Relinquished

What does freedom mean to you? To the founding fathers of America, it was something worth fighting and dying for. Many of us who are fortunate to be born and/or grow up in the states take the American freedom for granted. For me, it's hard to imagine what it looks like to fight for something like freedom. What does oppression look like? How does it feel to live in fear of your government? How would I live my life differently? You always hear of stories in foreign countries where new believers in those countries find so much joy when they come to know Christ. It seems to be an everlasting joy -- a taste of freedom. For many of us who came to know Christ in America, we also experience that kind of joy but for me, there have been times where I lose sight of what God has done for me, and next thing I know, I get sucked back into the world. Do we really know the price Jesus paid for our freedom? If we profess to know, what's stopping us from living for Him each and every day of our lives?