Some may call this the misgivings of an ignorant reality, but I continue to believe that the reality in which they deem real is nothing more than the habits of historical survival or the historical necessities of the human body. Given the plain audacity to assume that all human beings share similar “necessities” is quite ignorant. However, I believe it’s safe to assume that the human condition has become religious. Religion in the sense that it becomes our culture through ideas, truths, values, and belief systems that emanate into the daily living of our lives and shape what we call faith.
We all have faith in something that is certain and has been proven. However, the act of putting forth that faith into daily living is something else entirely. It seems easy to have faith, but we constantly underestimate its nature. Faith and works are inseparable. Works are the inherent nature of faith. We’ve heard it said by those before us, “the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord!” How condescending when our lives are perpetually perpendicular to that of Christ. We have fallen under the idea that living as Christ in the moment is sufficient enough to be considered like Christ.
Many of us have already declared our profession or job that we choose to seek for. Do we ask ourselves how much of our lives it will take? Do we consider the cost of taking a job that requires all your physical, mental, and social abilities? This job will become your center in life, whether you have a family or not. It will give you reasons not to quit and provide many comforts for you and your family. This job may not be your dream job, but it’s a necessary step to go through to achieve that dream. It’s the sacrifice of your time and energy of your youth so you can live as you want to live. Is this really the reality we live in? Must we believe that this is path that is ahead of us regardless of our passions and hobbies? I just want to ask a few questions. Could Matthew have followed Christ and been a tax collector? What about the other disciples? We tend to forget the cost of following Jesus is Jesus. Yet many of us only see Jesus on a Sunday morning. Christ has shown us how to live spiritually. Why can we seem spiritually stagnant and idle during the week and on Sundays feel revived? Why do we live in a cycle of mediocrity?
I believe that when following Christ truly becomes the center of your existence the answers to these questions become evident in various ways. What is most important in your life? Not in your dreams, but in your daily life. How can a Lord be called “our” Lord when His commands are disobeyed? Following Christ is following Christ. There is no looking left or right when your goal is to follow. If you look left or right you may end up lost in a false reality of what is “necessary” and what seems to be “important”.
Brilliant Nordy!
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