| Most times because we live in a developed world | | | | Laws of the land |
| that practices the democratic rule of law we believe | | | | The laws of the land apply to those who are unruly. |
| we are free compared to others who do not. The | | | | Our conscience is a big enough judge for our actions. |
| truth is whether we are in a developed or third world | | | | If we go out of our way to steal, cheat or deceive |
| true freedom can still be attained at the highest | | | | others to get further in life, it is not the laws of the |
| possible level if we lead our lives spiritually as | | | | land we should fear but the laws of God. If the |
| opposed to carnally. The means by which we attain | | | | highest court of judgment is God's court then abiding |
| this freedom is by letting go of those invisible | | | | by his law makes us free of the laws of our society. |
| restraints in life that keep us bound physically. Below | | | | Abiding by the commandments makes us free of the |
| are four of the most important of these restraints | | | | laws of our world and in turn we receive spiritual |
| and how we can release ourselves from them. | | | | freedom and blessings. |
| Money | | | | Time |
| Money is the biggest physical restraint in life. It is the | | | | We are all held hostage by time because we spend |
| means by which transactions are made. We have to | | | | most of it counting on to something. Whether it is |
| pay for our necessities in order to survive and by | | | | for national days, holy days, birthdays or |
| this token are we held hostage by our jobs, and our | | | | anniversaries, we are constantly counting and planning |
| desire for things. Money should serve its purpose but | | | | for these periods. It is important to celebrate these |
| should not control our existence. Whether we have | | | | days but not make them the focal point of our |
| much of it or very little we should know that we | | | | existence. In scripture we are taught not to observe |
| came to this earth with nothing and would leave in a | | | | days, months and years, we are also taught that a |
| similar manner. For this reason it is important for us | | | | thousand years is like one day and vice versa with |
| not to be held hostage by this. Our freedom from | | | | God. Letting go of this restraint is also another means |
| money comes when we realize that whether we | | | | of attaining true freedom. |
| have a little or much makes no difference to the | | | | Death |
| peace within us. In scripture we are guided by the | | | | Death is another restraint that holds us to ransom. |
| words, 'Ye have sown much, and bring in little; ye eat | | | | We can be blackmailed in any form or manner |
| but ye have not enough; ye drink but ye are not | | | | because of our fear of it. The thing to remember |
| filled with drink; ye clothe you but there is none | | | | here is that death would come to us all whether we |
| warm; and he that earneth wages earneth wages to | | | | wish it to be so or not. What is of importance here is |
| put it into a bag with holes.' These words teach us | | | | that our Lord and savior Jesus Christ has conquered |
| that our ways are insufficient for us as we would | | | | death. We would do the same if we have faith in |
| always be lacking. Even the richest man in the world | | | | God and by so doing avoid being victims of this |
| needs to worry about keeping those riches. This is | | | | restraint. Overcoming the fear of death is achieving |
| not freedom. True freedom is living without this | | | | true freedom from one of the greatest restraints in |
| restraint be it in poverty or wealth. | | | | life. |