Who really knows?
I laugh often at this world. I am amused by the people that are considered "intelligent." It is always someone not of the Christian faith. These people look at Christians and feel that we are short-sighted or closed minded. We only see things one way, and that way seems to be wrong.
The world is becoming increasingly tolerant. Any intolerance is seen as ignorance, which is the problem that many have with Christians. We set boundaries, have limits, and try to live life a certain way, but this does not allow for open minds according to some.
I am experiencing some people like this in my life now. They feel like they are enlightened, intelligent, and not ignorant enough to fall for the mindlessness of religion. They believe that people should be able to do as they please, regardless of the outcome. There is a feeling that every choice I make only affects me and therefore should not be of concern to anyone else.
How ironic it is that they are spending their lives right now searching for something. They are filling that search with expansion of their limits. Be it emotionally, sexually, or even spiritually (not God) they seem to be looking all of the time. Each experience never reaches that point of total satisfaction, which means another experience must be found. My solution, which would be the love of Christ, is seen as a choice for those that lack intelligence.
I find great irony when I think about people of this mindset when I read Colossians 2:3 when it refers to Christ...
"in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge."
Could it be that what many are looking for, I already have? I think so. The world is spending their time looking for a way to scratch an itch that only God can reach. He is the source of ultimate knowledge and everything else cannot measure up.
Maybe, just maybe, we (Christians) are not the ignorant ones. Maybe we, because of God's direction and grace, understand more about life than non-Christians give us credit for. Maybe there is a reason why people were urged to pray after 9-11, or church attendance increased the weeks after the event. There is a point in every life that we lose complete control. Isn't it an advantage to have the true knowledge of Christ in our lives when that time comes?
The world is becoming increasingly tolerant. Any intolerance is seen as ignorance, which is the problem that many have with Christians. We set boundaries, have limits, and try to live life a certain way, but this does not allow for open minds according to some.
I am experiencing some people like this in my life now. They feel like they are enlightened, intelligent, and not ignorant enough to fall for the mindlessness of religion. They believe that people should be able to do as they please, regardless of the outcome. There is a feeling that every choice I make only affects me and therefore should not be of concern to anyone else.
How ironic it is that they are spending their lives right now searching for something. They are filling that search with expansion of their limits. Be it emotionally, sexually, or even spiritually (not God) they seem to be looking all of the time. Each experience never reaches that point of total satisfaction, which means another experience must be found. My solution, which would be the love of Christ, is seen as a choice for those that lack intelligence.
I find great irony when I think about people of this mindset when I read Colossians 2:3 when it refers to Christ...
"in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge."
Could it be that what many are looking for, I already have? I think so. The world is spending their time looking for a way to scratch an itch that only God can reach. He is the source of ultimate knowledge and everything else cannot measure up.
Maybe, just maybe, we (Christians) are not the ignorant ones. Maybe we, because of God's direction and grace, understand more about life than non-Christians give us credit for. Maybe there is a reason why people were urged to pray after 9-11, or church attendance increased the weeks after the event. There is a point in every life that we lose complete control. Isn't it an advantage to have the true knowledge of Christ in our lives when that time comes?
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These passages below have been in the forefront of my mind recently:
1 Cor 1:18 For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
2 Cor 2:14 The man without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.
Your blog is an encouragement at a great time! Thanks!