Freedom

Aren’t you glad we live in a country where we can live free from tyrants?  As Americans, we are free to choose the careers we desire.  If we are so inclined, we can speak out for or against a certain issue without fear of being arrested.  As women we are free to have an education. We are free to worship the One True God-the Jehovah Father, the Creator of the Universe-with fear of imprisonment or being put to death.  We do not have to slip around in secret to attend church with fellow believers.

Let’s take this freedom thought a little further.  As a minister’s wife, we are free to choose what position we wish to fill at church.  Some of us are capable musicians and CAN play the piano.  Others are gifted teachers.  The point is we do not have to accept any job that is open at church.  We CAN choose what we wish to do.  We CAN fulfill our passions and NOT what the church body believes we should do.  As ministers’ wives we are FREE to be who we are in Christ.

Yes, as Americans and ministers’ wives, we have freedom.  However, we have another freedom given to us by the Heavenly Father.  As humans God granted us freewill to choose Him or to reject Him.  God is not a dictator who demands we follow His commands.  Instead, the Father allows us to come to Him on our own.  Yes, He desires each of us to turn from our sins and to accept His forgiveness and salvation, but He will never force it on us.

As we celebrate our country’s independence this month, let us also remember the freedom God has given us.