Don't fence me in

Luke 4:18-19
"The Spirit of the Lord is on me,
because he has anointed me
to preach good news to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners
and recovery of sight for the blind,
to release the oppressed,
¹⁹to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor."

This is where Jesus is speaking about himself, who he is. It's early on in luke, so the birth, then John the baptist, then this. Jesus is quoting the old testament. He does this, or luke writes this because he wants the world to know why Jesus came, him purpose.

He came to set the captive free. Are you free? Really, are you? I yearn to be free. With everything that is in me a want to live and be alive, not bound and tied down. I use to read this passage and see it as a passage about spiritual warfare. Christ came to set us free, so demon leave! But now. Now I see it differently. Yes, free from demons, always good. In fact, most of our warfare in life is spiritual, yet I want to throw a curve on freedom. I live in a country that is free. I love my land. I can do, say, think anything I want to. I can go where I please. I can go west without permission, because I'm free. The value of freedom I hold with tight hands, never to loose its grip. I find that in life freedom is not so. There are mindsets, habits, & inexperience that one must deal with. Few people ever survive. A great quote from Braveheart, "All men die, few really live".
Are you alive, free and moving? Christ came to set us free, but more than just demons, the devil, the world, and hell. I feel fenced in. I don't like it. I hate being what people want me to be. A nice guy, or a really cool person, or God forbid, a Pastor. I don't want my identity to be known. I want to be myself, and nothing else. I want to be able to move west and be free to do so. Without being bound by being the nice guy. I want freedom. Don't fence me in. Don't try and trap me and make me perform for you.
I want dignity, honor, strength. I want to love all with all the kindness there is. I want to give hope. I want to be myself, dress the way I want to dress, be who I want to be. I'm tired of performing for the actors of this world, and I want to be compelled by one. He did create me to be me, to be free. Don't fence me in. I have so much to give to this world, yet I feel fenced in like a wild animal. Don't fence me in.

I want to ride to the ridge where the west commences
I can't look at hobbles and I can't stand fences
Don't fence me in.
-Cole Porter

"Jesus you came to set the captive free. Lord it's only you who has the power. You were the only one who emptied himself. Teach me to be me. Teach me to fight right. Teach me to love and teach me how to manage my ship. Going as I please"