Those that are not truly free, will always hold others hostage.
I was cleaning off my desk this morning. And I have become a big fan of index cards. I, at anytime have 10-50 in stacks on my desk with different thoughts and quotes . I found a index card that said:
Those that are not truly free, will always hold others hostage.
I have no clue how long ago I wrote this statement down or what was going on to lead me down this path. But as I look at it today, I feel it still.
When I look around now at the things that I have seen and experienced over the past few weeks, I have seen others holding others hostage due to their lack of freedom. I see myself in moments creeping towards hostage taking due the fact of my own lack of freedom.
Another card on my desk:
We all have bad scrips that hurt, haunt, and hinder us.
These things keep us from living freely. When we live freely, we no longer are hostage takers, instead we help/are in the business of releasing the captives.
Another card on my desk:
Make Your way straight before me. - Psalm 5:8b
A prayer - help my to walk in Your path and your ways. If I walk in God’s path, which I need help seeing and walking by the way, then I will be free, and not take hostages.
One more card that is where I am today in response to this:
Dwell in the land, and shepherd faithfulness - Psalm 37:3
I will dwell today where I live. And I will do what I can to watch over and protect faithfulness.
Invitation to you/us:
How is your freedom - really?
And are you holding others around you hostage - Emotionally? Spiritually? Relationally?
kap
留言