Exercise Your Freedoms, Perform Your Duties

Be obedient to authority, but also be willing to bring about positive change. Exercise your freedoms, while you're performing your duties. We can have it both ways.

June's Message, Day 4:

Consequently, whoever rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves. For rulers hold no terror for those who do right, but for those who do wrong. Do you want to be free from fear of the one in authority? Then do what is right and you will be commended. For the one in authority is God’s servant for your good. Romans 13:2-4a NIV

God has ordained and instituted every position of authority from the world leaders to each of us as individual leaders in our homes. We live in social networks and the proper functioning of these networks is essential for our well-being. Yes, it is difficult to be politically correct all the time and difficult to live in such a fallen world with so many things going wrong. Yet, still, so many things are right. We are called to be obedient to authority, but that doesn't mean we don't have recourse when things go awry. We are fortunate in this country that we can vote, petition, write letters of complaint, and have multiple channels available to us to make things right. One person can make a difference. Exercise your freedoms while performing your duties and responsibilities. That's what has made our nation great. We can have it both ways. Just make sure it's done right, in the right way, going through the proper channels. Be a person of character and integrity that will bring about positive change.