November 10, 2014
“Whoever acknowledges me before others, I will also acknowledge before my
Father in heaven. But whoever disowns me
before others, I will disown before my Father in heaven. – Matthew 10:32-33
“You can’t handle the truth.” (Jack Nicholson as General Jessup, 1992, A Few Good Men)
“You can’t handle the truth.” (Jack Nicholson as General Jessup, 1992, A Few Good Men)
This is more
true about life than it was ever intended in the movie. Most of us are looking around us and willing
to compromise on the truth in order to feel good about being “nice” or “politically
correct”. Every human being is born with
the same unalienable rights to pursue life in the manner which they so
choose. I’m not going to debate that
fact, it is given to you just the same as it is given to me. But, it is also true that each of us must
make a choice as to what we will do with the reality of death, not just life. For you see, you will die, there is no way
around it. The question is “What then?”
Living today requires planning for tomorrow. If you are not thinking about the bigger picture than you are significantly impacting your ability to truly live. Each day will continually be riddled with struggles, temptations, stress, worry and sorrow. In realizing that there is a bigger purpose, something beyond today, we are able to make it through with an understanding that what we see is only temporary. Look around and ask yourself, who do you love beyond life itself? What are you doing for them today?
Do they cross your mind when you pray?
Does their salvation mean anything to you at all, or are you comfortable pursuing your own salvation and leaving them to their own choices?
Love is not just an emotion and warm feeling, it is an action as well. It is taking the action to help others come to realize that there is more beyond this life. Society will tell you to mind your own business and leave them to theirs, because in reality, they don’t want to deal with the truth. Consider the outcome. Keeping in mind that we all are going to die, and there are only two paths from the grave.
Living today requires planning for tomorrow. If you are not thinking about the bigger picture than you are significantly impacting your ability to truly live. Each day will continually be riddled with struggles, temptations, stress, worry and sorrow. In realizing that there is a bigger purpose, something beyond today, we are able to make it through with an understanding that what we see is only temporary. Look around and ask yourself, who do you love beyond life itself? What are you doing for them today?
Do they cross your mind when you pray?
Does their salvation mean anything to you at all, or are you comfortable pursuing your own salvation and leaving them to their own choices?
Love is not just an emotion and warm feeling, it is an action as well. It is taking the action to help others come to realize that there is more beyond this life. Society will tell you to mind your own business and leave them to theirs, because in reality, they don’t want to deal with the truth. Consider the outcome. Keeping in mind that we all are going to die, and there are only two paths from the grave.
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