Thursday, July 7, 2011

SECULAR LONELINESS





OK, you think Christians are whacked out zealots who live in fantasy land.  You can't see God or, in your mind, the things Christians say he has done.  You think Jesus probably was a nice well meaning prophet.  You only believe in what is here and what you can see.  The thought of an afterlife, is just another fantasy to you. When you die that's it, you just become worm food.  You consider yourself among the fact based thinkers of today  who's lives revolve around social networking.  Well, good luck with that. So where do you go when your world starts to fall apart?



THE ARROGANCE OF BEING HUMAN
Unfortunately, being human comes with a touch of arrogance.  I guess it's and inborn thing that when we get smacked in the face with a problem our first instinct is to try to jump in there and deal with it by ourselves.  After all, we are taught, hopefully, to be fairly self sufficient.  To be problem solvers and to deal with life's problems is what we are supposed to do, right?  The old "can do" spirit!  Fine, so how's that been workin out for ya Sunshine? Most of the time when we jump into solving something life has tossed at us we tend to not want to ask for help until we have it messed up beyond belief.  You have probably worked yourself into an anxiety attack and now don't know what to do or where to turn.  Wouldn't it be nice to have someone to ask for help and to share your problems with?


IT MUST BE SO LONELY
Facing life and it's valleys from a secular viewpoint must be so lonely.  Why are some so willing to accept help from a counselor or advice from a TV "life expert" while ignoring as 
fantasy the one who is there for you twenty four seven, offering peace of mind.  I guess you can keep on thinking  you can solve all your own problems while you keep digging the hole deeper.  Seems to me you just end up with a deeper hole.


WHY NOT JUST ACCEPT THE INVITATION?
Why would  you not consider accepting an invitation that just reaches out to you offering help for all problems.  "Come to me all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.  Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light". (Matthew 11:28-30 NIV)  How can you not find peace in those words?.  Why not accept this invitation form Jesus and find the peace he can bring.  You wont have to face anything alone again. 


JUST ASK!
All you have to do is ask.  "Ask and it will be given to you;  seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.  For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened." (Matthew 7:7-8 NIV)
So, if you still like to face all your problems alone, that's your choice.  But why would you not want to find someone to help you through life's valleys and not face them alone.  It's easy, all you have to do is ask.





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