The Freedom Response

Part 1 is HERE

Part two: my story - the foundation of The Freedom Response. 

The primary goal of The Freedom Response is Matt 22:37-39 - To love the Lord your God with all of your heart, mind, soul & strength- and to love your neighbor as yourself.

We want to look at each of those areas (heart, mind, soul & strength) in a unique way of staying in Gods word, personal experience, along with reflection and application.

The first manuscript is called Deep Waters and is based on Proverbs 20:5 of which is: “The purpose of a mans heart is like deep waters and it takes a man of understanding to draw it out”. 

This implies that you dear reader along with the Holy Spirit have the ability to draw out understanding for what you are walking through with God - and if you are incapable of doing so alone - we look to a man with understanding to help you out. The Holy Spirit is THE Intimate Counselor and will aid us in our journey to live out Matt 22:37-39 and also in other ways as well. 

Deep Wa...

My story - an introduction to The Freedom Response. 

I felt like I lost my soul somewhere. See how you can relate to this through sharing my story with you. 

I wanted to understand the greatest commandment section of Matt 22:37-39 - to love God with all my heart, mind, strength and soul….I had a question: what is the soul?

I had an understanding of my heart, mind and strength- but not my soul. 

No-one else I met with had an understanding from when I asked them about it either. 

What is your soul? Do you have an understanding of it? 

I had a partial understanding of this through what God previously had me going through as a form of preparation. I bet you have experienced this as well to your own extent. 

I believe the Holy Spirit is five steps ahead of us and is inviting us INTO what God is already doing. I want to explore this a bit with you. 

I am being prepared for something that I do not know of yet - and it has already started out - with reflection - in ways I was not expec...

Character development is more important than achieving the end result...the goal.

Allow me to explain and see where you are with what I present for your consideration:

I have learned to document my days not with endless lists and random quotes, but in a way that reflects my values, vision and goals, and when these principles are taken daily they contribute to the development of my character regardless of what outcome happens. 

This is what is unique for helping others with The Freedom Response….character development. 

Over time as a new story is written, who I am becoming is what I share with those in my community and circles that are interested in progress and living out your God-Given Design.

Your God-Given Design is about character development more so than a goal - because God can remove an outcome, you can lose interest in an outcome or the outcome can change but who you are becoming is more important than any outcome that you can achieve. 

How to start? 

1- Take ...

If you are reading this and you are an Introvert - welcome.

I need you to know that you have gifts and abilities to see and relate to the world that is unique and very much needed. 
If your gifts, strengths and abilities (given to you by God and developed over time) are suppressed then it can be a sad day in His Kingdom that can lead to depression, isolation and unrealistic thoughts & feelings over time.

You can practice to EXPRESS your gifts in the world but it is a challenge because extroverts are more numerous in the world than introverts. 
Lets take a peek into why:

As an Introvert I often get asked how I initiate connecting with people as an introvert - as aren't you supposed to not like people or being with them or avoid them? 

Yes and no. 

The main reason people engage or step away from people is about energy and how you charge up internally and externally. 

My desire as an introvert is to renew away from people. When I am around people for long periods of time I get what I ...

Here is what we believe will help people to experience The Freedom Response:

•  We don't care what denomination you are.
•  We are all equal in our community - not one person is above another.
•  What is said here stays here.
•  At times adult language may come out to release the pollution of the soul to make room for healing - if this bothers you, do not sign up. This is a place to be real and authentic for expressing emotions at how long you have been living in bondage may cause verbal expression to find more freedom. We do not use Gods name in vain or throw out a bunch of F-Bombs. This is what we call "The Wedge" - as sometimes you need to wake up to what you are not seeing - and being with overly nice people following a template is no longer working, so The Wedge is used as a tool to snap you out of your perspective and then we move on in with grace….no shame or judgement. This works in recovery circles, etc and it can help to keep a person from drinking that day or anything else.
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