What are you waiting for?
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Jesus never did anything like other people. He didn't aspire to wealth or status, He didn't care what the upper class thought of Him, and He certainly didn't follow the accepted 'rules'. There was no doubt about Him, though--He was free.
Jesus wasn't bound by any of the things that weigh us down today. It wasn't that He didn't experience things like hunger, fear, worry, temptation. He just didn't let those things stop Him from His relationship with the Father or His mission here on earth.
Being fully human makes it hard to identify with the level of freedom Jesus wants us to experience. Every day, we give importance to things like work, school, sports, and parenting; all the while worried about money, basic needs for our families, relationships, and safety issues. On top of that, the question, "What about me?" runs through our sinful minds when we begin to feel stretched by obligations. Certainly, these things listed are important; but when we let them choke our freedom, we become exhausted and discouraged. We start to look at our spiritual lives like a set of rules to follow and tasks to accomplish.
What's stopping you from being free? Busyness? Fear? Depression? Students and the elderly are susceptible to allowing their age to restrict them. Parents and working adults get overwhelmed by the demands on their time.
The truth of freedom is that it changes everything. Satan's tools have no place in the life of a Christian-and make no mistake, all of these 'necessary' things can be used by the enemy to distract us. Being free makes us grateful. Being grateful makes us content. Contentedness leads to passion to minister. Letting passion into your life removes tiredness and distractions.
Jesus wasn't bound by any of the things that weigh us down today. It wasn't that He didn't experience things like hunger, fear, worry, temptation. He just didn't let those things stop Him from His relationship with the Father or His mission here on earth.
Being fully human makes it hard to identify with the level of freedom Jesus wants us to experience. Every day, we give importance to things like work, school, sports, and parenting; all the while worried about money, basic needs for our families, relationships, and safety issues. On top of that, the question, "What about me?" runs through our sinful minds when we begin to feel stretched by obligations. Certainly, these things listed are important; but when we let them choke our freedom, we become exhausted and discouraged. We start to look at our spiritual lives like a set of rules to follow and tasks to accomplish.
What's stopping you from being free? Busyness? Fear? Depression? Students and the elderly are susceptible to allowing their age to restrict them. Parents and working adults get overwhelmed by the demands on their time.
The truth of freedom is that it changes everything. Satan's tools have no place in the life of a Christian-and make no mistake, all of these 'necessary' things can be used by the enemy to distract us. Being free makes us grateful. Being grateful makes us content. Contentedness leads to passion to minister. Letting passion into your life removes tiredness and distractions.
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