Freedom

I don’t know where to start from but I hope I make enough sense so I can share this at the end of the day... I have been thinking a lot about freedom, perhaps because its America's independent anniversary weekend. My prayer these days is'' Lord, grant me grace that I may walk within the confines of your word'' The reason may not be too farfetched as I'm under pressure, and the probability of making a mistake is higher now than ever, and since it’s my will to live for and please God, this prayer sometimes has a desperate undertone.
However, I have been reading a lot about freedom lately-not consciously- I mostly stumble upon them. A particular literature said independence viz a viz freedom should be encouraged so far as no one other than oneself is hurt. I agree, and at the same time disagree.
As children of God, we have freedom. In fact the bible says we are not bound anymore; impliedly, we were bound before, however, this freedom is not to gratify every evil desire of the flesh.(Rom. 5 vs. 12-13;8 vs. 2) I have a thousand illustrations playing through my mind but cant share all because it’s confusing even me... But imagine a wild animal, its free in the forest- its own God created domain i.e. Living in God's will...but if brought to a city for instance it has to be bound or at best controlled so that when it starts to do what it will naturally do-(which is not usually bad) chaos will ensue.
The bible says sin was not sin before the law came...Rom 7 vs. 7-12
But to think of it, how free are we? Is the world really free or are we thinking the way our mind is conditioned to think???? It’s been said that the best leaders are those who have been able to cause others to buy into their concept and act it out... Adverts, Jingles, Mass media... etc have all collaborated and made us buy ''into this world and its system'' the onus is on us as Christians to re-create our world, by the word of God...Rom 12 vs. 2...because this world and its system is passing away(1 Cor . 7 vs. 31)!!
Only the truly wise fear God and walk in his ways. Prov. 1 vs.7
I rest my case!

Fingers crossed

Have you ever been in that place where you feel like you have earned God's blessing, so it should start coming... Well I was there recently-I hope I have left there. I felt like I have prayed, praised, fasted, sown, given, confessed etc...
I mean I felt like I had all the bases covered. It’s like Pastor says some will not go except by prayer and fasting so I add fasting to my prayer. He says something like if the clouds be full it will bring forth rain, so I start to sow like mad in order to load my clouds, then they say something like after you have done all, praise brings down the hands of God, then you praise till ..........
I was at that bus stop recently. I had just finished encouraging a friend who's having difficulties in his marriage and the conclusion was along the line of 'pray together as a couple, there is nothing God cannot do...And the devil was like reallllyy??? in that way he mocks...and tears welled in my eyes. It feels like that sometimes, like he has stopped paying attention. He got me, at least for a few hours till God asked me what about the waiting. Waiting is as part of the ‘healing’ as the other ingredients.
I have been in many waiting rooms-both spiritual and physical. In the physical, the doctor prescribes all manners of things and of course as the patient, you try it...this therapy, that one etc...till all is tried then you start waiting. For all the therapies to work or IF they will work...that's the most difficult one of all...the therapy of waiting that no one can hurry or put a time line to...
Ask anyone who has waited in a physical waiting room and they will tell you how frustrating this time can be because it does not respond to man's need to continually control events.
The doctors’ prescriptions are not wrong in the same way that my pastors are not wrong. It’s just that to every matter there is a set time...