"The first step on your personal journey to living in absolute freedom is facing your bondage" says Donna Partow in her book Living in Absolute Freedom. "It begins when you realize that although the promises of our culture sound wonderful, you are in constant danger of being enslaved. We become seduced by our culture, eager to get our hands on the best this world has to offer." The author says we need to go God's Word, the Bible. "God has sent us into the world, but we are not to allow the world into our hearts."
As she says, we are free to smoke, drink, and eat junk food all day. But are these things beneficial? Do they line up with I Corinthians 6:19-20: "Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God?"
And "We are free to make our own choices, but let us never forget: First, we make our choices, then our choices make us. The next time you are exulting in the truth that you are free to make your own choices, remember: You are not free from the consequences of those choices."
Also, "I am free to watch R-rated movies, but are they beneficial to me? Does my doing so line up with Philippians 4:8: "Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable - if anything is excellent or praiseworthy - think about such things."
This book has given me alot to think about. It is easy to go with the "ways of the world" and of our society, choosing to do things which are not truly beneficial. We tend to think that we have to "give up" our freedoms, such as freedom to watch certain movies, or eat or drink in ways we enjoy. For me, it is new to think of this in terms of "choices". I have the freedom to make a choice. It is up to me which choice I make.
