Monday, September 18

Why do we listen?

Why do we listen when we know they are lies?John 8:44
...[Satan] was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.
Why are we so quick to trade long term joy for immediate satisfaction?Philippians 3:13-14
...forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

Col 3:1 If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.
Why do circumstances in this life tend to drag us down when they are so insignificant in the eternal scheme of things?Col 3:2
Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.
Why do we struggle to keep that eternal perspective of the day to day?Php 4:4
Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice.

3 comments:

Anon said...

Why do we listen when we know it's lies?

Here's my theory: the lies you hear over and over again become truth to you unless you counter them with what is true. Satan comes telling us his lies to over and over and over again; he's agressive and very persistant. So if we aren't persistant in letting God tell us His truths (because, unlike satan, He doesn't just come telling us, we have to approach Him first) to counter Satan's lies, well ...

Does that make any sense whatsoever?

(and yeah, I'm guessing those were questions you weren't really asking for answers to...)

Luke said...

Dona: The questions were meant to inspire thought, and I love it when people share their thoughts through comments.

I agree with you. When you hear a lie often enough it will become your truth unless you're actively countering the lies with the truth.

ajp said...

The here and now are just that, which tend to shade over the eternal truth unless we remind ourselves like Dona said. It is why we don't only go to Church on Easter and Christmas.