You will know the truth and the
truth will set you free.....John 8:32
It
may be difficult to admit that your heart and your head are not spiritually coordinated.
Many Christians are content to live above the waterline and insist that it is
quite unnecessary to wrestle. And struggle with the things that go deep inside
us. Their motto is: just trust, persevere and obey. This is fine as far as it
goes, but in my humble opinion it does not far enough
The
effect of this teaching is to blunt the painful reality of what the Bible says
about the condition of the heart; “the heart is more deceitful than anything
else and desperately wicked- who can understand it? I, the Lord, examine the
mind” (Jeremiah 17:9-10). It is possible for even mature Christians to be
self-deceived, to not really know their own hearts. This is why we must live in
constant dependence on God, inviting Him from time to time.
There
is a word to describe the attitude of those who ignore what may be going on
deep inside them and concentrate only on what they can see above the waterline.
And that word is denial. In many Christian circles, maintaining a comfortable
distance from what may be going on deep down inside is strongly encouraged. But
nothing can be gained from denial. In fact, I would say it is one of the major
reasons why our feet are not like “hinds feet” and why we slip and slide on the
slopes that lead upward to a deeper understanding and knowledge of God
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