We are loved by God and have access to Him through the Holy Spirit. As children of God, we are heirs and joint-heirs with Christ, and we can cry out to the Father in joy or in anguish. The key is to cry out to the Father, and to remember that we are not forced by the Spirit, but led by Him. We have freedom from judgment, freedom from defeat, and we can say Abba Father, just like Jesus did in the Garden of Gethsemane.
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