Yesterday, many celebrated “Independence Day” commonly known as the 4 July; I joined in the jubilance of the moment by stilling away, however, I celebrated something much more sustaining–My Spiritual Liberty. Image

Although the day is much appropriate for celebrating our civil freedoms, the occasion is even more exciting when you think of freedom period; when you think of ‘independence’ – one definition is the freedom from control, freedom from dependence on or control by another person, organization, etc…

  • FREEDOM — The optimal word here—- when you think of being unbound, controlled or restricted it is certainly a reason to celebrate life.

In the process of my spiritual journey, I have come to realize; we have the freedom to allow ourselves and let go of energies that do not serve us.  When I am coaching people at Me-A-Happy Life coaching, I make it a point to reiterate, that we have the freedom to live life well and be happy, even when all the odds are against us, or when people simply do not understand us.  I am reminded of a quote that I read by Thomas Merton.  He said, “The most important question in spiritual life is not: ‘Are you happy?’ but ‘Are you free?’” 

Are you free?  Do you feel liberated in your spirit to make the right choices for your own life? Or are you solely dependent on someone else telling you what next move you are to take in your own life to experience the true happiness that is already available to you?  If you are free, then, you must know we already own those special gifts to own our spiritual independence mind, body, and soul.  If you are not free, then, it is high time you start your own spiritual journey of truth-seeking.  This process can be accomplished by developing and nurturing your spiritual relationship with God through prayer, meditation, studying scripture, and other spiritual aids that properly align with scripture.  These practices will allow you to tap into your spiritual gifts; we all have them.

Once acquired, many do not understand how to own these gifts and make them work in their lives. It takes s nurturing your spirit with spiritual things or with spiritual practices to own spiritual freedom and recognize your spiritual gifts.  A great first step is to understand what ‘spiritual freedom’ is—it is seeking God on your own terms and releasing any links from restrictive religious or spiritual groups.  When you think about it; religion has less to do with knowing God; and spirituality has everything to do with serving him because it denotes the commitment of a personal relationship that you have with him and not with an organized group of people.  [I am not saying do not go to church; I am just saying, going does not mean you have a relationship with God.]

 I cannot begin to express how marvelous being on a spiritual journey has brought me more closely to God than ever before.  It has awakened my senses, and revealed more to me about the hidden mysteries of the God we all claim to serve.  If you all really knew how powerful, the Most High is we would spend less time in moments of lack and want.  Do not get me wrong; I make no claims to have arrived; but I am on the right path of experiencing the beauty of total spiritual liberty.

 It is so invigorating to enjoy an unspeakable peace in your life, and to know the benefits of living in the moments of spiritual liberty.  Let us lose those things that keeps us bound by the neck, unable to navigate freely in our own lives. Let us rehearse in our minds on what spiritual liberty is–it is the ability to think for you without guilt.   Spiritual Liberty measures to a length; that measures to a measurement of endless possibilities.  We were created to seek the Most High, seek the truth, and seek meaning and answers as individuals – we were not created to wander as sheep following a “that’s the way things are” motto.   [Scripture references: Philippians 2:12, Matthew 7:7, Psalms 1] Some of the scripture references used here are to show that everyone has a responsibility to take part in nurturing their spiritual relationship with God.   We are not meant to be spoon fed religion because at some point we have to learn how to pick up the spoon and eat directly from God’s table.

 Another point about ‘spiritual freedom’ is that these liberties allow others the freedom to make their own choices, even if those choices are adverse to our own.  [I wrote a blog about understanding other people’s choices here:

 https://michellelifecoach.wordpress.com/2013/06/30/understand-other-peoples-choices/

 There are many layers of freedom and it is my hope that each of us seeks and finds those layers with much understanding and gratitude.  Begin your spiritual journey, you may soon discover that your spirituality is the link to everything possible in your life. You  may also discover that the very things that were hindering you to go forth in your life in a more profound way are those things directly related to the under nourishment of your spiritual relationship with God.

My upcoming book title: Spirituality – The Link to the Love and Liberty in My Life will give more insight on the topic of spirituality and how it is linked to everything that occur in our life.

Live Life Well and Be Blessed.  Michelle E. Alford, CHLC, CLC –http://www.livinglifewellwithmichelle.com – Radio host of the “Living Life Well With Michelle Show” on WDRJ 1440 AM – Detroit  tune in each Monday morning at 10:30 AM EST from your cars, homes, offices, androids, blackberries, computers, on anywhere you can stream live.  Call my company Me-A-Happy Lifecoaching @ 734-288-7189 for your life coaching services. My book Motivation By the Book available only on my website or my publishing site: http://www.livinglifewellpublishing.comand stay tuned for my next upcoming book “Spirituality – The link to the Love and Liberty in My Life.”

A Prayer for Guidance:

Dear God, help us properly align our actions by your inspired divine direction, 
carry them out with your assistance, 
 as we make our prayers and supplications known unto you; seeking only to act upon those things that are both pleasing, and ordained by you, therefore, resulting in our inevitable happy conclusion of living in the moments of true spiritual liberty.