"Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach them thy sons, and thy sons’ sons;"
Deuteronomy 4:9
This struck me today because I don't think the problem has ever been that we don't have evidence of God. We do... all around us, and we see miracles, and we communicate with God. I think the problem is that when we lose the spirit, we forget what we have seen, and what spiritual things feel like and we start doubting all the evidence that we *have* truly felt the presence of God in our lives.
Walking away from God doesn't just disconnect us from him... it disconnects us from part of ourselves, and we lose contact with our own spirituality. It's still there somewhere, but it is muted under our confusion and rejection of God, who holds us together and fills our emptiness.
It's kind of like when someone is in a bad place mentally, it is a really poor time to make long-term decisions, because our minds are clouded with negative things and we can't think clearly. It is better to wait until you are calm and together. The same with spiritual things. When we're in a bad place spiritually, we can't see well enough to see the whole picture.
Today, let's take heed to ourselves and make sure that we don't forget the important things of God that we have seen and that we know. Let's keep them in our hearts, and teach them to others, lest we forget.
Deuteronomy 4:9
This struck me today because I don't think the problem has ever been that we don't have evidence of God. We do... all around us, and we see miracles, and we communicate with God. I think the problem is that when we lose the spirit, we forget what we have seen, and what spiritual things feel like and we start doubting all the evidence that we *have* truly felt the presence of God in our lives.
Walking away from God doesn't just disconnect us from him... it disconnects us from part of ourselves, and we lose contact with our own spirituality. It's still there somewhere, but it is muted under our confusion and rejection of God, who holds us together and fills our emptiness.
It's kind of like when someone is in a bad place mentally, it is a really poor time to make long-term decisions, because our minds are clouded with negative things and we can't think clearly. It is better to wait until you are calm and together. The same with spiritual things. When we're in a bad place spiritually, we can't see well enough to see the whole picture.
Today, let's take heed to ourselves and make sure that we don't forget the important things of God that we have seen and that we know. Let's keep them in our hearts, and teach them to others, lest we forget.
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