Freedom

Wallace: I AM William Wallace. And I see a whole army of my countrymen here in defiance of tyranny. You have come to fight as free men, and free men you are. What would you do without freedom? Will you fight?
Veteran soldier: Fight? Against that? No, we will run; and we will live.
Wallace: Aye, fight and you may die. Run and you'll live -- at least a while. And dying in your beds many years from now, would you be willing to trade all the days from this day to that for one chance, just one chance to come back here and tell our enemies that they may take our lives, but they'll never take our freedom!!!

This is one of my favorite quotes from one of my favorite movies. It is absolutely an amazing scene in Braveheart. And what really stands out to me is that final questions he asks them. "Would you be willing to trade all days from this day to that for one chance to stand up for your freedom." We are faced with situations in life so often that are a challenge to get through, and sometimes, in those situations, there are easy ways out. However, sometimes, to take the easy way out you give up some of your freedom, you place yourself into bondage to something else, just to avoid the trial. How often do we make that comprimise? How often do we avoid pain and danger by slinking away and running? God doesn't want His followers to live that life. In Gal. 5:1, Paul says this, "1It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery. As Christians, have been set free through the work of Christ, which is so awesomely enacted in the Passion Play. We must cling to and stand up for that freedom, and never trade that freedom for a life of bondage again. We must not live a life of regret, but rather, one of boldness and power.