Freedom

"Freedom to me is not going out and doing what you want to do. Anyone can do that, and lots of people are doing it. Freedom is to have the power to do what you know you ought to do. Most people know what they ought to do but they don't have the power to do it. They're in bondage."

- Josh McDowell

This is a big difference in perspective between Christians and non-Christians. I think that a lot of people believe that if they were ever to put their faith in Christ that they would have to give up all of their freedoms and will instead be bound to a bunch of new rules. What they don't realize is that they are all ready in bondage to their sins and their flesh. They aren't really free at all, they are slaves to the most ugly part of ourselves. When you allow God to rule your life instead of yourself, you are actually being saved into a much more free and abundant life altogether. God doesn't "make" you do anything at all, you are only finally free to make your choices with out the hold of sin on your life. Plus you are given power from the Holy Spirit to overcome evil influence.

And people look at "commandments" or "laws" as restrictive, as if God is with-holding something good from us, but that is so foolish. Let's just take a look at one thing that our sweet God warns us against doing- stealing. If we would have all just followed even that one commandment, think about how wonderfully different our world would be. No more locks! No more keys! No more stolen iPhones! He asks us not to do things because they are bad ideas... If we would all follow His plans and the guidelines He has given us, we would really all be better off for it.