"The very sight of God causes delight. At the sight of God the mind can do nothing but delight." ~ Thomas Aquinas
Most days, I'm mired in the push and pull of life and I don't think I know what the sight of God looks like. It's easy to get busy. It's easy to get tired. It's easy to get distracted. Then, before you know it, you're miles down the road but felt like you were asleep at the wheel. When life gets on cruise control, you're headed for something insidious; normalcy.
In processing and walking out faith, forward progress is the goal, but the deeper you dive into the ontological nature of being, growing awareness is key. When we fall into routines, it's easy to end up living someone else's life or someone else's faith.
For those of us that were raised in the capitalistic church where faith was processed in a cookie-cutter assembly line, it's easy to learn the motions and go through them. That may feel good for a while, but over time, we become spiritually blind and can easily lose the plot of our faith. The routine gets mastered and we think we know all the answers, but for some reason, no one's asking the questions. Then life moves on.
Much like freshwater, we must remain in motion to avoid stagnation and complacency. Today, we'll discuss spiritual blindness which usually manifests itself when people double down on missing the point.
Following the ways of Christ shouldn't be so hard. They should lead towards freedom, healing, restoration, and new life. If you're not in a process of renewal, growth, or change, you're missing out. Many of us avoid change because we fear it, but that's not what we fear. We fear loss.
Just remember that the first step to something new begins with not wanting to stay where you're at. There's more to delight in if we can embrace awareness and acceptance.
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