The Five Hidden Secrets to Loving One Another

That idea may challenge you. Maybe you've always thought of religion as being restrictive, full of extra rules, tying you down with all these ways you have to live. Maybe you've thought of church as being like that. According to Paul, if you're a follower of Jesus, you should have … more freedom. Paul suggests our freest self is when we live most like Jesus because it's not about having fewer rules; it's about being more in line with who we were created to be. It's not about more rules; it's about being in our sweet spot. A bird is most free when it flies — not because there are fewer rules, but because it's doing what it was created to do. It's living in the fullness of who it is and what it's been made to be. A musician is most free, not when they strictly follow the rules of their instrument, but when it becomes so natural to them that they use their instrument to its fullest potential. The musician is most free when they become one with their instrument. Doc has told me about learning to play the cello. He claims he used to be technically proficient. He also tells me that he played without heart or emotion. He was too focused on the technical. He was a limited musician because he focused on the rules – not the freedom. Anyone who masters a craft could say this. We could talk about a woodworker, a painter, a mechanic. Freedom isn’t found in the absence of rules – freedom is found when we become comfortable with what we were made to be.