Freedom

By
Glenn
– October 14, 2009Posted in: Glenn Hager

freedom

We are free from the captivity of oppressive guilt to pursue the vast possibilities and creative expression of the unique gifts and passions that God has given us.

We are free from the expectations of organized Christianity to explore new, meaningful, and practical ways to live out the teachings of Jesus.

We are free from being consumed with ourselves to truly give ourselves to another.

We are free from the expectations of others to live true to our own hearts and consciences.

We are free from reading and understanding the Bible the way we were taught to letting it speak for itself.

We are free from sin management to finding something that stirs our heart and draws us to God.

We are free from regarding the Bible as some sort of magic book or encyclopedia to understand it as the story of the relationship between God and man.

We are free from self improvement to self abandonment.

We are free from allegiance to an organization being equated to faithfulness to God to building relationships wherever we are.

We are free from the Christian adjective to realizing God has no bounds.

We are free of the self preoccupation that keeps us from being fully engaged in the moment to live life with childlike wonder and hope.

We are free from looking for God in church activity to realizing that he is at work in people everywhere and he is alive in culture and art in ways that are truly amazing.

We are free from avoiding the wounded and marginalized to begin to join with them in their world.

We are free from having to figure out everything about God and the Christian life to accepting that we do not understand some things.

We are free from living in failure to learning from failure.

We are free from defensiveness to devote ourselves to positive Kingdom pursuits.

We are free from being wounded victims to be wounded healers.

Glenn

About Glenn

I love people who feel like outsiders because I believe they are the key to moving forward. Outsiders are often just visionaries under pressure who are on their way to becoming entrepreneurs. So, I encourage them, invite them into community and conversation, get them in touch with insightful people and one another, and walk beside them as they move from complaining to dreaming to changing the world. That takes the form of podcasting, writing, networking, and consulting. The rest of time, I like to ride my bike along the shores of Lake Michigan, wail on my guitar, get together with the kids and grandkids, go to outdoor festivals, travel, eat, and read.