- You Are Not Alone
- Depression Does Not Define You
- What Does Depression Look Like?
- 10 Encouraging Bible Verses to Ease Depression
- When Your Daughter Wants to Dye Her Hair Blue
- How to Manage Depression and Chronic Pain
- Truths About Depression: Stuff You Don’t Want to Hear
- I Got Punched in the Face This Weekend
- Straight Talk About How to Survive Heartbreaking Grief
- For a Day When You Need Motivation
- Sometimes Grief Comes From Unexpected Places
- For Parents of a Teen Who Had a Near Miss
- 10 Simple Ways to Bring Creativity to Your Life
- A Depression Solution: Speak!
- Q & A with a Therapist about Depression
- Research Shows 4 Keys to Motivation When You Are Depressed
- How To Get In A Good Mood When Depressed
- Is it Okay to Avoid Pain?
- How Can I Serve If I’m Depressed?
- Do You Have Angry Depression?
- A Room Full of Love: Thoughts After a Loved One’s Suicide
- Top 5 Offbeat I’m Depressed and Nothing’s Gonna Stop Me Now Movies
- What You Need to Know about Postpartum Depression
- Why You Need More Mental Flexibility
- How To Stop Stress Eating
- How to Exercise When You Don’t Feel Like It – 10 Workout Motivation Tips
- A Cure for Panic Attacks: The Potato Chip Method
- Can’t Sleep? Read This at 3:00 AM
- Do You Have Secondary Traumatic Stress?
- You Were Set Free For a Reason
- If You Write, Please Read This. (Plus, a FREE GIFT for All!)
You Were Set Free
You Were Set Free For a Reason
For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.
Galatians 5:1
For freedom Christ has set us free.
“For freedom Christ has set us free.” That phrase has always seemed like some sort of backwards explanation to me, like using a word in the definition. What on earth does that mean, Paul (writer of the book of Galatians)?
I’ve been studying this, because I desperately want freedom in my life.
Do you seek freedom?
I’ve spent the last month delving deep into the topic of depression since I’ve been writing about depression for my Write 31 Days challenge. I gotta say, who picked this topic? (Oh yeah, me.)
A whole month of talking, writing, and thinking about depression has been tough. It’s depressing. One of my favorite quotes about writing:
“There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down to a typewriter and bleed.”
Earnest Hemingway
1899-1961
Perhaps the greatest discovery for me along this month’s journey is the freedom God has granted me from some of my depression, and eyes wide open about the healing I still need to work through. I’m not there yet.
Galatians 5:1 has an amazing truth for us, and it is this:
The reason you are set free is because God wants you to live in freedom.
You ARE set free. Not — you will someday be free. You ARE free. It’s already done by Christ’s death on the cross and resurrection. If you are still living in slavery, that’s your mistake.
You ARE free from depression. You are free from anxiety. You are free from sin. You are free from doubts. You are free.
Live free.
What’s stopping you?
The Hope Toolbox
Today’s Bible Verse:
For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.
Galatians 5:1
Today’s Journaling Prompt:
In what ways are you living free? In what ways are you still living in slavery? How can that change?
Resources
31 Days of Frailty: Books that Have Saved Me
His Mercy is New: Hope for Depression
First Light of Evening: Living the Wrong Dream — on brain injury, thought, and dreaming
Marie Osborne — #thestruggleisACTUALLYreal
Susan Evans: It Was for Freedom That Christ Set Us Free
When God Calls My Name: Love>Fear
- You Are Not Alone
- Depression Does Not Define You
- What Does Depression Look Like?
- 10 Encouraging Bible Verses to Ease Depression
- When Your Daughter Wants to Dye Her Hair Blue
- How to Manage Depression and Chronic Pain
- Truths About Depression: Stuff You Don’t Want to Hear
- I Got Punched in the Face This Weekend
- Straight Talk About How to Survive Heartbreaking Grief
- For a Day When You Need Motivation
- Sometimes Grief Comes From Unexpected Places
- For Parents of a Teen Who Had a Near Miss
- 10 Simple Ways to Bring Creativity to Your Life
- A Depression Solution: Speak!
- Q & A with a Therapist about Depression
- Research Shows 4 Keys to Motivation When You Are Depressed
- 101 Ways to Boost Your Mood Immediately
- Is it Okay to Avoid Pain?
- How Can I Serve If I’m Depressed?
- Do You Have Angry Depression?
- A Room Full of Love: Thoughts After a Loved One’s Suicide
- Top 5 Offbeat I’m Depressed and Nothing’s Gonna Stop Me Now Movies
- What You Need to Know about Postpartum Depression
- Why You Need More Mental Flexibility
- How to Eat Healthy When You Don’t Feel Like It
- How to Exercise When You Don’t Feel Like It
- A Cure for Panic Attacks: The Potato Chip Method
- Can’t Sleep? Read This at 3:00 AM
- Do You Have Secondary Traumatic Stress?
- You Were Set Free For a Reason
- If You Write, Please Read This. (Plus, a FREE GIFT for All!)
Thank you for giving me the honor of sharing this post via my 31 Days post Love Writes Community. Finally getting a chance to comment. It’s a good reminder to keep seeking after His freedom, even when it hurts. Thank you for your important series. I am sure it will be a blessing to many.
Thank you so much for sharing! I am honored.