Freedom in Christ

When faced with challenges in life, do you feel bound or free? Do you struggle and fight against your challenges or do you let go and trust God? Do you ever feel bound by life’s challenges? Do you feel like there is a piece of string wrapped around your finger that keeps getting tighter and tighter as you struggle to break free?

When problems arise, we often try to tackle them. We get angry; we fight. We pull away from our friends and family. We pull away from God. We try to fix the problem on our own.

Imagine that your current struggles are a finger trap. A finger trap is a simple puzzle that traps your fingers in both ends of a small, woven bamboo cylinder. You place one finger from your left hand inside the finger trap and one finger from your right hand inside. Your fingers are now trapped. What is your first reaction? Do you pull away trying to forcibly remove the finger trap? By struggling, you will only cause the finger trap to tighten.  The only way to free your fingers from the finger trap is to stop struggling and pull close together.

Do not let yourself be bound by life’s challenges.

“It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.” (Galatians 5:1, NIV)

Are you pulling away from God because of a struggle that has been tossed your way? Don’t pull away from God; pull close to God and release your struggles to Him in order to have peace.

"I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world." (John 16:33, NIV)

We will always have troubles. In fact, you may be struggling to keep your head up now, but remember - you are FREE!

“So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.” (John 8:36, NIV)

We have FREEDOM in CHRIST: freedom to trust Him with even our most difficult struggles and innermost turmoil. Do not bind yourself with worry, fear, and doubt; instead, be free.

Kim Kanofsky