Freedom > Slavery
One of the worst feelings in the world is to be enslaved. In this day and age humanity finds itself constantly bowing down to many things and becoming enslaved in the process. Whether it's money, material possessions, corporations, or other people, you can be enslaved to it. But the sad thing is that many are not even aware that they are enslaved. To go even further, some are being enslaved against there will. Yes, unfortunately this is still a thing. We were made to be free. However we have traded in our dominion and freedom for the rat race and flat screen TVs.
Mankind has relinquished it's dominion and freedom. Tragic but true.
Go down the list of all the things in your life that you spend time doing. Do you feel enslaved to it in any way? Sometimes we go through life without taking inventory of the things that we feel are mastering us instead of the other way around. When we here the word slavery we often think of physical slavery but it is much broader and more invasive than that.
These objects and things in our minds can literally alter our health in ways that are unimaginable. I've been there. I was being driven by my work so much so to the point that my body collapsed under the pressure. So my point in sharing that is to point out that overwork is a form of slavery but we we normally don't even think of it that way.
My life is much different now though. I have made it my mission to not allow myself to be enslaved to anything. When I wake up I feel excited to go and work on the things I love that I do even if it is time consuming and hard to do. But even through this hard work I still feel freedom like I've never felt from my work before. On top of all of this my wife and I are working towards becoming financially free as well. At this moment I am also free spiritually. This has actually been the case for many years now and all of this amazing freedom I am experiencing feels like a dream.
I started to think of how we become enslaved so I wanted to share some things we should look out for in our lives.
Signs of slavery:
- You feel like a zombie when you are at work
- Money rules your life
- Material possessions are your source of happiness and wholeness
- You feel like you have to keep up with the rest of the world or else you don't feel secure in who you are
- Finding truth scares you
- You are a workaholic ( I have been there and sometimes I fall prey to this lifestyle. Not good Earl!!!!!)
- Feeling like you have no self control
- You are not being your authentic self
It is ridiculously tough in this current world we live in to not enslave ourselves to these things. The world was designed by evil forces to enslave us. This is why it is so important for us to fight for control of our freedom. Our work should be a labor of love and enjoyment. We should not feel less than because of the superficial standards society places on us. We have to fight for absolute truth and seek to understand our existence on this Earth. Freedom is sitting at the table waiting to talk to you. Start the conversation right now. Much love.
What are some other signs of slavery?
Are you free? If so, then in what ways are you free?
Does humanity need freedom? If so, what would this look like?
