August 23, 2008
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It seems that one point lost on me and the rest of us is this: There will always be plenty of folks who want to be mislead, and plenty of misleaders to guide them.
Beginning in Genesis 1, and carrying on till today, then predicted right through the great cleansing of Revelation (the Millenium), many (most?) folks will simply not adhere to the ways and teachings of God, and will always be able to find people to help them feel right about that nonadherance.
Some glory in their freedom from the confines of religion. Others glory in finding religion on their own terms.
Jesus said it simply enough when he described two gates, two roads, and two destinations. One road was crowded, the other was not.
How do you, or how do I, make sure we're not either leading astray nor being led astray?
Comments (2)
I did graduate; I guess I just never updated that on my Xanga. Now I'm trying to figure out what to do with my life but haven't the faintest clue. Some people tell me to wait on the Lord; others tell me to get my butt out there and figure it out myself. My underclassmen friends (who are now upperclassmen, I guess) are now back at Erskine, and I wish I were there with them. I miss that life so much already in so many different ways. I miss being surrounded by friends; it's hard to go from that to living at home without any friends my age around me. Ah well, I'll hope for better things and hopefully feel better about things later.
I remember your telling me when I was a freshman that God wasn't sitting on the edge of his throne biting his nails and waiting to see if I screw up. That has comforted me over the years, although I've never been in as uncertain a place as I am now. I've heard the freedom line before, but it's hard for me to think that way when I feel less free than I did in college, not more so. I don't like uncertainty, which is probably why God has me here. Either that or he wants me to know how good I had it in college. Believe me, I know.