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Our freedom is a function of our anchorage. The more we are attached (addicted;
French attache) to the affirmation and rejection of other people, the
less free we are.
I know this from personal experience. I have been
too attached, too connected, to what people think of me. This has prevented me from thinking of other people, without conditions. Which is
how Jesus thinks about us.
The way out of this bondage is to discover your true self, who you are, and what you are intended to be. Which is: a child of God, forgiven, loved, and restored to community with God.
The way out of this bondage is to discover your true self, who you are, and what you are intended to be. Which is: a child of God, forgiven, loved, and restored to community with God.
You are beloved of God. The more this truth
has descended from my mind into my heart and has become my being, my core
identity, the more I experience the freedom Christ has called me to. Included
in this is freedom to love others as God loves me. One sign of this
true experiential freedom is: compassion towards others.
I love the way Henri Nouwen expresses this. He writes: "The identity that makes you free is anchored beyond all human praise and blame. (Nouwen, The Inner Voice of Love, 70)
I love the way Henri Nouwen expresses this. He writes: "The identity that makes you free is anchored beyond all human praise and blame. (Nouwen, The Inner Voice of Love, 70)
