Freedom 5: R-Right Relationship with God

Relationships are interesting parts of human life. I watch, and even investigate the rise and fall of all my important relationships.

This investigative list includes:
my parents,
my sisters,
my girlfriends,
my family,
my co-workers,
my mentors,
my advisers,
my teachers,
my ex-boyfriends,
my newest loves,
and even my “enemies”

I want to know how I “got here”
what makes this relationship work?
what makes it fail?
what makes it important to me?

When I answer those questions, I remind myself of why I care about these people
I like knowing, it keeps me from taking my relationships for granted. It keeps me from making the same mistakes twice. It keeps me from staying the same and always blaming “them.”

Through relationships I have learned that even in my ‘perfection’ (I’m kidding!, a little), that I miss the mark sometimes. I fail to give the object of my affection what they truly need from me:
my attention, my ear,
an expression of my love in a language that makes sense for them,
my prayers, my presence, and/or my thoughts.

Sometimes,
I fail to see them as they need to be seen.
Sometimes,
in an effort to spare their feelings, I fail to give them the truth that real friendship requires.
Sometimes,
I fail to give them the grace that they require in order for my voice to be a source of joy instead of pain,
Sometimes,
I simply fail to realize that all of the (righteous) things that I seek out of my many relationships are the same things that God wants from me:

my attention, my ear,
an expression of my love in a language that makes sense to Him,
my prayers, my presence, and/or my thoughts.

Freedom is discovered in salvation,
a right relationship with God.

Freedom grows in salvation,
me being delivered from all my bad habits one step at a time

Freedom sores inside this right relationship,
me laughing in the presence of a God who truly loves me,
me dancing and singing and smiling for His pleasure and our joy,
me living a life that matters

Freedom without this right relationship with God is something other than freedom.
It’s close, but not quite the same.

-MizJAI-

FREEDOM SERIES

Freedom 1: the Beginning
Freedom 2: The way I see it, freedom is . . .
Freedom 3: every letter counts in F-R-E-E-D-O-M
Freedom 4: F-Fearlessness
Freedom 5: R-Right Relationship with God
Freedom 6: E-Excitement & Passion
Freedom 7: E-EXAMPLE That We Can Follow
Freedom 8: D-Dreams & Desires that Burn in Your Chest
Freedom 9: O-Opportunity That You Are Prepared to Take Advantage of
Freedom 10: M-Money for the Mission
Freedom 11: my summary

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