Freedom Has a Cost — Walking Through the Storms of Life With Christ

kurtis786
Oct 5
2 min read

Man with headphones and microphone beside gritty, battle-worn man with text “It Won’t Be Easy” — symbolizing storms of life and freedom in Christ

You want freedom? Freedom isn’t free. If you’re serious about it, you have to be ready for the storms of life.

That line might sound dramatic, but look at your life. Has freedom ever arrived without struggle? Without pain? Without something breaking down first?

The Storms of Life and Finding Freedom in Christ

The storm isn’t random, meaningless, or punishment. Divorce. Job loss. Betrayal. Shattered expectations. These moments feel like destruction—like your whole world is falling apart. In reality, they’re refining fire.

God allows storms not to crush you but to purify you. They strip away illusions, expose your foundation, and show whether you’ve been building on rock or sand.

Wake-Up Like Neo

Think about The Matrix. Neo didn’t wake up in a spa. He opened his eyes in catastrophe—cold steel, shock, tubes, wires. That’s what it took to break free.

Storms do the same to us. They wake us up, tear out the tubes we didn’t know were feeding us lies, and strip away the false self—the one built on shame, survival, and control—so the true self can rise.

Freedom Has a Cost

Most men want a Christianity that’s comfortable—faith without fire. But comfort never forged anyone. Ease never built depth. The storm is the forge.

And the forge is where God shapes you. The storm burns away the dross—pride, ego, illusion. What remains? The real you. The man God intended. The man anchored in Christ.

Finding Freedom in Christ in the Storm

Storms are guaranteed. The waves are coming; the wind will rise. When it does, it will test everything about your life. Here’s the promise: storms don’t destroy the man anchored in Christ—they forge him. That’s the picture. That’s the promise.

If You’re in a Storm Right Now

Maybe your marriage is hanging by a thread. Maybe the job that defined you is gone. Maybe betrayal ripped your heart in two.

You’re asking, “Why me? Why now? Where is God?” The storm isn’t God’s absence. It’s His forge. He meets you most powerfully in the fire, not in the easy chair. Storms don’t just reveal you; they reveal Him.

The Choice in Front of You

Freedom has a cost—walking through the storm instead of running from it. The storm is not the end of you. It’s the making of you. It shapes you into steel—into a man who can carry fire without being consumed.

So if you’re tired of being controlled by fear, shame, or circumstances, it’s time to embrace the forge. Let God use the storm to strip away the false self and raise up the true.

I’ve put together full teachings to walk you through this—step by step—so you can learn how to anchor in Christ and regulate your fire no matter what hits.

Subscribe. Stay. Take the next step. Because the storm isn’t the end. It’s the beginning of freedom. And the man who walks through it with Christ cannot be destroyed—only forged.