Mark 8:36 NLT
“What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul?”
Those things that the world offers are temporal; nothing on this earth lasts forever. Seeking pleasure no matter what it costs, ends up being hollow and empty over time. Think about all the things you’ve bought over the years that you felt you HAD to have. Where are they now? Do you still have them, or did you toss it to make room for the next big thing?
Some people will spend every last drop of their energy seeking out pleasure. Don’t misunderstand me. There is nothing wrong with pleasure in its proper place, but it becomes a mill stone around our necks when we place an inordinate amount of attention to achieving pleasure.
God’s parameters for living can be an immense blessing if we choose to look at them that way. If you see them as restrictive then for you they will appear to be restrictive; however, looking at life with Christ as the captain of your ship can and will be both interesting and exciting if you see it that way. It all depends on your point of reference.
A person who isn’t interested in the least in knowing God, would find life with Him as boring and intrusive. Answer me this: if there is no God, then what happens when we die? Pure nothingness – a loss of consciousness and nothing more? Do we not have a soul and spirit? If you ignore God He doesn’t go away. He loves you and wishes for you to know Him even as He knows you.
Rethink your disposition regarding your Heavenly Father. Believe in Him or not, He still exists. The sad thing is no amount of “evidence” would ever convince ANYONE of God’s existence, even if there was any, but there is not. The very nature of faith prohibits evidence, as in it isn’t necessary. Open your heart and your mind and receive that which you need the most in this life ... forgiveness.
Until next time, walk with the King & be a blessing.
In His Name & for His Glory,
RL Keller
Bread of Life Ministries
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