So you donât live your beliefs?
Izzy
John:
Not always and neither do you. Neither does the addicted,
lost in his habit and helpless to be what he really wants to be;
neither the confused and beleaguered wife who compromises to save the
marriage; or the young black boy with absolutely no guidance, lost in
a sea of racial regrets who cries in private at what he sees as his only
choices; or the gay and homely blade who is so taken by the disappointment
of his parents (in all facets of his life) that, in spite of what he
believes, his need for acceptance prevails. None of
this rises to the level of reasoned excuse for failure. But the
addicted "really wants" and thus, believes in what is noble and right; the
beleaguered wife "compromises" and thus acknowledges what she believes to be
right; the black boy who secretly weeps lives a life that trumps what
he knows is right (thus the tears); and the gay and lonely son who is
driven by guilt because, and only because, he "knows" what he believes but
is lost without a teacher (lost does not mean lost, in this
case). Tears, guilt, compromise, restless
addictions are all testaments to the possession of
truth. It is when we have so surrendered to the
flesh that we feel no guilt, shed no tears, are aware of no compromise, and
rejoice in our addictions that we are truly lost -- given over to the
flesh.
jt: Maybe
we should have first defined what it means to "believe" Faith
and belief in His Word are synonamous in God's economy - but this has
nothing to do with wants and or needs. What
you describe above is belief/faith in the devil's lies
John.
So people often do not live as they believe,
Linda.
jt: Oh but they do - God's Word says
"according to your faith so be it unto you" If the people above first
believed and then took hold of the power that proceeds from the cross, they
could be free of confusion, addiction, and perversion because the truth
acted upon makes us free.
And there are times when we meet these
people, speak what God would have us to say and it strikes at the
heart of who they really are and what they really believe and they are
"saved." That is what I am saying.
John
