How much do you want it?

FREEDOM

1. the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants.

"we do have some freedom of choice"

 

2. the state of not being imprisoned or enslaved.

"the shark thrashed its way to freedom"

 

I totally agree with number 1. We all need to speak up for ourselves and for each other. The Bible even says it in Proverbs 31:8 "Speak up for those who can't speak for themselves,
    for the rights of all who need an advocate."

But then there's a different kind of freedom number two speaks of. I chose this freedom. This freedom can and will only come when you truly and desperately want it. When you've had enough of what life throws at you. When you've had enough of what people or social media throws at you.

This freedom can only be birthed in your soul. Deep within yourself, because you desperately seek for it. You want it so bad to the point where you realize that Jesus is the only ONE that can give it. It's already there, but it has to be activated. God's answer to loss of freedom has always been Jesus Christ. Jesus even says it;

'The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,
    because he has anointed me
    to proclaim good news to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives
    and recovering of sight to the blind,
    to set at liberty those who are oppressed,
 to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor.'

 

We can be free from anything that enslaves us. The scary and absolute amazing things is, God gives us the freedom to choose our own path. We can do whatever we want. We can either stay captive (enslaved) or, we can be free which obviously still comes with challenges, but freedom is ours. We were created human beings and not robots and we don't have to accept the freedom He gives, however, with the state our lives and many things around us are in, it's best to choose the freedom He gives. It's a free will to accept or reject. Acceptance is better seeing that God gives it. We are so swamped with everyone's thoughts, opinions, our own self-hatred, and many others.

One things I know is, "'All things are lawful for me,'" but not all things are helpful. 'All things are lawful for me,' but I will not be dominated by anything" (1 Corinthians 6:12).