42 Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love me, for I have come here from God. I have not come on my own; God sent me. 43 Why is my language not clear to you? Because you are unable to hear what I say. 44 You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies. 45 Yet because I tell the truth, you do not believe me! 46 Can any of you prove me guilty of sin? If I am telling the truth, why don’t you believe me? 47 Whoever belongs to God hears what God says. The reason you do not hear is that you do not belong to God.” John 8:42-47
Do you sit and reason with yourself when you are told something or when you read something? Do you try and figure out what the best decision is or what you think might be the correct answer? Our reasoning can take on many forms and many pieces of information from our past and present to reason out a solution. The challenge comes when our reason does not closely align with what God teaches. Just like Jesus teaches in the above scripture, we tend not to believe things that might be shared with us, even if they are from God. Why is that? The power of the enemy is strong in this world, and there are so many things that the enemy does to pull us away from the truth. We have to daily fight against the enemy and allow our reasoning to belong to God and align with His teachings. Be patient and use the right reasoning tools.
Have a great weekend.
Matt
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