Remembering our Freedom

Freedom. Freedom is something we seldom think about, and something we sometimes feel is as allusive as water running through our fingers when trying to grasp it. We distract ourselves so often with worries about our future and guilt about our past that we forget how much power we have inside of ourselves to change, to grow, and to fully exist. Madeline L’Engle described freedom as a Sonnet. God gave us the structure (what we commonly call “God’s Will”), but he left it up to us to fill in the words. We have the power to write our life verses, but so often we let others write it for us because of our insecurity. We let media, institutions, the government, and other people’s opinion of us, tell us what is right or wrong, what is good or bad, and we adjust accordingly. We do this so often that we throw ourselves into a cycle of what we assume are circumstances beyond our control. We are the authors of our story. The people who float into and out of our lives are our teachers, support systems, or challenges to make us stronger. They are not meant to be the authors of our stories, and only WE give them the power to write our stories for us. God lives inside of and outside of every one of us. God’s love is the source of the energy that is permanently available. It is found in every beautiful entity that God created, including YOU. Let’s tap into this energy and remind ourselves of the freedom it gives us, write our own stories, and encourage others to do the same.