Importance of Freedom
IMPORTANTANCE OF FREEDOM
Growing up I didn’t know what freedom meant, but I learned that it’s the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint. “Freedom” was limited in my mother’s house. We used the term loosely. We really didn’t know what the word meant. We couldn’t do things that my mother didn’t approve of. And my siblings and I would always say “man we can’t do anything!” We couldn’t spend the night at anyone’s house, we couldn’t cook certain things, and we always had to be chaperoned ANYWHERE we went. As I got older though, I realized that my mom was just being protective of our freedom. She allowed us to express our individuality, but she didn’t want us to be put in a position where our freedom in the outside world would be limited. In school, freedom was limited, because we couldn’t fully be ourselves. We had to be careful of how we expressed our culture, religion and ethnicity. The school system, however, did allow us to celebrate our special holidays at home, and it would count as an excused absence. There is a freedom that is beyond any type of freedom, and that is the freedom in Christ.
Some freedom scriptures I try to apply to my life are:
2 Corinthians 3:17
Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.
John 8:36
So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.
1 Corinthians 6:12
"Everything is permissible for me"--but not everything is beneficial. "Everything is permissible for me"--but I will not be mastered by anything.
Galatians 5:13-14
You, my brothers, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the sinful nature; rather, serve one another in love. The entire law is summed up in a single command: "Love your neighbor as yourself."
The Spirit of The LORD is everywhere and wherever he is there’s freedom. I find comfort in knowing that since I am a Child of God, I am free. That’s the best gift I can ever be given and if That freedom
Growing up I didn’t know what freedom meant, but I learned that it’s the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint. “Freedom” was limited in my mother’s house. We used the term loosely. We really didn’t know what the word meant. We couldn’t do things that my mother didn’t approve of. And my siblings and I would always say “man we can’t do anything!” We couldn’t spend the night at anyone’s house, we couldn’t cook certain things, and we always had to be chaperoned ANYWHERE we went. As I got older though, I realized that my mom was just being protective of our freedom. She allowed us to express our individuality, but she didn’t want us to be put in a position where our freedom in the outside world would be limited. In school, freedom was limited, because we couldn’t fully be ourselves. We had to be careful of how we expressed our culture, religion and ethnicity. The school system, however, did allow us to celebrate our special holidays at home, and it would count as an excused absence. There is a freedom that is beyond any type of freedom, and that is the freedom in Christ.
Some freedom scriptures I try to apply to my life are:
2 Corinthians 3:17
Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.
John 8:36
So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.
1 Corinthians 6:12
"Everything is permissible for me"--but not everything is beneficial. "Everything is permissible for me"--but I will not be mastered by anything.
Galatians 5:13-14
You, my brothers, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the sinful nature; rather, serve one another in love. The entire law is summed up in a single command: "Love your neighbor as yourself."
The Spirit of The LORD is everywhere and wherever he is there’s freedom. I find comfort in knowing that since I am a Child of God, I am free. That’s the best gift I can ever be given and if That freedom