Yesterday I walked into a room in my house and found a raving lunatic. He was so off his rocker that he was flat on his face. Out of his mouth spewed nonsense and craziness. The craziest part about it was that he was one hundred percent sure that all he was talking about was true and legitimate. Not only was he sure that the falsity he spoke was true, but he was seriously passionate about it. He looked me in the eye and told me that he had expectations about life. H knew that there was supposed to be a way things went. His life was supposed to have meaning and everyone around him was supposed to see that not only did his life have great meaning, but that he needed them to cater to his every whim and desire for that meaning to come forth. The scary to behold, I was riveted. I couldn't stop listening. His words were honey. His ideas seemed founded in logic and truth. He was so sure of himself. I wanted to know where he came by this information. This life altering, earth shattering information. He said he was born with it. That slowly, as he matured and became the amazing specimen of a man that he is today, the knowledge grew within. It was teetering on the brink of conscience thought when somebody came along and pushed it over the edge by treating him as if he were a normal person. It was like a volcano going off.
This was so exciting to me that I quickly called up a good friend and mentor. “You'll never believe what I've learned today” I practically yelled into the phone, “My expectations and ideas about how life should work are totally legit. The are inborn and therefore one hundred percent truth!”
My friend chuckled and spoke those words which come from the word of God. Showing me, enlightening me to the real truth. The Truth spoken not by a madman, but by Truthspeaker Himself. I went back to that lunatic and spoke the truth to him as well. He was frustrated at having all his rights taken away. At first. Later though, he realized that giving up rights for the short term brings unlimited freedom for the long term, making it more than worth it.
Joshua's First Claymation
9 years ago
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Yes, furthermore I count everything a loss compared to the possession of the priceless privilege, the overwhelming preciousness, the surpassing worth and supreme advantage of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord and of progressively becoming more deeply and intimately aquainted with Him of perceiving and recognizing and understanding Him more fully and clearly.
That's one of those that needs to be posted on my steering wheel so I can read it every day.
Good idea :)
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