Kristen’s Story: True Freedom

In this post you’ll meet Kristen–a woman who bought into the idea that it’s liberating for women to be sexually aggressive, powerful, and free. Kristen viewed sex as a stepping stone to a deep, meaningful relationship, happiness and fulfillment. But that didn’t happen. Eventually she realized that what she thought she controlled, actually controlled her. Her choices set her on a downward spiral into addictions, promiscuity and the sex trade. It wasn’t until Kristen relinquished the right to set her own moral compass, and turned to the age-old wisdom of the Bible – becoming a Girl Gone Wise rather than a Girl Gone Wild – that she discovered true freedom and joy.

The Bible talks about people being slaves to sin, and I know of no other way to describe my former life than one of utter spiritual imprisonment. I called myself a Christian, but I wasn’t concerned about doing things God’s way. I was the god of my life. I felt free to do as I pleased. My attitude, my speech, my relationships, my clothing and my body language all screamed one thing: “I MAKE THE RULES!”

I thought I was free to do what would make me happy, but rejecting God’s way set me on path that only led to deeper and deeper bondage. I tried to fill my desires with men and sex. When one guy disappointed me, I looked for another one.  I was driven by the lie that said, “You can fix this with more of that.”    Continue at Kristen’s Story