What Keeps Us from Living Free When Christ Already Set Us Free?

Fritzpw_Admin · July 22, 2025, 10:58am

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We say Christ has set us free—but how many of us still live chained to shame, fear, or self-sabotage? Even after receiving salvation, it's easy to slip back into old patterns: isolating, over-controlling, numbing, or lashing out when life gets hard. The freedom Christ offers isn’t just a future promise—it’s a present reality we’re invited to live into. But that takes surrender, trust, and healing from wounds we often don’t fully recognize.

In 2 Corinthians 3:17, Paul reminds us that “where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.” It’s not our strength that sets us free—it’s His Spirit working in our weakness. When we start trusting that He does the heavy lifting, we stop striving and start living as people truly set free.

Why do so many believers still feel stuck, even after experiencing salvation?
What’s one behavior or thought pattern you’d love to surrender to Christ’s freedom?
How can we tell the difference between controlling behavior and Spirit-led action?

“He lifts us out of the ashes and crowns us with beauty and a garment of praise.”

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