All things are lawful,

   but not all things are helpful.

All things are lawful for me,

   but I will not 

       be enslaved by anything.

                1 Corinthians 6. 12

(Our freedom in Christ means

the strength to say yes

and the discernment to say no.

Knowing when to walk away,

to turn away,

to choose something else

        or a different direction.

It is not just that 

     God will make up for it,

but that choice will change 

      the course of our lives.

Or impact the wellbeing 

        of those around us

        or who comes after.

There is an old saying

   that our decisions reverberate    for seven generations,

        to bless others

        or to burden them.

Sin always promises 

     more than it can deliver.

Sin always says, 

          it doesn’t matter

          and no one will know.

But it always does.)

O LORD,

Thank You for Your Word.

Let it guide us in Your ways

  and take up residence 

  in our hearts and minds.

Our freedom to follow You

  empowers us to walk away

  from whatever enslaves us.

For Your glory.

For Your Kingdom.

In Your name.