When you've made up your mind...

Sometimes I think the things I was taught as a kid weren't absolutes, merely solid guidelines that would save me trouble and heartache down the road. Other times I think my parents and peers had it right; that the bible is truth and the truth would set me free. But then I wonder how much we've tweaked and twisted what was meant to be into what felt good, sounded right, and looked appealing.

When I look back at the time's I've ran away, those moments that I do what I know I ought not to, I consistently come to the same conclusion. I follow my body, I follow my mind, I abandon my soul. Living life the way we were destined to looks much different then how it actually is all around us. Living life the way Jesus did is counter-intuitive to the way our bodies are built (at least since Adam and Eve). The reality of that is bigger than I'm able to grasp at the moment.

Matt

reading: Matthew (chapters 1-4)