Thursday, February 28, 2013

Stuck in Religion?

When I was younger that I felt I couldn’t do something because, as a Christian, I had been taught it was wrong.  As I was praying during one of these times, it dawned on me that God doesn’t run a prison. I was free to do what I wanted.

The question was – what did I really want?

I scheduled some alone time and researched possible consequences. The process taught me a lot and was liberating as I carefully weighed pros and cons.

I could do this because I'm not stuck in some religious prisonJesus died to set me free!  My relationship with Him certainly influences my actions, but He is not a dictator forcing me to behave in a certain way. 

Of course, one of the blessings of this life is that I have access to the wisdom of the ages (thank you Holy Spirit).  It’s certainly a wisdom I’d want to access during my decision-making.

I love this life!

Copyright 2013  Leah Lambert Smith
Note:  This blogpost was drawn from a response I made to a comment on my post entitled Restraint

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