“Freedom’s just another word for nothing left to lose…” Janis Joplin
If you were completely free to do whatever you wanted, what would you do? And then what? If you were really and truly free, would you still want the things you think you want now? So then, what exactly constrains you? There are likely two broad possibilities: relationships (e.g. someone you care about, what others think, what God approves) or resources (e.g. money, a key to get out of whatever place you are locked into).
If you deny there is a God or higher authority, then what God approves may not matter to you. If you believe there is a God, then notice He put you here free to decide whether to follow His ways or not. People may want to constrain you, but God himself gave you, or put you here with, your freedom. Christians believe He did so all the while staying open to future relationship with you, no matter the past.
Desire for people relationships is not so clear-cut. People relationships are reciprocal, and socially sanctioned, lest there be unpleasant consequences. And consequences change over time: the view now may not the view when you started.
If resources seem the constraint, resources can change: with hard work, prudence, and through relationships (with other people or with prayer). But note also that many times resources that cause their own constraints. If you have…
