Can we really be free (part 2)

April 21, 2009 · Filed Under freedom 

From BobHamp.com

Often the greatest obstacle to a life of true freedom is our own misunderstanding of what freedom is.  

We see our lives from behind the bars–the habit, the heaviness, the fear, the thoughts that won’t go away–all the things that hold us prisoner.  In some ways we blame others; if only they would stop, or change, or agree, we convince ourselves this would set us free.  When we look past the role these people play, we see our own obstacles.  This is where the trap lies… surely if we remove the obstacles we will be free, right?  This is important: if we have it wrong, we may invest a lot of time (maybe a lifetime) in pursuit of our picture of freedom. 

Because my habits, thoughts or circumstances seem to be the obstacle to freedom, we believe whole-heartedly, the removal of these obstacles will surely set us free.

Answer this question: is it possible to be disease-free, and still not be healthy?  Of course it is. In the same way, it is possible to remove all the obstacles and still not be free.

Imagine for a moment that you were created a certain way with a certain destiny.  Imagine further, you stop drinking, overcome the anxiety, get your marriage where you want it to be, but you are still living a life other than the one you were created for.  You are still trying to be someone other than who you were made to be.  No more “obstacles”, but still not free.

Now picture this.  Your circumstances, however frustrating remain exactly the same.  You, however, begin to lay ahold of something that no one else can take away; the blueprint for your soul, connected to the Creator.  In the face of the worst the world has to throw at you, you begin to become the person you were made to be.  And no one, nothing can stop you.  The terrible things done to you, begin to lose their power over you.  People and their actions no longer bend your heart towards anger.  Your own possessions no longer possess you.  

Instead of pursuing the removal of obstacles we surrender to the pursuit of the One who made us and loves us, with an everlasting love.   

“In this world, you will have trouble” Jesus said, “but take heart, I have overcome the world.”  Let Him overcome you.fr

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