Freedom

Freedom, who has it. What does it mean to be free, and where does it begin. I’ll be quick, freedom’s gone, and it’s been gone. It’s no such thing anymore. We all have ideas of freedom but those ideas are not freedom, example: Doing what YOU want, when YOU want, and how YOU want is not freedom, its self-gratification and its cousins are self-centeredness, selfishness, and pride because everything involves your self-interest and begins and ends with YOU; also all these self’s are sins according to the Bible but if you want to rule out the Bible — and I’m not, let me just say this, your freedom ends where my nose begins.

If everyone had the belief that freedom was hands off and acted it out, everything would be in chaos. Let’s pause a moment and look at our world today. Everything is in chaos, why, because the world chases the idea of freedom assuming it’s the right to act sinful or not if so desired believing that’s what life’s all about, but sin affects everything. Without sin this world couldn’t function because it’s fashioned itself on it and its profits; sin is part of the global economy underground or not. This world is so corrupt that corruption itself is becoming the norm. If you don’t have or are into some type of scheme no matter how small or often it presents itself, something must be wrong with you no matter if you’re the anchor or the participant.

Capitalism today has become legal exploitation because its evolved into a mixed economy,(A mixed economy is an economy that provides protectionism for companies that excludes you from being competitive with them based on favoritism, big money and territorial rights, just to name a few.). Example: Goodyear can borrow money to sell tires in the millions, but you can’t get a cent to do the same even though it’s a known fact that tires sale, it’s a billion dollar industry. It’s the product not the company, or should I say that’s the way it should be, (call this favor). Coca-Cola and Budweiser distribute beverages, but you try to distribute a beverage they don’t sell and the answer is no, you’ll have to go through a known qualified distributor, (call this protectionism). Have an idea but slow getting it off the ground because of money; watch big business gobbled it up. (call this big money). I could go on but I think you get the picture, so let me get back on point. This protectionism produces inferior products to increase their bottom line, and eliminates players, (call this legal exploitation, and territorial rights). This exploitation, deceit and manipulation makes the world go round for a select few. Our universities teaches us how to navigate this system so it works for the few and when we work it successfully this world calls it shrewd.

Our political system is in shambles, we have the United States of the Democrats and the United States of the Republicans but no United States of America any more. Why is each party so different if we all want the same thing which is freedom, but freedom of what and from who? Is it freedom to manipulate the system and its progress? Is it freedom to maneuver the Supreme Court politicizing objective law? Is it freedom to tamper with voters rights? Is it freedom to discriminate against people on our Southern borders but not our Northern? Manipulation, discrimination, backstabbing all in the name of freedom? I’ll add the drug business with its life destroying product, the sex business with it’s exploitation, the gambling business building empires off losses, the liquor business with its false marketing of peace, fun, and games, Wall Street with its corruption, the medical industry treating you rather then healing you for repeat business, and insurance companies with their irregularities doing whatever. Need I say more?

This world can’t truely produce or offer freedom because it’s marred in sin and needs it to operate….I’ll take a breath….Now the good part.

The world operates like this because of Satan who has claims to it because of Adam and Eve, (Luke 4:6). It’s been said and known for a while freedom ain’t free, there’s a price to pay and I agree if you’re looking at the world to give it to you, but if you want free freedom that’s available to all, you’ve got to receive Jesus, then watch the transformation, see the difference and feel the changes that will happen to you metaphorically, then go tell somebody afterwards, next say a small prayer later they’ll get what you’ve gained.

Gaidi

Word of note: (Ecclesiastes 2 :1-26) in the New Century Version of the Bible and in the Message Version of the Bible is an eye-opener too; it’s about life in this physical world from someone who had it all, mankind’s only multi-trillionaire — King Solomon.

For fun look up Curtis Mayfield’s 1970 hit song, “If it’s hell below we’re all going to go.”You’ll hear lyric proclaiming the signs of the times then with no change of those times today a half centry later giving fact to (Luke 4:6). and the beat goes on until the return of Jesus.

Gaidi

Author: Gaidi

I’m a believer, born again/saved, and trust God. This was not always the case. What happened to me is what non-believer's choose not to believe; I know because I was one of them. The lie is part of all non-believer's DNA if they know it or not, and the truth is a new DNA you inherit when the lie is removed once saved, which is stated in that all too good to be true statement, in the twinkling of an eye found in the Bible. Also believe it or not, I’m no preacher, Deacon, Trustee, Elder, Bishop, Apostle, Evangelists or any who’s who title carrier of the church, I'm just a disciple of God/Jesus doing obedience which in my opinion covers all the above. If you want, you can reach me at http://www.proverbs4vs7@yahoo.com or http://www.gaidi@proverbs4-7.com View all posts by Gaidi