True freedom is about being who God made you to be and doing what God made you to do without being influenced by the things that hold you
in bondage to things that are harmful or ego-based. Freedom is in relation to something else. We are either free from something or free to do and/or be something. There’s the freedom that we feel when we are no longer in bondage to the past, to old habits, to negativity, a bad relationship, and so many other things that seem like a ball and chain around our ankles. In this episode, I talk
about some of the things we need to be free of: These are just a few of the things we need to be freed from. The only real freedom from these things comes from God. When you try to solve the problem on just a human level, it
never actually solves the problem and often makes it worse. Freedom To do and be somethingWhen you are free from the hurts of the past, negativity (yours or someone else’s), or anything that limits you, you are then free to be and do what God has ordained for you. You are free to be the real you, made in God’s image, full of life and purpose. You are free to live in the present, to thrive, and go forward with your life. Christ has set us free. We can let go of whatever tries to hold us to the past, to things that aren’t in accord with God’s will. Spiritual freedomYou can be free from the things that hold you hostage and free to be who God made you to be and do what God made you to do. This freedom to be who God made you and His child and heir to the kingdom of God is your divine birthright. In the spirit of everything Christ Jesus taught us, I say to you: Whatever you need freedom from, you have that freedom right now. Because Christ makes you free. Accept this freedom. Live out from it. You are free. Links mentioned in this episodeFinding Your Identity in Christ
Support the show Photo Credit: Bible Quotes this week:Psalm 118:5 ESV Psalm 146:5-10 ESV John 14:10 ESV Luke 13:11-17 ESV Matthew 9:2-7 ESV Luke 8:50-55 ESV John 8:31-36 ESV John 8:44 ESV John 18:37 ESV Acts 12:5-16 ESV Romans 8:1, 2
ESV Galatians 5:1, 13 ESV What is the true meaning of freedom?Freedom is defined by Merriam Webster as the quality or state of being free, such as: the absence of necessity, coercion, or constraint in choice or action. liberation from slavery or from the power of another.
What is true freedom according to St Paul?In an awkward but memorable phrase, the Apostle Paul declares: “It is for freedom that Christ has set us free.” The story of Jesus Christ, as it comes to life in his followers, is a story of freedom, to be sure, but a freedom constrained by the Cross and deeply at odds with individualistic notions of liberty. Prayer.
What does God given freedom mean?It includes not being under the unjust control of another but independent, free to make one's own responsible decisions and choices.
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