People often ask what happened that caused such great freedom in my life. As I've written before in "I Fell in Love," the answer is simple. I fell in love. Jesus' love and passion broke through into my darkness. My secret lifestyle of pornography and sin could not withstand the love He displayed for me on the cross. Now, seven and a half years of purity and passion for God testify that His love is enough.

As I've pondered this experience time and time again, I've realized that it's not only the initial love at an altar that produced freedom. It's the daily love I've experienced that's maintained the purity in my life. Romans 8:37 tells us that "we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us." If I want daily victory over temptation and sin, then I must have a daily revelation of Him who loved us. A consistent conquering of the old man comes when the new man consistently experiences the love of God.

It's His love that changes us and keeps us changed. When closing his second letter to the Corinthian church, Paul writes, "The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all" (2 Cor. 13:14). Notice that love is the center. Love is the core that grace or empowerment to live right and the communion of Holy Spirit revolve around. If we will fight to daily understand and know His love for us, then grace and communion will be the natural results. And daily we'll be conquerors because of that great love.

-Micah