Fact or Feeling?

    Thomas Sowell, an economist and social theorist at Stanford University once remarked, "The problem isn't that Johnny can't read or even that Johnny can't think. It's that Johnny doesn't know what thinking is. He's confused it with feeling."

    Although both feeling and thinking are important, too often the former overrides the latter. Abdu Murray discusses this idea in depth in his book, Saving Truth. Elevating feelings over facts often results in the death of reason. Since the beginning of time, people have been trying to be gods. We all think we are right (with our minds) and we all just know we are right (in our hearts). Yet, the Bible, and HISTORY (personal and societal) tell us otherwise. Is our mind completely trustworthy???... NO! There is a way that seems right to man but it leads to death (Prov 14:12). Is our heart completely trustworthy???...NO! Our hearts are deceitful beyond all things (Jer 17:9). It is very dangerous to rely too heavily on either one of these faculties; however, generations in this culture seem to be all about me, me, me and what I feel. This is especially true when confronted with sin. If a child feels wronged when his/her parents discipline them, should the parent cower in fear and allow the child to reek havoc? If a man feels like a woman, should we agree and let be? If an addict feels attacked when you tell them they are destroying themselves, should we quietly resign from confrontation? When a person feels like it is none of your business talking about the things of God, should we stop? Respect for people's feelings is important, but challenging them to think about their beliefs is even more important. Their thought process is amiss and you are doing nobody a favor by "keeping the peace" and refraining from speaking up. 

***They may not care, but you are called to share!!***