{"id":397,"date":"2011-03-21T10:39:05","date_gmt":"2011-03-21T15:39:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/?p=397"},"modified":"2015-03-23T20:27:22","modified_gmt":"2015-03-24T03:27:22","slug":"binding-and-loosing-jesus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/binding-and-loosing-jesus\/","title":{"rendered":"Binding and Loosing Jesus"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Scripture says that as believers in Christ, He lives\u00a0in us, and\u00a0we in\u00a0Him. This should be a radical, life-transforming infusion\u00a0of divine power into\u00a0our lives, but all too\u00a0often, it seems like nothing changes.<\/p>\n

I think that sometimes, this is because\u00a0we have handcuffed Jesus. We are holding\u00a0Him back from all that\u00a0He wants to\u00a0do in and through us. There are things I know Jesus wants to do in my own life, but I am\u00a0too\u00a0comfortable\u00a0 where I am at now, or too scared to move.<\/p>\n

Sometimes I imagine myself as being the physically challenged younger\u00a0brother of Jesus,\u00a0holding Him back from having the real fun. Or maybe it’s like the movie Alien where\u00a0Jesus wants to break out of me, and I’m trying to do everything I can to stop Him.<\/p>\n

Okay, that’s a bad analogy, but you get the idea.<\/p>\n

I think Jesus wants to lead us to so many places we are not ready to go. To the sick, to the poor, to the lonely and depressed. I think Jesus wants to do so many things in us and through us, but we are too busy watching “The Office,” checking Twitter, or writing blog posts.<\/p>\n

When Jesus sent out His disciples, He told them that they had the power to bind\u00a0the forces of evil on earth. I sometimes wonder if we got it backwards, and we spend a lot of our time binding Jesus. If so, what can we do to let Him loose upon the world? Do we really need to cancel our Twitter account? Do we really need to stop blogging? How can we find balance?<\/p>\n

I am not suggesting you should do what I do, but here are four areas I am moving toward:<\/p>\n

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  1. I have eliminated almost all television watching and video games. It’s not because these bad or evil. I just don’t have time for them.<\/li>\n
  2. I have a Twitter<\/a> and Facebook<\/a> account, and you can feel free to follow me or friend me, but I limit myself to no more than 10 minutes per day on each.<\/li>\n
  3. I try to fuse work, family, and ministry together as much as possible. In other words, both family and work are major areas of “ministry” for me. \u00a0I never go serve in the community by myself. Right now, I choose only to volunteer in those areas where my family can join me.<\/li>\n
  4. Writing is a big area of “ministry” for me right now. It is something I really enjoy. In the weeks and months ahead, my writing on this blog (and my other two blogs – GraceGround.com<\/a> and\u00a0GraceCommentary.com<\/a>), will evolve. I am going to become more focused on producing quality content and hopefully a few books.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    So those are a few things I am doing to let Jesus loose in my own life. How about you? What are \u00a0you doing to be the hands, feet, and voice of Jesus in the world? What areas might you need to give up in order to set Jesus free in your life?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Scripture says that as believers in Christ, He lives\u00a0in us, and\u00a0we in\u00a0Him. This should be a radical, life-transforming infusion\u00a0of divine power into\u00a0our lives, but all too\u00a0often, it seems like nothing changes. I think that sometimes, this is because\u00a0we have handcuffed Jesus. We are holding\u00a0Him back from all that\u00a0He wants to\u00a0do in and through us. 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