Truth

What is truth? As I came into the college atmosphere this seemed to be the question that was on everybody's list to answer. Many people even thought that they had figured out what truth really is. Over the past few years I have heard many takes on what truth is and how it applies to everyone's life. Many people believe that truth is just relative, it all depends on what you believe. Moreover, I have heard many say that there is no way to know for sure who God is or what's really true. However, they believe in the statement that they are making, "that there's no way to know what's really true." They're saying that their statement is true. They make a circular argument that comes back on itself and removes any credibility. Furthermore, think about this, if what's true for you is true for you and what's true for is true for me, what if my truth says yours is a lie? What then, is it still true? Truth is what it is (truth) whether you believe it or not. Your belief does not determine what truth is or is not! Truth simply is truth. So how do we know what truth is? To know this we must know what truth is not, and it is not relative. Again, if truth is relative then that statement itself can't be true. There is truth, and it comes from the one that created purpose and meaning. In order to know what is true, we must study and desire to know the one that created us and as we do that, truth will be made known to us. However, this does not mean that all things will be revealed. As scriptures tell us, there are mysteries and knowledge that belong to God and humans will never know them. Truth is what it is, no matter what you believe about it. Do you know the truth?

Passion without purpose...

...is pointless. Are you passionate about something? Have you done anything about it? Think about the things that you are most passionate about, now think about what you have done to see that passion come to life. Many Christians say that they have a passion to see other people find Christ and come to know Him and love and worship Him. I would say that that is a great passion to have and that it is one that I too share. However, what have we done about it? Honestly, most of have done nothing with that passion. We have sat back and watched and wondered why the world has not changed. We say we have all that passion and yet (myself included) have done nothing with it. I pray that the deep rooted passion that we have will begin to take form and have purpose in our lives. Simply put; passion without purpose is pointless. Does your passion have purpose?

Fire

So we've all heard the story about Moses and the burning bush, right? What's the deal with God appearing to Moses through this burning bush? Let's take a look into this story from Exodus 3. Moses is hanging out in the wilderness tending to the flock of his father-in law. You can imagine that Moses isn't exactly having the best time of his life hanging out in the wilderness with sheep that aren't even his. If we continue to read, it says that there was a bush that was burning. What got the attention of Moses was that the bush was burning, yet it was not consumed. Because the fire caught the eye of Moses, he was able to have an encounter with God. God sent the fire upon that bush to get Mose's attention! When we go through struggles and trials in our lives, God is sending the fire to open our eyes and get our attention. At this point one could say that God wouldn't send fire to us because that is cruel; however, let us remember that God is always with us in the fire. Maybe you continually pray that the situation you are in would change and God answers with fire. He answers with fire so that he can send the rain! When God sends the fire it burns away everything that is not of Him and when he brings the rain he washes us clean and redeems us bringing us to his feet. Furthermore, when God sends fire it is to show those around you that He is able to see you through the fire (James 1:3-4). He sends it to prove his presence in your life! Sometimes we pray that God would deliver us, maybe we should pray that he would give us what we need to get through it. What we need is grace. Grace and only grace will get us through every situation in our lives. Know that God is with you in the fire and that he will send the rain. Where's the fire in your life?