The Christian faith is not about living on the basis of feelings, but on what we know to be true, because that is the only thing in our lives that will not change or fail us. But it is not enough to merely know the truth, but the truth that we know we also have to live. We are not called to hide the light we have in the darkness (Matt. 5:14-16), or bury the investment we have been given in fear of losing it (Matt. 25:14-30), but we have been called to let our faith shine hope in a hopeless world and invest what God has given us to multiply His blessings and establish His kingdom on this earth.
This is a song from one of my favorite bands, As I Lay Dying, which I thought portrayed this idea very well. And even if you don't like their music, I believe the truth they announce through their music is what really matters.
The Sound of Truth
We have all heard what we have wanted to hear
"truth" that sounds right to our ears.
But what wisdom is there within us
to live based on the feelings on our hearts?
How many times has instinct let us down?
Never to be thought through;
never to be questioned.
Say what you really mean
when your ambition calls you.
For what use is there in praying
if you will only hear what you want to hear?
We speak of fighting to resist this world,
but what about the battle within us?
If we have chosen to live against the grain,
then why are we all facing the same way?
There is no difference between us and them
if we all blindly seek truth from sentiments.
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