No one of us gets to see the road ahead. We only live with the illusion of safety, or lack of it, whichever category you fit into today. The reality is that we always walk by faith, and we all walk by faith. The only variations to our faith come in its object. Am I trusting the government and political processes, my bank account, my past health, my own cleverness, my neighbors' kindnesses, or the Sovereign Creator of the universe? Hmmm.
Here's what I ought to do. I ought to ask myself daily the source of my fears and insecurities, because they will certainly reveal the object of my faith. Our fears for our future reveal the gods we serve. Do I fear losing my job? Then I am trusting the Bank Account God. Am I fearing for my children and their futures? Maybe my god is the Controlling Mom God, or the Lecturing Mom God. Can I be afraid of the wrinkles that multiply daily on my face? That Youth God has been leading the charge in my life then.
No one can serve two masters. She will either hate the one and love the other, or love the one and hate the other. Choose your god carefully, dear sister.
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