The following post is actually part of a series of blogs I'm posting from some of my past writings. They don't necessarily reflect my current state, but it IS however possible that it may resonate with someone who is currently at a point where this could help them in some way. I feel firmly that we should use our past to help others, and this is one of the ways I hope I can do that. It also provides some picture of where I've been.
The following was typed as a note on Facebook on July 6, 2010
"Uncommon Sense"
We feel and are often taught, in some way, that the goal of life is belief in God, and after that simple belief in Jesus as savior, but this is a short sell to be sure. We are so much in constant judgement of unbelief and the "big" sins we would associate with it that we glorify belief.
Faith is the goal, not mere belief. Belief is an empty and safe ideology, an illusion of security, a self-serving, spiritual pat on the back for a thought well done… in theory; but faith on the other hand is not so empty, or so easy, or so common. And well "common" is something we've got plenty of, and common just takes up too much space. A life filled with "common" is a life void of faith. Because you see…faith is a bit more claustrophobic. There is no faith without room for risk, and risk is far from "common."
So be uncommon, not for the simple sake of breaking trends, otherwise we glorify "our originality" and ultimately in route we glorify ourselves. And well my friend's, nothing is more "common" than self glorification. But, rather, be uncommon in your risks, for One far greater than ourselves. Our lives are of undetermined lengths, but a faithful life will spend that time determined to go any lengths to achieve it's purpose, a purpose far too practical for mere belief, but far too impractical for the "common."
