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📢 Are You a Slave and Don’t Even Know It?

By James Langston
Pilgrim Outreach Ministries | pomitaly.homestead.com

Slavery.

It’s a word loaded with pain, history, and hard truth. Defined simply, slavery is “a condition in which one human being is owned by another.” It strips away choice, freedom, and humanity.

But here’s what many don’t realize:
Slavery still exists.
Not with chains and shackles, but with habits, systems, and silent submission.
You may not be owned by a person, but are you ruled by something else?

This afternoon, a thought kept circling in my mind like a warning siren:

“We are all—whether intentionally or unintentionally—dependent on something or someone.”

Jobs. Careers. Schedules. Phones. Likes. Approval. Alarm clocks. News cycles. Algorithms. Addictions. Circumstances. Convenience. Comfort. The list goes on.
And before we know it, we’re not just using these things—we’re obeying them.

We’re no longer thinking—we’re reacting.
No longer leading—we’re following.
No longer choosing—we’re copying.

It’s called the herd mentality, and it’s the modern mask of mental slavery.

👵🏽 My Great-Great Grandmother Knew Better

I never met my grandmother three generations removed. She was born into physical slavery.
But I did know her daughter—my great-great-grandmother. And in a very real sense, she helped lead me to the Lord.

I still remember her eyes. Her voice. Her wisdom.
She’d say:

“Boy, use your brain. Don’t let somebody else do your thinking.”

That stuck with me. It still rings louder today than ever before.

Because in today’s world, we’ve traded wisdom for noise, truth for trends, and discernment for dependence.
We’ve allowed systems to dictate our choices, opinions, even our beliefs.
We’ve become slaves to likes, shares, popularity, convenience, and consensus.

⚠️ Reader, Be Honest: Is This You?

When was the last time you sat still—no phone, no TV, no scrolling—just listening for God?

When was the last time you made a decision because you believed it was right, not because the crowd told you it was?

When did you last say “no” to something just because it didn’t honor your convictions?

You see, it’s not just the culture that enslaves us—it’s our surrender to it.

🧠 The Battle is Mental, But the Bondage is Spiritual

Satan isn’t always loud. He often works through passivity and distraction.
And one of his greatest deceptions is to keep you busy but bound.
Loud but empty.
Active but aimless.

Jesus came to set the captives free (Luke 4:18).
But freedom doesn’t come just from knowing truth. It comes from living in it.

You cannot walk in freedom while mimicking the masses.
You cannot know God’s voice if every other voice is louder.
You cannot serve Christ and still be a slave to culture.

🛐 So What Do You Do?

  1. Pause and Reflect – What owns your attention? What consumes your mind?

  2. Return to the Word – God’s Word renews the mind (Romans 12:2).

  3. Pray for Discernment – Ask God to help you see what’s enslaving you.

  4. Resist the Herd – Truth is often lonely but always liberating.

  5. Reclaim Your Mind – The Holy Spirit will guide you, but not compete for your attention.

✝️ A Final Word

We may not live in the days of chains and cotton fields, but the battle for the soul continues.
This is a war for your mind, your heart, your obedience.

And you have a choice to make:

Will you conform, or will you stand?
Will you follow the herd, or follow the Shepherd?

Jesus didn’t die so we could become sophisticated slaves.
He died so we could live free.

So I’ll ask you again:

Are you a slave… and don’t even know it?

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