Rebel freedom!

In her book Prodigal girl, Grace Livingston Hill tells about the life of a spoiled teenage girl, Betty, who was always given anything she wanted, but never what she really needed. When her father realized what his little girl had become, he quickly made the decision to remove her from all temptation. Similarly, in his book Rebel with a Cause, Franklin Graham relates how he was sent to boarding school when his parents found out some of the things he had gotten into. Franklin says, “Instead of getting my esteem from achieving within the system, I got my thrills and identity from challenging the system. I was following the classic pattern of every rebel.” Franklin and Betty both wanted to push the limits as far as they could stretch them. They didn’t realize that most of the rules were put there to protect them. All they could concentrate on was the fact that someone was trying to tell them what to do, and they simply couldn’t stand that. Betty felt her father was confining her to a prison, and Franklin simply wanted ultimate freedom. What both of them came to realize is the fact that God is the only one who can bring everlasting freedom from the one thing that can keep us all in chains, our sin. Once Franklin and Betty came to realize this, their lives started to reflect the freedom they found in God. Betty started to love her family and spend time with them again. Franklin has become one of the most influential preachers of our time. Anyone can fight for freedom, but only God can give you ultimate freedom.