The biggest of these fears is death...
The 19th century Danish philosopher, Søren Kierkegaard, said, "We all make noise on New Year's Eve because we are trying to drown out the macabre sound of grass growing over our graves. We keep time with our clocks instead of hourglasses. This adds to the delusion, because the hands of a clock go round and round, giving us the impression that our time goes on forever. Hourglasses constantly remind us that for each of us-- time is running out!"
Our society is built on a grand delusion. We can not deal with reality without G-d, and since we want no part of G-d we must seek ways to escape reality. This is why we built entertainment, this is why our world revolves around something that is meaningless in its core, because it distracts us from having to deal with reality and therefore from having to call out to G-d for help.
"I can tell you how much God you have by how much entertainment you need." - A.W. Tozer
"Now the (seeds) that fell among thorns are those who, when they have heard, go out and are choked with cares, riches, and pleasures of life, and bring no fruit to maturity." Luke 8:14
Entertainment will not help you grow it will only choke the life out of you. Entertainment can only cover your fears up for so long. G-d brings true freedom, He has conquered death, He will take your fears and replace them with love and joy.
"Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil;
For You are with me;
Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. "- Psalm 23:4
3 comments:
Your posts are like gems of insightful understanding grounded in the reality of G-d's truth.
Wow, Jeff! Truth goes straight to the core and this blog is absolutely true! Well said, dear friend, well said! :)
Hey man, thanks for the encouragement. I love the Tozer quote. I've been thinking about that all week.
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