Living Free

Day 5 – Saturday, August 23, 2025

Living Free

Scripture Focus: “So Christ has truly set us free. Now make sure that you stay free, and don’t get tied up again in slavery to the law.” — Galatians 5:1 (NLT)

Recap of Days 1–4: The Journey Toward Freedom

Sis, look at what God has already done in your life this week:

Day 1 – Breaking Free From Fear (Isaiah 41:10): We exposed fear for the liar it is and declared that God’s Word — not fear — has the final say.
Day 2 – Understanding Fear Spiritually (2 Timothy 1:7): We learned fear is not just an emotion but a spirit sent from the enemy, and God has armed us with power, love, and a sound mind.
Day 3 – Healing From Past Fear (Psalm 147:3): We allowed God to touch our wounds, acknowledging the damage fear caused, but trusting Him to heal and restore what was broken.
Day 4 – Bold Faith, Bold Steps (Ephesians 6:10–11): We put on the full armor of God, stood up to the spirit of fear, and declared we would not retreat, but march forward in bold faith.

Now we stand at Day 5. Chains are not only broken — you are walking out of the cell with your head held high. But freedom is not something you stumble into once — it is something you choose every single day.

Living Free Requires Discipline

Deliverance can happen in an instant, but staying free requires discipline.

Paul said in 1 Corinthians 9:27: “I discipline my body like an athlete, training it to do what it should.”

Guard Your Mind: The enemy will whisper old lies. “You’re still the same.” “You’ll fall again.” But discipline says, No! You take those lies captive and replace them with God’s truth (2 Corinthians 10:5).
Guard Your Boundaries: Freedom and old environments cannot co-exist. Don’t wander back to toxic relationships, destructive patterns, or dangerous places.
Guard Your Spirit: Prayer, worship, and the Word are not optional. They are the daily bread that keeps you strong. Neglect them, and chains will try to creep back.

Sis, discipline is not punishment. Discipline is the key that keeps the prison doors locked behind you.

Living Free Requires Sacrifice

Christ paid for your freedom with His life. Now you must be willing to lay some things down.

Romans 12:1 calls us to present our bodies as a living sacrifice. That means:

Sacrificing comfort to walk in obedience.
Sacrificing relationships that drag you back into chains.
Sacrificing habits that feed the flesh but starve your spirit.

Sacrifice may feel hard, but sis — it is never loss. It is the exchange of what’s temporary for what’s eternal.

Don’t Rehearse the Pain God Already Healed

Too many of us keep playing reruns of old pain. Trauma. Shame. Mistakes.

But Isaiah 43:18–19 commands us: “Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing!”

Rehearsing pain is like picking at a scar until it bleeds again. The infection is gone, but you keep reopening the wound. Sis, healing doesn’t mean you forget — it means you stop rehearsing what no longer defines you.

Don’t Return to the Prison God Freed You From

Prison looks different for every woman:

Addiction: pills, alcohol, substances that promised escape but delivered chains.
Abuse: the silence that kept you suffering behind closed doors.
Toxic Relationships: loving someone who never loved you back right.
Mental Torment: depression, anxiety, shame — the cycle of torment replayed in your mind.

But Jesus already unlocked the door. John 8:36 declares: “So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.”

Sis, you don’t belong in chains. You don’t belong in that cell. You are free — don’t look back.

Freedom is a Daily Choice

Joshua 24:15 declares: “Choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve.”

Freedom is not just what happened yesterday. It is the choice you make today and tomorrow.

Freedom is waking up and choosing faith over fear.
Freedom is forgiving instead of replaying the offense.
Freedom is obedience when compromise looks easier.
Freedom is discipline when drifting feels more comfortable.

Sis, freedom is not just leaving Egypt — it’s refusing to go back, no matter how tempting the old life feels.

Challenge for Today

Be brutally honest with yourself. Write down the one area where the enemy keeps tempting you to go back. Addiction? A relationship? A cycle of shame? Speak it out loud. Then pray over it and declare it shut in Jesus’ name.

Declaration for Day 5

“I will not go back. I will not rehearse old pain. I will not return to prison. Christ has set me free, and I will stay free. With discipline, sacrifice, and surrender, I choose freedom daily. I am free — and I will live free in Jesus’ name.”

Sis, freedom is not just what you escaped from — it’s what you refuse to go back to. Today, you rise. Today, you choose freedom again.