they say will set the captives free? Jesus, rescue me As the God man passes by He looks straight through my eyes And darkness cannot hide Do you want to be free? Lift your chains I hold the key All power on Heav'n and Earth belong to me You are free - This song has been me of late. I'll be honest. This summer showed me an ugly reality of the world. I hated it. I didn't understand it. And slowly, without noticing it, that lack of understanding God, turned to anger. Jeremiah 29:11 has been thrown in my face a lot lately. And it is my first instinct to bulk and run away and avoid the truth and power of that verse and question God. That is what I have been doing. Running. Long and hard. Pushing God away at every turn and becoming increasingly hardened to his love. Tonight, that running came to its peak. Where I could no longer run. God had finally caught up. Yes, I know, I can never truly run from God but, there is a point where God says, 'Ok, this enough stop.' And that came tonight. As I was pouring out my thoughts in my journal to God, this song came to me and I immediately played it. Describing the rush of emotions that overtook me would be impossible. All that I can say is that my chains are off, and I've been set free. All the praise to him, my savior and best friend.