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Freedom!

 What a strange way to describe this place Father has taken us.  A year ago, I would not have used that word in this context.  A year ago, the Lord was just starting to change my thinking.  A year ago, I had a great job in a great company.  A year ago, I was just beginning to study Internet entrepreneurialism to earn some extra income.

A year ago, I didn’t realize it, but I was in chains.

Here’s one thing we’ve learned: Entrepreneurialism isn’t a goal in itself.  Most people pursue entrepreneurialism for one of two reasons: To become wealthy (Money) or to be in control (Power).  One of the most valuable lessons Father has taught us is that we have become entrepreneurs for a different reason…His reason:  Freedom.

Freedom in our finances.  Freedom in our time.

Here’s a weird truth that we have observed over and over in our spiritual journey: The Kingdom of God operates contrary to worldly wisdom.  This is supported many times in scripture: Many of the last shall be first, the first - last; If you want to save your life, you must lose it; If you want to keep something, you must give it away. 

Today, I experienced another manifestation of that truth.  Paul says that the freest state one can live in is to become a bondservant of Christ.  This is true not only in the spiritual realm, but also in the arena of employment.  I didn’t become unemployed today – I simply switched bosses.  No longer do I answer to a man of flesh and blood.  My employer is now the Creator and Sustainer of the Universe.  I no longer take orders from a sin-filled meat sack.  I take directions from the Author of all Life.

Today I became a slave, so that I might be free.

<More thoughts on this tomorrow…>

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