I, and I think most other chaplains, would tell you that the vast majority of issues I counsel Soldiers and Families regarding are self-inflicted. We place ourselves in difficult, complicated situations because we make sinful, selfish, or unwise decisions. We find ourselves trapped in consequences of our own making, unable to get out.
In the Biblical book of Proverbs, God often warns that the foolish or evil will fall into their own pit. In Hebrews, the picture is drawn for us of sin that so easily entangles. So many times, when we find ourselves trapped, or at a dead end, or stuck in the mire, it's because of our own sinful or unwise decisions. We throw away the freedom that Christ bought for us, and lock ourselves into the prison of consequence and complication.
The good news? We don't have to do this! Jesus Christ died to bring us true freedom. God has designed the creation and His commands to show us the path to freedom. In the next few weeks at Chapel Next, we are going to explore some of the foundational biblical principles that help us stay out of our self-made prisons, and enjoy the freedom that comes only from walking with God.
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