What are you tied to today?  

A boat tied to a dock stays by the dock.  It isn’t free to float away into the sea because of its tie.

Some ties are helpful.  Others are not.

For instance, a worker “tied to his job,” might feel limited on what he can do with his family.  An investor “tied to the stock market,” might feel elation or depression depending upon the direction of the stock market.

Some of the more harmful ties might include feeling “tied to a disease,” “tied to a bad job,” “tied to age,” “tied to a hurtful partner,” “tied to a heavy body,” and so on.  The list might get a little long if one is honest about all the ways they might feel tied up in life.

If so, there is hope!  

In our truth with God, we are spiritual beings, blessed with an unlimited Life in Spirit, that is never bound by the flesh or anything material.  The more we understand our Life in Spirit, the sooner we break away from the limiting beliefs of material sense.

In sorting out where to put my allegiances, I found this statement by Mary Baker Eddy arresting, “Jesus acknowledged no ties of the flesh” (Science and Health, p. 31).  Let me repeat this.  Jesus acknowledged no ties of the flesh.  

She wrote this in the context of seeing oneself as a member of God’s family, rather than a mortal family, but when I read it, I thought bigger than family, to the whole of the human experience.  Jesus acknowledged no ties of the flesh.  We can do the same!  

We do not need to live in bondage to the flesh.  If we feel tied to it in some way that is our error.  It’s a mistaken belief.  

We are not tied to the flesh.  We are masters of it.  

If we are tied to anything, it’s not the flesh.  It’s to Spirit!  We are the offspring of Spirit, not of the flesh.  And Spirit gives us boundless freedom to be everything wonderful God designed us to be.

Be wise about what you feel tied to.  Stick with God and live free.