Burned Out

Defeated

Constant Striving

Feeling Distant

Discontent

No Joy

Carrying a Heavy Load

Worn Out

Discouraged

People Pleaser

Burned Out Defeated Constant Striving Feeling Distant Discontent No Joy Carrying a Heavy Load Worn Out Discouraged People Pleaser

Can you relate to these thoughts and feelings? I certainly could. At various times in my life I had thought or experienced all of these. But is this the life that God wants for us? Look at the following verses:

“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!” – 2 Corinthians 5:17

“Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!” – Philippians 4:4

“I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete.” – Jesus speaking in John 15:11

“For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” – Jesus addressing those who are burned out in Matthew 11:30

I could go on and list more verses that describe the life that God truly intends for us to experience in Christ. We are supposed to be new. We are supposed to be rejoicing all the time. Jesus wants His joy to be in us and our joy to be complete. He doesn’t want us to be weary and heavy laden but see that His yoke is easy and light. You might be thinking, “that’s all well and good but how do I experience this?” 

BE FREE is my detailed account of the journey God took me to experience the Freedom that we have available to us in Christ. 

I systematically break down the main issue that’s preventing us from being free to embrace and find joy in our new identity—namely the world’s (and our) belief that we get our value and our identity from what we do and how others perceive us. Once you break the hold of this stress-producing, heavy-weight-on-our-shoulders, faulty thinking, you can truly live free. Join me on this journey to experience the life that you’ve always wanted and that God has wanted you to have since you put your faith in Jesus!  

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What People Are Saying about the book

“This book is exactly as the title suggests, it’s a way to live freely with God’s grace in our hearts. Sam Lee addresses the expectations that the world, family and others place upon us that sometimes unknowingly put great pressure or even burdens on us that are often difficult to overcome.”

— Bart

“I would highly recommend this book to anyone looking to strengthen your faith and refresh your outlook on who God is and how He feels about you!”

— Rianna

“If you were taught like I was to get good grades, be polite, find a great paying job, chase promotions, get your raises, make your parents happy, say yes to your boss, buy the white picket house that was bigger and better than others, please your wife and in-laws, in other words perform, meet others expectations, chase approval, and look good in front of others or else...than this book is for you.”

— henry

“Some of the truths will rock your paradigm as your eyes will be opened to the power and reality of God's amazing grace.” 

— BARRY

“We're all prone to evaluate ourselves with performance-based thinking. Sam Lee shows how to break free from the negative fruit from this way of thinking. This book is life-transforming.”

— DR. BECKWITH

“Be Free has transformed the way I see life. I now understand and fully live out the way God designed me.”

— HOGAN

“This book was very helpful for me personally to deal with identity issue as an Asian American…”

— DR. OH

Excerpts from Be Free

  • “We have to see that we don’t bear the responsibility of maintaining our relationship with God. Jesus does this. We need to lift this heavy weight off our shoulders and give it back to Jesus. We can’t carry this. That’s why sometimes Bible reading becomes a chore and not a pleasure.”

  • “It’s not the Father’s love that is in question here. It’s our ability to receive it that is the problem. It’s our thinking that if our actions don’t measure up, we cannot and should not be receiving love from God.”  

  • “I found so much of my value and identity from what my wife thought about me that I couldn’t receive any criticism. As a result, I couldn’t handle anything negative my wife said even if she communicated it gently. Only God has the power and authority to determine someone’s value and identity. Others can reinforce what God has done in creating you, but they cannot and should not replace Him!”

  • “Dealing with sin by my own power and effort wasn’t effective. Even with constant reminders that what I was doing wasn’t right, my determination wasn’t powerful enough to overcome the persistent sins in my life. That’s when God brought a new way.”

  • “We need to stop letting our failure to live out and experience our new identity make us doubt who we are. It’s trusting in who we are and what God has done that produces the right behavior.”