freedom – Prince Najime https://princenajime.com Author | Speaker | Husband Mon, 08 Oct 2018 04:09:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 https://i0.wp.com/princenajime.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/cropped-DSC3429.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 freedom – Prince Najime https://princenajime.com 32 32 147972840 Live Life Unrestrained https://princenajime.com/live-life-unrestrained/ Mon, 08 Oct 2018 04:09:31 +0000 https://princenajime.com/?p=370 Continue reading "Live Life Unrestrained"

]]> Live Life Unrestrained. Unfettered. Unshackled.

We were wired for love. Yes, love. That’s why nothing gives you a sense of well-being as loving and being loved.

Oftentimes, we don’t live true to this wiring. We hold back from living the love life. We deny our true God-shaped selves the freedom to express ourselves – love and be loved. And when we do that, little do we realize that we are holding back from living authentically.

So what is stopping you from being authentic?
What’s stopping you from living your life the way you were designed to function?
For some it is fear. Fear of being left. Fear of losing their freedom. Fear of rejection. Fear of misconstruction. Fear of not being hot or good enough. Fear of the opinions of other people. The list goes on.

Yet for some, what’s standing between them and their real life is offenses. Bitterness. Hurt. Unforgiveness. They have been hurt so bad. So they have shut up their heart against kindness. Their bowels of compassion are closed. They have been betrayed. So they refuse to believe any more. They approach everyone with suspicion.

I have been hurt countless times. And for some occasions, I had decided to stay as far from those persons as possible. Yet, for others, I had told myself that I would never again listen to them if they came calling for help.

Yet deep within me, there’s this thing I still felt when I saw people going through something unpleasant. My heart always went out to them. I always wanted to reach out and help.
Not helping always felt like living against my design. And it was.
And holding back, say, greetings, would make me feel so unnatural. And it’s unnatural with us!

So I decided that nothing and no one would make me live against my wiring for love. I decided that I am going to live my life unrestrained. Unrestrained by hurt and offenses. Unrestrained by fears of any kind. Unrestrained by people’s opinions.

I have decided that I am going to trust like I’ve never been betrayed before; love like I’ve never been hurt before; give like I’ve never been denied before; and reach out and touch lives like I’ve never been misrepresented or misunderstood before.

God is love. And love is God in action. When you hold back love, you hold back God in your life and relationship. You limit His forgiveness and kindness. You hold back His power. You deny His compassion the freedom to find expression in and through you, to reach a hurting world.

A bird must fly; a fish must swim; a painter must paint, and a teacher must teach, if they will ever feel fulfilled.
In the same light, we must love, no matter what, if we will ultimately feel a sense of satisfaction or well-being.
For we are God-wired for love:

“For we are God’s [own] handiwork (His workmanship), recreated in Christ Jesus, [born anew] that we may do those good works which God predestined (planned beforehand) for us [taking paths which He prepared ahead of time], that we should walk in them [living the good life which He prearranged and made ready for us to live].”
(Ephesians 2:10, AMP)

And until we yield to our design, we will not be at peace with ourselves.
So I have decided to live life unrestrained. Ain’t nobody gonna stop me! ?

I pray for you, that nobody will stop you from living your authentic God-wired life of love. In Jesus Name.

]]> 370 Unforgiveness Is A Killer https://princenajime.com/unforgiveness-is-a-killer/ https://princenajime.com/unforgiveness-is-a-killer/#comments Sat, 08 Sep 2018 09:03:53 +0000 https://princenajime.com/?p=329 Continue reading "Unforgiveness Is A Killer"

]]> Medical reports have shown that most human ailments are stress-related or stress-induced. And that unforgiveness, hurt, offense or bitterness create a lot of stress in the mind and body, which may trigger heart-related conditions, ulcers, high blood pressure, chest pain, headaches, etc
The reports also show that forgiveness decreases stress levels and promote health.
The Bible gives credence to these facts:
“A sound mind makes for a robust body, but runaway emotions corrode the bones.”
(Proverbs 14:30, MSG)
“A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit saps a person’s strength.”
(Proverbs 17:22,NLT)

The answer to unforgiveness, hurt, bitterness and the pain of offense is, FORGIVENESS.

Forgiveness is a gift of mercy you extend to an undeserving person. When you choose to forgive, you’re making a conscious decision to let go of negative feelings of hurt, resentment, bitterness and anger against the person who has wronged you. It’s also a decision to free your mind from the prison of offense. To forgive is to choose healing – emotional and physical – and wholeness.
Someone describes unforgiveness as putting someone behind iron bars. And that someone turns out to be you. To forgive is to choose peace of mind over emotional unrest.
Unforgiveness is a costly choice you make. A choice to keep hurting over and again. A choice to have poisoned blood. A choice to be unhappy.
A choice to let someone else control your feelings.
That’s too costly a choice to make!
In real sense, forgiveness is not what you do for another. No!
It’s what you do for yourself. When you forgive, you’re doing yourself a huge favor. Those who let go offenses, love themselves!
Get that poison out of your mind and body, and receive your healing and wholeness!
It all starts with a decision A will to let go. If you are only willing, God will make available the strength to carry through. The decision is yours to make!
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