To Be a Slave

We all have our issues.  Some are issues that require a response.  Some issues cause life to crash so that there is no going forward without dealing with it.  But that it isn't how it works for us.  Most of our issues are manageable, they just lower the quality of life in the process. Here, watch this music video.

I don't know Mia, but I feel like I do.  She works with a group called Tree Hill Collective that has been generous with letting me use their music on some video projects, such as the opening music for the TV ministry and a promotional video for Lydia's Gate. 

Slavery is a tough concept to wrap my head around.  Probably because we live in a country that is so free.  Mostly what we face are inconveniences not true slavery.  Maybe that's why we don't see it coming.  We can allow things to fester until it becomes a chain.

It makes me think of the german shepherd that we had when I was a kid.  We would put it in a fenced area.  The dog could have easily jumped the fence, but never did.  He made attempts to dig under.  But never took a running start and jumped over.  Freedom was there all along.

 

In the days of slavery, there were slave markets where people would be bought and sold.  Think about how much would you ask for your own freedom.  If we were going to sell ourselves into slavery, what would be the price?  It's hard to imagine a price high enough.  The amazing thing is that we put ourselves onto the auction block for free.  

So here's the good news.  We can be free.  The issues of our life, whether big are or small, do not need to be our chains.  Like our german shepherd, freedom is there if we take the leap.

So we have put ourselves on the auction block, God is there and ready to pay the price.  We just need to say OK.