Tonight, I sit and ponder about God, His creation and His plan for everything. I'm not meaning this post to cause any doubt, just simply to think critically and ask questions about why we are here and the choices that we are able to make.
First of all, as I was walking on campus today I started to think: why does sin come so easy to all and why would God make it so fun to rebel against His word? Maybe I shouldn't say fun all of the time, but it happens on a daily basis to everyone; we all sin... a lot and often times in the same areas repeatedly. In the beginning God gave Adam and Eve a choice. There was only one thing they could not do, but they were deceived by Satin and the inevitable and long-lasting string of sin began.
God allowed Adam and Eve to decide for themselves whether they thought God's word (in the literal sense at that point) was enough, or if they wanted to try things for themselves. That's love, unforced - letting us all be who we want to be. Often times God gives us what we pray for or wish for even if He knows it isn't best for us at the time or even at all, hence the phrase: "be careful what you wish for."
When you take the focus off of yourself it's much easier to have a heart for other people, thus teaching you selflessness and the meaning of being humble and content. My point is Americans in general are already set up in a me society. For example: how can I get what I want out of this situation? (That really encompasses a lot of different questions). This sense of selfishness may be more unconscious than not, but we are always wondering how we are going to save ourselves in sticky situations by the end before we even stop to think of how the other people involved are feeling. Tomorrow try and keep that sense of self on your mind so you can be conscious of it, and realize where your heart truly is: is it for yourself or for other people?
You know there's a great saying that goes something like this: if everyone prayed for other people then you wouldn't have to pray for yourself near as much. Pray for other people tomorrow and see where that takes you, see how your heart feels at the end of the day.
Back to my original question but rephrased a little bit: Why does God allow sin to be so easy, or fun to do? The answer isn't hard when you think about it. Along with sin, even though it's fun, you feel it in your heart after it's done that something is wrong, that you aren't meant to feel that way. Sin is only a temporary fix, but God is everlasting. Suffering, it's a word I bring up often, but for good reason. It's through our suffering that God shows us His beauty, grace, glory, love and mercy. Without suffering we couldn't possibly know the meaning of grace. And it is through the easiness of being deceived by Satin's lies that we understand how magnificent a life it is to follow Jesus Christ. In Him all things are made new, there is no death or pain, no suffering or loss, only gain. You have nothing to lose by submitting to the creator of existence; "Who am I that Lord of all the Earth would care to know my name, would care to know my hurt? Still you hear me when I'm calling, Lord you catch me when I'm falling, who am I?" - Casting Crowns
"God desires no man to perish, but for all men to come to repentance" 2 Peter 3:9
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Good post, man.
Our focus has to be others. And I don't think anyone is truly freed to think of others first, or love others first, until they realize the love Christ has for them.
Sin is only fun because it distracts us from the notion that something is terribly wrong with humanity.
Good stuff kev!
We are either feeding our flesh or feeding our spirit. For many of us we have spent a lifetime of only gorging ourselves in the things of our flesh. We have maybe known Christ or been in touch with our spirit for 1-4 years. So what is fun? Sin? Or have we just had a lifetime where our minds have been corrupted, desensitized, under the lies of satan, that we believe that sin is so fun? When at the root of sin it robs us of the joy God desires for us to share with Him. So looking at what sin is, can it be, or is it actually fun i f it robs us of joy or have we just been out of touch with God for most of our lives that we don't know any better? Just some thoughts... Its been a joy to get to know you Kev, I know we don't know each other too well, but I've been impressed and encouraged by your posts and by the way you conduct yourself around others. So thank you.
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