090 – True freedom is not just doing whatever you want.

Freedom is about being who God made you to be and doing what God made you to do without being influenced by the things that hold you in bondage to things that are harmful or ego-based.

Freedom is in relation to something else. We are either free from something or free to do and/or be something.

Freedom FROM something

There's the freedom that we feel when we are no longer in bondage to the past, to old habits, to negativity, a bad relationship, and so many other things that seem like a ball and chain around our ankles.

In this episode, I talk about some of the things we need to be free of:

• the past, not just the bad but sometimes even the good
• a bad relationship
• a dead end job
• negativity
• egotism
• self-depreciation
• worrying about all the terrible stuff going on in the world right now

These are just a few of the things we need to be freed from.

The only real freedom from these things comes from God. When you try to solve the problem on just a human level, it never actually solves the problem and often makes it worse.

Freedom To do and be something

When you are free from the hurts of the past, negativity (yours or someone else's), or anything that limits you,  you are then free to be and do what God has ordained for you.

You are free to be the real you, made in God's image, full of life and purpose. You are free to live in the present, to thrive, and go forward with your life.

Christ has set us free. We can let go of whatever tries to hold us to the past, to things that aren't in accord with God's will.

You can be free from the things that hold you hostage and free to be who God made you to be and do what God made you to do.

This freedom to be who God made you and His child and heir to the kingdom of God is your divine birthright.

In the spirit of everything Christ Jesus taught us, I say to you: Whatever you need freedom from, you have that freedom right now. Because Christ makes you free.

Accept this freedom. Live out from it. You are free.

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James Early, the Jesus Mindset Coach, is a Bible teacher, speaker, and podcaster. His focus is on getting back to the original Christianity of Jesus by embracing the mindset of Christ in daily life.

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