Thoughts that ran through my head
At the risk of generalizing - so often in our circles it seems that we over-emphasize head knowledge and under-emphasize the heart knowledge. These were some of the thoughts that ran through my brain as I walked through the spring breeze across my school parking lot this afternoon.
Why is it that we can argue the five points of Calvinism, draw you a chart illustrating regeneration, sanctification, justification, and any other cation word, we can tell you the three points of a good church, recite the Hidelberg Catechism, Cannons of Dort, and Belgic Confessions. We have our Bibles marked so that we can show you the verses that back up our reasons for not shopping on Sunday, why you should baptize your infants, why we shouldn't have drums in worship, and why you should homeschool your children (yes, there is even Bible verses for that - just kidding:)
Now, I am not saying these things aren't important. I believe that a solid foundation is essential to any lasting structure. How can we be effective witnesses if we don't know what we are witnesses for or of? How can we be examples if we don't know who we are mirroring? Yes, head knowledge is great, essential really, and I believe it brings a deeper level to our relationship with Christ.
It just seems that most days we stop at that level. It's like we've built this beautiful car, we sit back and admire it, but we don't use it. We take pictures of it, write songs to it, study it, and all those other things, yet we just don't use it. We seem to emphasize the learning aspect, but when it gets to the emotions, we squirm in our chairs and blush.
Balance is a beautiful thing, yet so hard to attain. I don't want to be able to give you the "speech" of why I believe what I believe, I want to show you what I believe, and then when you ask why - tell you. I want people around me to be able to see that what I believe in my head I live out with my life. That I am not just another person who is reciting some Sunday School lesson I learned 5 years ago.
Another sermon directed at myself:)
posted by Adventures of a Girl @ 9:28 PM
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