I want to have both of my eyes open wide, and see in all directions.
We don't have all the answers. It's arrogance to think otherwise.
I don't want to fall into a delusion that one person, one group, one belief system has it 100% right. Because no matter what, there's more. More to God, more to self, more to love, more to life.
Seemingly contradictory statements can both be true. But if we get stuck on what we learned first we might not realize that. If we truly get that God loves us and wants good things for us, that's a beautiful revelation. But can turn into an attitude of entitlement. The opposite could mean turning down the gifts God has planned to give you in love.
Nothing is simple.. very little is black and white. Shades of grey. We all have a lens through which we observe life. Other than core truths- that lens should always be changing, reforming.
I must remain like a child. I must be teachable. Wide eyed, arms open to embrace.
We come to an age or state of “maturity” where we think we finally have it all figured out. That breeds arrogance and pride in the fact that “we know what we are talking about.” We reach a time in which we choose to close our eyes and ears and hold firmly to what we know.
ReplyDeleteThe key is fresh revelation. New glimpses of the face of Christ shining over us keeping us relevant and completely dependent on Christ as opposed to our opinions! HE needs to be all we know!
I feel the same.
ReplyDelete"A conclusion is the place you reach when you get tired of thinking."
-Peter Rollins