Freedom, Freedom, Freedom (in my best Aretha Franklin voice)

I'm such a slacker when it comes to blogging. I really am. I mean it's been six months since the last entry and truth be known, you may not see another one for another six months after today. 

I don't MEAN to be this way...I really WANT to be more consistent but I tend to have multiple squirrelly moments a day but that is the way God made me so I deal with it!

Okay...this is one of those squirrel moments...why in the world does the first paragraph look like I had bold on when I haven't touched a frazzling thing?  Okay, back to our regularly scheduled blog for the day. 

Often, I just share my thoughts on Facebook but there are times when my thoughts are too long and it takes up four screens of an iPhone.  This morning is one of those mornings so I had the bright idea of "blogging it" instead of "Facebooking it"!  So, without further delay, here it is:

(and by the way, I have no idea what format it will look like because I typed it first on my little yellow notebook on my phone)

Now without further delay:

It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery...Galatians 5:1. Freedom...we have spoken a lot about it lately since the Fourth of July was just last week. But what is true freedom ? My mind first goes to the opposite of freedom: bondage. I don't get a warm, fuzzy feeling when I say or even hear that word. Webster's defines bondage as a state of being bound usually by compulsion; servitude or subjugation to a controlling person or force.  I was once a slave to lying & gossip. And if I didn't seek Christ so diligently now, I would probably go back to being slave to those sins and would probably add a few more to the mix. I know this about myself because God revealed it to me. But as long as I prioritize my time and keep God an active part of it, I will continue living in freedom. But there have been times that I lose my focus due to various reasons (some other "problem" snags my attention and instead of honing in on God, I hone in on the problem) and my spiritual life gets out of whack. Before long, I am bound to the "problem" and out of God's peace then God will get my attention and like any good parent, will tell me to "get back over here and stand by me". At that point, I again feel the freedom that He so graciously doles out to sinners like me! So here's a couple questions to ponder now:

How is life going for you right now?

Are you experiencing God's peace or are you in the midst of bondage and/or turmoil to some THING or some ONE that inhibits you from experiencing the freedom that Christ paid to set you free?

Maybe it's time to take inventory of who/what is keeping us in bondage and remove ourselves from the picture. Instead of fretting over it anymore, tell God about it instead of friends or family because really, He is the ONLY One that has the power to change the situation and SET US FREE!