THE TRUTH THAT SETS US FREE

November 15, 2015

The pastor’s message for today was on the truth that sets us (our spirits) free.  It was average in length but very powerful.

Too many people today live life as if something is chasing or haunting them.  These things entangle us so that we are deprived of what are the true things in life that makes us live abundantly. 

I agree that the first is our relationship with GOD.  It would be liberating to know that Somebody up there determines what is best for us, plans only the good for us, and guides us to go there, rather than taking responsibility for how we live our own lives.  I am not a fortune-teller and it is exasperating to try to control a situation, a group of people, or a life without knowing what will happen in the morrow.  No matter how smart a person is, nobody can really assure the most perfect way of coping with uncertainties.

Although it wasn’t emphasized much but I believe the pastor had it in his heart that the next obvious truth that sets us free is to see to our relationship with other people.  If we are full of insecurities about ourselves, we try to take this out on others, and instead come out nasty and rude and overbearing.  But if we just realize that each of us is unique, each of us have our own issues and things we are either proud or ashamed of, then that should teach us to be more humble and respect each other more, and not carry our weight around, or try to always put one over others in order to feel good about ourselves.

The pastor said that the world today is focused more on gaining and accumulating knowledge but not wisdom.  True, so many people are concerned about the latest tweets, feeds or updates, rather than pondering over the things that they have read, and how these can be applied to their own lives, in order to improve themselves and make themselves better able to cope with the challenges of life, and the changes in other people.

The truth may be elusive and it is always under attack, but it remains the same through whatever season.  But it is always a worthy cause that merits a life journey the size of an epic crusade.