HAPPY TURNING POINT TUESDAY: RESTRAINTS KEEP US ACCOUNTABLE TO OUR DESTINY!

DO YOU WANT TO BE FREE TO DO THE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO AND GO PLACES YOU WANT TO GO?  As a child our brains tell us it is "Our Right" to have "Our Way."  The familiar scene of children in a store pitching a fit because they can't get what they want! Some parents eventually give in to the WANTS of their kids.  While other parents are not so easily persuaded by their gullible smiles.  I want to make this message simple so bare with me.  Freedom is something we all strive for at some point in our life (ie: free country, freedom of speech, free to make decisions etc.)  Freedom is a Great when used in the Right Way (to fulfill God's Will).  The freedom given to us by Jesus Christ is the ultimate example of the need and importance to be free.  Isaiah 61:1 (NLT) The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is upon me, for the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor.  He has sent me to comfort the broken hearted and to proclaim that captives will be released and prisoners will be freed.  We are so Thankful to Jesus Christ for setting us FREE!

The Opposite of Freedom is RESTRAINTS.  The definition of restraint is an INFLUENCE that INHIBITS or RESTRAINS, or a LIMITATION.  At first glance or thought it is natural to view a restraint as something negative that HOLDS US BACK.  In this message I want you to view RESTRAINT as a tool used to Keep You On the Road to Your DYNAMIC DESTINY.  Just imagine the world we live in today WITHOUT any RESTRAINTS (hard to think about it being any worse, read Old Testament).  What I find interesting is we enjoy the security of restraints in certain areas of our lives.  On the other hand, when it comes to having RESTRAINTS in our LIFESTYLES and CHARACTER we feel it is OUR BUSINESS and others should STAY OUT OF IT!  Might sound like this... "Drunk drivers deserve to be locked up with the key thrown away, but if I want to get intoxicated in my own house (with my kids seeing me passed out on the couch for hours) that's okay because I am in MY HOUSE!"  This comment sounds ridiculous right?  The sad truth is we live just like this when we avoid Restraints on our PERSONAL BEHAVIOR.  The Bible has given us everything we need to know about restraints.  Proverbs 29:18 (NLT) When people do not accept divine guidance, they run wild.  But whoever obeys the law is joyful.  Don't you want to wake up excited to  start a brand new day?  Start viewing God Given Restraints as Guidance that will HELP US and not harm us.  It is time out for the "I'm Grown Don't Tell Me What To Do Syndrome (start acting like it)."  There are people in your life that only want the BEST for YOU.  Jesus Christ is your greatest Supporter!  Jesus wants each and everyone of us to follow his Instructions and have a life filled with Purpose, Peace, and Prosperity to name a few.  If you are wondering why you are Mad, Depressed, Sad, Bitter, Overwhelmed, Tired, and Constantly Worrying. Then take a look at whether you are receptive (Open) to restraints (moral).  Continuing to do things your way is a sure way to live an unhappy and unfulfilled life.  Please read the story below by Wayne B. Lynn (Paints a Clear Picture of the Message).  Have a wonderful Turning Point Tuesday and a Blessed week!


Free To Soar :Lessons From Life, www.heartsnsouls.com/stories/e/5404.shtml

Chapter 12 - Free To Soar - Wayne B. Lynn
One windy spring day, I observed young people having fun using the wind to fly their kites. Multicolored creations of varying shapes and sizes filled the skies like beautiful birds darting and dancing in the heady atmosphere above the earth. As the strong winds gusted against the kites, a string kept them in check. Instead of blowing away with the wind, they arose against it to achieve great heights. They shook and pulled, but the restraining string and the cumbersome tail kept them in tow, facing upward and against the wind. As the kites struggled and trembled against the string, they seemed to say, "Let me go! Let me go! I want to be free!" They soared beautifully even as they fought the imposed restriction of the string. Finally, one of the kites succeeded in breaking loose. "Free at last" it seemed to say. "Free to fly with the wind."

Yet freedom from restraint simply put it at the mercy of an unsympathetic breeze. It fluttered ungracefully to the ground and landed in a tangled mass of weeds and string against a dead bush. "Free at last" -- free to lie powerless in the dirt, to be blown helplessly along the ground, and to lodge lifeless against the first obstruction.

How much like kites we sometimes are. The Lord gives us adversity and restrictions, rules to follow from which we can grow and gain strength. Restraint is a necessary counterpart to the winds of opposition. Some of us tug at the rules so hard that we never soar to reach the heights we might have obtained. We keep part of the commandment and (pardon the pun) never rise high enough to get our tails off the ground.


Let us each rise to the great heights our Heavenly Father has in store for us, recognizing that some of the restraints that we may chafe under are actually the steadying force that helps us ascend and achieve.


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