Unshackled Part-3: Breaking Free from Spiritual Bondage

<p><strong>UNSHACKLED: BREAKING FREE FROM SPIRITUAL BONDAGE&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong></p><p><strong>••• Bible Study Verses: Isaiah 5.13-14, Hosea 4.6, 2 Corinthians 4:18, Hebrews 11:3, Luke 13:10-16, Psalm 68:6, Proverbs 26:2, Ecclesiastes 10:8, Deut. 27:15-26, 2 Corinthians 6:17, 1 Peter 5:8, Ezekiel 8:9-10, Exodus 20.2-5, Gen. 12:3, Joshua 6:26, Gen. 31:30–32, Gen. 27:11–13, Rom. 12:14, Lev26:38-39, Matthew 13:25-28, Gal. 3:13, I John 1:9, James 4:7, Matthew&nbsp;6:15, Rom 13:12, Ephesians 5:11, Isaiah 49:25, Psalm 3:3, Psalm 23:3, Psalm 128:3, Job 36:11, I John 5:4, Psalm 5:12.&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong></p><p><em>“Over the years, I have come to realize that the greatest trap in our life is not success, popularity, or power, but self-rejection. Success, popularity, and power can indeed present a great temptation, but their seductive quality often comes from the way they are part of the much larger temptation to self-rejection. When we have come to believe in the voices that call us worthless and unlovable, then success, popularity, and power are easily perceived as attractive solutions. The real trap, however, is self-rejection. As soon as someone accuses me or criticizes me, as soon as I am rejected, left alone, or abandoned, I find myself thinking, "Well, that proves once again that I am a nobody." ... [My dark side says,] I am no good... I deserve to be pushed aside, forgotten, rejected, and abandoned. Self-rejection is the greatest enemy of the spiritual life because it contradicts the sacred voice that calls us the "Beloved" Being the Beloved constitutes the core truth of our existence”― Henri J.M. Nouwen †&nbsp;&nbsp;</em></p><p>“I waited patiently for the Lord; And He inclined to me, And heard my cry. He also brought me up out of a horrible pit, Out of the miry clay, And set my feet upon a rock, And established my steps. He has put a new song in my mouth—...” Ps40.1-3, NKJV&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p><strong>What are 3 dangerous aspects of ignorance?&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong></p><p><strong>Have you ever wondered why bad things