"And he said also to the people, When ye see a cloud rise out of the west, straightway ye say, There cometh a shower; and so it is.
And when ye see the south wind blow, ye say, There will be heat; and it cometh to pass.
Ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky and of the earth; but how is it that ye do not discern this time?
Yea, and why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right?"
Luke 12:54-57
Christ (of course) makes a really good point here about why we aren't making better calls in our lives, and choosing what is right. I think it is easy to get into a mindset where we blame bad calls on something else like evolution or emotions or even just telling ourselves that we don't know what to do.
Here's God though, asking us to find out... to think about it, and work it out in our minds. In the scriptures, over and over he offers to help us with this process. He offers wisdom, confirmation, reassurance, and even outright revelation, depending on what we need. We're asked not to judge others, but we are absolutely asked to judge for ourselves and choose the good, the strait and narrow, to do what is right, and we are also given the tools.
Today, instead of choosing ignorance or blinding ourselves so we can do something we know isn't right, let's study and learn and pray, and make better choices. We can learn, and change, with God's help, which he is offering us even now. If we will pray in faith, sincerely seeking his help, we will find him, and the help we need.
