So which is it – is being the spiritual person something that’s been done for me already, by Christ, or is it something I have to do myself?
Hmmmm… Let me go quickly read the book of James and get back to you…
No, but seriously – yes, both are true. When Christ died on the cross, the door to my prison cell was opened. It’s on me not only to get up and walk through it, but to learn a new way of living so I don’t end up right back in the same cell. I have to break bad habits, leave old relationships, and figure out a new way to make a living, because I never want to go back.
Here’s a disclaimer: I have never actually been in prison. Or jail, or even arrested. It’s hard to imagine the experience… One thing I know, though, is that how I live and where I end up – either back in the jail cell, or free – is up to me. I have to say no to the things that feel right in the moment, but that I know are wrong, to live as a free person.
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