Life is full of contradictions, isn't it? Full of unexpected surprises - both good and bad. Full of twists and turns in the road that you weren't expecting and have no idea how to navigate. You go through your life thinking that you know your family, you know your friends, you know yourself. You know how you will act when crisis comes. You are living life with your eyes wide open. Or so you think.
But then crisis hits. And you don't react the way you thought you would. Your family behaves irrationally. Your friends betray you. How does this happen? How could we be so sure of future behaviors, and be so wrong? We live our lives thinking that our eyes are wide open, when in reality they are wide shut. In a way, this is even worse than knowingly living in ignorance. A fool who thinks he is wise is much more dangerous than a fool who knows he's an idiot.
Does that ever scare you? It certainly scares me. The thought of living in unintentional ignorance makes me want to drop everything and fall on my knees right now. But perhaps that's the whole point. We were never made to live life on our own. God wants us to fall on our knees in desperation. He wants us to depend on Him completely. He wants us to trust in and obey Him. And we should want that, too. Because He's the only one who can truly open our eyes to what's going on around us. Without Him, they will always just be staring wide shut.
But then crisis hits. And you don't react the way you thought you would. Your family behaves irrationally. Your friends betray you. How does this happen? How could we be so sure of future behaviors, and be so wrong? We live our lives thinking that our eyes are wide open, when in reality they are wide shut. In a way, this is even worse than knowingly living in ignorance. A fool who thinks he is wise is much more dangerous than a fool who knows he's an idiot.
Does that ever scare you? It certainly scares me. The thought of living in unintentional ignorance makes me want to drop everything and fall on my knees right now. But perhaps that's the whole point. We were never made to live life on our own. God wants us to fall on our knees in desperation. He wants us to depend on Him completely. He wants us to trust in and obey Him. And we should want that, too. Because He's the only one who can truly open our eyes to what's going on around us. Without Him, they will always just be staring wide shut.
Matthew 26:40-46
40 Then he returned to His disciples and found them sleeping. "Couldn't you men keep watch with me for one hour?" He asked Peter. 41 "Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak." 42 He went away a second time and prayed, "My Father, if it is not possible for this cup to be taken away unless I drink it, then may Your will be done." 43 When He came, He again found them sleeping, because their eyes were heavy. 44 So He left them and went away once more and prayed the third time, saying the same thing. 45 Then He returned to the disciples and said to them, "Are you still sleeping and resting? Look, the hour has come, and the Son of Man is delivered into the hands of sinner. 46 Rise! Let us go! Here comes my betrayer!"
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