If you haven’t struggled with this then you must be a Saint! As it goes this is such a common struggle in humanity.
bondage
/ˈbɒndɪdʒ/
noun: bondage
the state of being a slave."the deliverance of the Israelites from Egypt's bondage"
People bondage is ultimately being a slave to people. What is a slave?
slave
/sleɪv/
noun: slave
(especially in the past) a person who is the legal property of another and is forced to obey them."they kidnapped entire towns and turned them into slaves"
a person who is excessively dependent upon or controlled by something."the poorest people of the world are slaves to the banks"
a device, or part of one, directly controlled by another."a slave cassette deck"
The ultimate source of people bondage is being controlled by people, this is the root.
My definition is then:
People Bondage
noun
1. Being a slave or controlled by the opinions of others.
So I ask you then, are you a slave?
No.
So why do you believe the lies of the enemy?
“My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge...” Hosea 4:6
When you don’t know who you are, you settle for the next best thing. The enemy loves to lend the ear of one who just does not know any better.
Can I be bold enough to say that people bondage is a form of identity crises?
The truth is we don’t know who we are so we accept whatever the enemy throws, which can include the opinions of other people.
It is then when we do not understand the significance of being a child of God that we accept being a child of depression or oppression.
How do we tackle this? It all begins and ends in the mind.
“For as he thinks in his heart, so is he.” Pro23:7
Whatever you think to be true is a belief and what your belief or perception is, becomes your reality.
The way to tackle our perception on life with anything, not only including people bondage is to renew our minds daily through the Word of God which gives us our true Godly identity.
This is not an easy or simple task. If it was then everyone would do it. We are living in a modern day society where we have so many options besides the Word of God that entertains us. The easy option would be to allow society to choose for us how we spend our time.
We need to take control of our lives back. If you were truly awakened to who you really were in Christ, you would definitely think twice about avoiding the word of God and choosing to read or listen to content that forms your perception or reality of life to a negative one, a lie.
I challenge you:
Get to know your identity in Christ.
Get to know who Jesus is and why He thought you were precious enough to die for.
Get your bible open, it is in His Word where you will find the truth to set you free!
There is no way in this life or the next that you would know who you are in Christ and still allow the opinions of other people (who are ultimately dust) control the way you perceive life.
Love you always,
JD
XO
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