Freedom in the Lord's Presence

The bible teaches that God's Word is alive and active. That would mean it is presently doing "something". Are you allowing His word to be alive and active in your life? I have failed to do so lately...However, as I climb out of this pit I have been dwelling in, I am taking hold of His Word, desperate to see it come alive once again in my life. I specifically am leaning on Second Corinthians 3:17. It says, "Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom." I need to be in the presence of His Spirit and it is only there that I can experience His freedom. That specific scripture is alive and active! I desire to dive in head first into that freedom! I hate how I feel when I'm not experiencing freedom because I have given place to the enemy or because I have neglected being in His Word. What does it look like to be in the presence of the Spirit of the Lord? I believe for me it means to be at a place where my constant focus is on Him, and not on myself or the things of this world. What does that look like for you?

I read last night in Luke 16:13 that one cannot serve two masters because he will either hate one and love the other or be loyal to one and despise the other. We cannot lovingly serve our Lord and Savior and at the same time be loving the bottle, drugs, or the like. Jesus Christ is the only one who can save us out of any pit we have been dwelling in. When pain comes, He is the only one who can revive our broken hearts. Alcohol, drugs, and sex will not heal the pain. It will only cause us more harm. I was asked last night, "Which master are you serving?" And I ask you the same question.