Why Do You Desire Bondage?

Galatians 4:8-9 ESV
Formerly, when you did not know God, you were enslaved to those that by nature are not gods. 9 But now that you have come to know God, or rather to be known by God, how can you turn back again to the weak and worthless elementary principles of the world, whose slaves you want to be once more?

This practice mention in today’s scripture amazes me – why go back to the slavery of a past sin when God has delivered you from it? What even amazes me more is that I have to ask myself this question.

Does this mean that I do this on a regular basis? No. What I’m trying to get at is that if we don’t guard ourselves through the Bible and prayer we become susceptible to bonds that have held us in slavery before. All of us, and I mean ALL, have these areas. It could be worry, fear, food or substance abuse, gossip, pornography, coarse joking, biting sarcasm, or just about anything. It’s either something that gives us control or that hurts us. This may come in times of burn-out, anger, loneliness or just plain rebellion. In my opinion, these sprout up when we forget to include God in our lives. We draw close to Him and He delivers us and then we go our way and forget about what He has done for us. Then, "bam", we’re right back where we started.

Remember, God has not left you. He’s always there. Most of the time it’s because we have walked away from Him. So, the best way to avoid “desiring bondage” is to cling to the One who freed you. Keep up with prayer, Bible study and scripture memory. Remember that communication with God is your lifeline. The best way to avoid being captured by sin is to avoid it in the first place and a relationship with God is the best way to keep away from the sins that have caught you before.