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FREE to be ME!

Uncover the truth about freedom of choice and enslavement to societal norms. Discover the sources of control and compulsive behaviors that restrict your true potential. Face reality, confront your prisons, and reclaim your authentic self.

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FREE to be ME!

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  1. FREE to be ME!

  2. Are you REALLY free to be YOU?

  3. Freedom is the ability to choose what is right and to refuse what is wrong. Are you REALLY free to be YOU?

  4. When we lose this ability - we've lost freedom. Are you REALLY free to be YOU?

  5. If our will is enslaved to something that controls us - we've lost our freedom. Are you REALLY free to be YOU?

  6. "Everyday things" that control us Are you REALLY free to be YOU?

  7. Controlling, compulsive behaviors can come up any time, any place, any age Are you REALLY free to be YOU?

  8. WHY do we get enslaved?

  9. #1, Everybody's doing it - its socially acceptable WHY do we get enslaved?

  10. peer pressure WHY do we get enslaved?

  11. rebellion WHY do we get enslaved?

  12. status symbol WHY do we get enslaved?

  13. excitement WHY do we get enslaved?

  14. ".....let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us,.." -Hebrews 12:1 WHY do we get enslaved?

  15. #2, Seeking Pleasure, Avoiding Pain WHY do we get enslaved?

  16. "He who loves pleasure will be a poor man; He who loves wine and oil will not be rich." -Proverbs 21:17 WHY do we get enslaved?

  17. "I said in my heart, "Come now, I will test you with mirth; therefore enjoy pleasure"; but surely, this also was vanity." - Ecclesiastes 2:1 WHY do we get enslaved?

  18. "There is a way that seems right to a man, But its end is the way of death." -Proverbs 14:12 WHY do we get enslaved?

  19. #3, DENIAL - refusing to accept that we are losing our freedom WHY do we get enslaved?

  20. DENIAL Don’t Even Notice IAm Lying WHY do we get enslaved?

  21. Rationalization WHY do we get enslaved?

  22. Justification WHY do we get enslaved?

  23. Minimization WHY do we get enslaved?

  24. Procrastination WHY do we get enslaved?

  25. Victimization WHY do we get enslaved?

  26. Blame WHY do we get enslaved?

  27. Excuses WHY do we get enslaved?

  28. #4, ENSLAVED - sometimes we are so far gone, that we have become captives WHY do we get enslaved?

  29. We remain enslaved because we are powerless in ourselves to break free. WHY do we get enslaved?

  30. "and that they may come to their senses and escape the snare of the devil,having been taken captive by him to do his will." -2 Timothy 2:26 WHY do we get enslaved?

  31. What do these “PRISONS” do to us?

  32. #1, Limit our true potential What do these “PRISONS” do to us?

  33. #2, We waste away - slowly but steadily What do these “PRISONS” do to us?

  34. #3, Rob us of our destiny What do these “PRISONS” do to us?

  35. Facing up with reality

  36. There is no shame in facing up with reality - and admitting where we really are. Facing up with reality

  37. Whatever your prison is (or prisons are) - you need to face up to it. Facing up with reality

  38. We need to "come to our senses". Facing up with reality

  39. "and that they may come to their sensesand escape the snare of the devil, having been taken captive by him to do his will." -2 Timothy 2:26 Facing up with reality

  40. What is Your PRISON?

  41. Adultery What is Your PRISON?

  42. " Can a man take fire to his bosom, And his clothes not be burned? Can one walk on hot coals, And his feet not be seared?” - Proverbs 6:27-29,32 What is Your PRISON?

  43. “So is he who goes in to his neighbor's wife; Whoever touches her shall not be innocent.” - Proverbs 6:27-29,32 What is Your PRISON?

  44. “ Whoever commits adultery with a woman lacks understanding; He who does so destroys his own soul.” - Proverbs 6:27-29,32 What is Your PRISON?

  45. Pornography What is Your PRISON?

  46. Lust for the opposite sex What is Your PRISON?

  47. Drinking, Drugs, Smoking What is Your PRISON?

  48. Lying, Cheating, Stealing What is Your PRISON?

  49. Power/Control/Manipulative What is Your PRISON?

  50. Money/Wealth/Riches What is Your PRISON?

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