What does
it mean to be free?
I hear this word. I love this word.
I even have this word permanently imprinted on my rib cage…but what does it
really mean? I feel liberation in physical form just simply placing the word
between, “I am” and “from”, but that’s where it gets me. I am free from what?
Until I can answer this question, am I really all that free? Have I ever really
taken the time to justify the use of this word that I habitually flaunt?
What I do know is that the foundation
of this word comes from the place that our souls rest, and that the spark which
ignites this word to come to life can only be lit by the hands of God. Only He
can breathe definition off of the pages and into real life.
2 Corinthians 3 says, “Where the
spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.”
Let’s take a closer look at that solemn word. Freedom: the state of
being free rather than in confinement or under physical restraint; Example: He
won his freedom after the trial. The irony of this word is that freedom does
not come freely. Somebody must pay a price for this latitude. The first thing I
must allow to sink in is that I was fought for. 1 Corinthians 6 says it best, “You
were bought at a price.” The reason that we can mess up, and make our own
choices, and be welcomed back with open arms, is because Jesus went before us
and paid a brutal cost so that we can delight in this angelic word. Let that
sink in. Now I ask myself, because Jesus fiercely paid a price for my life,
what am I free from?
The way that people perceive me,
I am free
from….
Believing lies that diminish my
value,
I am free
from….
Misery, Shame, Guilt,
I am free
from….
The ways of the world,
I am free
from….
Measuring up,
I am free
from….
Comparison,
I am free
from….
Thinking that it is all about me,
I am free
from….
Depression,
I am free
from….
My past
I am free
from….
Spending eternity in hell.
I
am free.
Lys.
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