Radical obedience. Radical faith. Radical surrender. Radical forgiveness. Radical love. Have you heard any of these phrases before? How did they make you feel? Here’s the truth, and it might be a hard truth to hear, but it’s the truth, nonetheless. There is no such thing as radical obedience, radical faith, radical surrender, radical love,…
Complete Freedom Journal
Welcome to the Complete Freedom Journal. Here, you'll find all my posts—crafted to encourage, equip, and empower you on your personal journey toward complete freedom in Christ. I write about every aspect of life—sharing insights on health and wellness, favorite recipes, moments with my dog Riley, as well as scripture reflections, poetry, and personal testimonies of transformation. My prayer is that each post blesses you and inspires a life of joyful responsiveness to God. As I walk in His love and freedom, I hope my journey enriches yours—drawing you deeper into relationship with Him and helping you experience His presence in every area of your life. Step into complete freedom in Christ—it’s waiting for you!
Snuggle Up
Part of preparing for my morning time with God involves getting my dog, Riley, settled. Ordinarily, this looks like giving her permission to join me on the couch and then opening my arms and saying, “Snuggle up”, an invitation to draw as close as she wants and curl up next to me while I cover…
The Story of My Name
The opportunity to talk about my name has come up a lot in the past few weeks and I realized that even though I have written about it and shared about it in other places, I have not shared about it here and it feels like time. I was born Angela Dawn Andruss. I loved…
Where Do We Put Our Trust, Part 5
Luke 9:3 And He said to them, “Take nothing for your journey, neither a staff nor a bag, nor bread, nor money; and do not even have two tunics apiece.” Jesus sent the twelve on an assignment but told them to take nothing with them. He gave them power and authority and asked them to…
Where Do We Place Our Trust, Part 3
Isaiah 31:4-5 For thus says the LORD to me, “As the lion or the young lion growls over his prey, against which a band of shepherds is called out, and he will not be terrified at their voice nor disturbed at their noise, so will the LORD of hosts come down and wage war on…
Where Do We Place Our Trust, Part 2
Isaiah 31:1 Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help and rely on horses and trust in chariots because they are many and in horsemen because they are very strong but they do not look to the Holy One of Israel, nor seek the Lord. Relying on people as our source of help…
Shake It Off
Luke 9:5 And as for those who do not receive you as you go out from that city to shake the dust off your feet as a testimony against them. “Shake the dust off your feet.” Move on. Shake off and release the rejection. Remove the dust of the experience from your feet so you…
Where Do We Place Our Trust Part 1
Isaiah 31:1 Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help and rely on horses and trust in chariots because they are many and in horsemen because they are very strong but they do not look to the Holy One of Israel, nor seek the Lord. The natural mind seeks out what LOOKS strong,…