Free Spirit: Is Your Spirit Free?
People throw around the phrase, “she’s a free spirit” rather
loosely. Though “free spirit” is
generally a positive phrase, people mean many different things by it. Some mean
having an air of independence, others mean having care-free attitude, and still
others mean without restraint or accountability.
Freedom is something we all long for in our deepest hearts and
souls but we all have very different ideas about how to attain it! Discovering
the truth about the nature of freedom is a worthy endeavor with the potential
to change our lives.
As I have experienced it, true freedom has its foundation in the
Love of God. This very Love is a Protector like no other, a Defender so that we
don't have to be. This very Love casts out all fear with the strength of 10,000
armies. Freedom always comes at a price. We are free because we've been fought
for and won with a Love so powerful, everything in opposition flees in its
presence.
The more we participate in this reality of God’s love, the more
free our spirits will be.
Do you desire a free spirit? You may find the true nature of
“independence” lies right in the word itself: “in dependence on the One who
alone defines freedom.”
We all strive to put our best faces forward and that can be a
beautiful thing! However, what is NOT so beautiful is women of infinite
God-given value proving their worth to receive man-given approval. What
if every woman knew their worth wasn’t an acquired condition to be validated
but an inherent reality to be celebrated?! We would know freedom. And
that sort of freedom changes the world, one freed spirit at a time.
For those of you who are looking, freedom makes it’s home within
the walls of faith. Faith in the Love of God. Faith that we are who He says we
are. Faith that He alone satisfies and gives us our infinite value. Faith to
unchain ourselves from those “seen” realities that validate our existence
(beauty, scholarship, relationships, etc.) and rely on the “Unseen” yet
ever-satisfying and fulfilling Lover of our souls.
Galations
5:1 makes it pretty clear: Christ sets us free for…FREEDOM. Sounds rather
redundant, doesn’t it?! Is he mistaken or is he trying to make a point?! We are
not set free for service or good works, not for achievement or performance, not
for righteousness or relationship. Simply put, we are set free to be
free.
Ask
God a simple question. “What is holding me prisoner?” And when He answers, be
ready to bend the bars and break the chains and allow faith to fly you to
freedom.
It's my birthday y'all. And this is what I want to celebrate.
Love this. All of this. Happy Birthday!
ReplyDeleteI love your birthday blog! I have printed it out and am going to read and contemplate it this month as I turn 55! Great thoughts . . . inspiring . . . thank you! AND, I hope that you felt loved and celebrated on your birthday! :)
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