Tag Archives: freedom

That’s Just Who I Am

Have you ever been called out by someone for something you did wrong but responded with, “Well, that’s just who I am,” or some similar brush off? We tend to make light of our mistakes by diminishing their impacts and thereby refusing to change our behavior. The truth is that we can be changed, butContinue reading “That’s Just Who I Am”

Dog Returns To Its Vomit

We have all heard the above phrase before and perhaps we have even seen it happen. People are not immune from this sort of practice. The career criminal continues to commit the same crimes. We yield to the same destructive practices over and over. Some people make the same errors in judgment time and again.Continue reading “Dog Returns To Its Vomit”

A Ransom Paid

Frequently, we hear of another person or persons taken hostage. The hostage is held for simple ransom or often for political reasons. The hostage takers demand money or some political action in exchange for the release of the hostage. The hostage is held with no freedom until the ransom is paid. I Peter 1:18-19 says,Continue reading “A Ransom Paid”

Freedom

Old habits are hard to break. We try willpower and sometimes that works. We enlist the help of someone as an accountability type partner in the process. Sometimes we find success and sometimes we don’t. Behavioral patterns are even harder to stop. They are ingrained in us and often are difficult to even identify. SomeContinue reading “Freedom”