Do you know that the
freedom you have today is a result of other people’s sacrifices? Someone out
there fought so hard and went through loads of uneasiness to lead you to the
state you are now. Freedom is one of the major things that everyone seeks to have,
achieve or attain in life. Freedom comes with lots of privileges and gives you
the leverage to soar in all ramifications. No wonder the world has been in a
quest for freedom in areas like speech, sexuality, religion, and all sorts of movements
among many others to see that people truly have, or feel that sense of freedom
that they so desire.
You may be in dare need
of spiritual, financial, educational, emotional, or social freedom but do not
know how to go about it or attain to this freedom. Whatever kind of freedom you
desire you can get there if only you can hold on for a while.
What really is freedom? Freedom is tied to being unstoppable in
achieving self worth, identity, belief system, importance and living it out
practically without prejudice. As important as it is, it is also a universally
accepted ways of life that liberate people from bondage that demean the right
of people to live as they should to their full potential. Freedom is
emancipation, a power or right to speak or act or live out your life.
When we talk of freedom
in our contemporary world today, people like Rev. Martin Luther King, Nelson
Mandela, Mahatma Gandhi, are not new to us. It is accepted that they paid
prices for their people to achieve freedom.
These prices include death, starvation, intimidation, imprisonment,
separation from family and loved ones so that the future will not reflect that
dark side of the past. The truth is, are you really free?
Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then
you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
(John 8:31-32).
Today, I present to you
the 4
basic ways to achieving true freedom. They have been tested
and proven right to be keys to setting you free from whatever is holding you
back. Keep on reading and enjoy.
1. HOLDING
ON TO A CAUSE
2. WORDS
3. KNOWLEDGE
4. TRUTH
Simply put, freedom can only be achieved when you
have something to hold on to, using words as weapons to pursue your cause, and
having the knowledge of your preferred destination which comes from the truth
that the right thing should be done to liberate humankind.
HOLDING
ON TO A CAUSE
You
cannot be free if you live carelessly. For freedom to come your way, you need
to be purposeful. You need to hold on to something bigger than your present
reality and have faith that this thing you are holding on to is possible. Create
a picture of where you are going to and you will get there if you keep working
on it. For the Jews who believe in Jesus, He said to them to hold on to his
teachings, that way, they will become his disciples.
WORDS
Words
are instructions, teachings, commands or information that you use to psych
yourself with. You need the right words to put your mind into the new cause you
are embarking on. You may ask yourself if you really want to be free or if it
is just a cliché. Words are the weapons you need to fight your freedom through
to the end. You need to use the right information to get the right result.
KNOWLEDGE
Knowledge is facts. Your
life experience is important but more importantly, you need the right knowledge
to get to a new horizon in life. You will need to feed on, meditate on, know as
much facts or truth as possible because that will direct your cause to freedom.
I bet you, you will not be where you are today if you know as you should out
the area you want to be free from.
TRUTH
Truth is honesty,
accountability, resilience, and belief. Truth will set you free says Jesus. The
truth you need to know about yourself, the areas you want freedom, the reasons
behind your motivation cannot be over emphasized. You need the truth in you and
in what you do. You need to deal with people and assess yourself truthfully to
attain to freedom. Don’t follow the easy way by being untruthful. Truth is
truth and it cannot be relative no matter what you try to do to it.
SUMMARY
The summary is this; Truth is the foundation of
every freedom. Knowledge is the expression and experience of truth. Words are
spoken from what you have knowledge of while the cause you are holding on to
come from your words. You cannot jump one phase and expect things to go on
well.
