REALITY CHECK

It’s been a while since tending to my BlogSpot, so many insightful things happened in my life and I think the time is only now truly ripe to start writing again.

So many times we have a certain idea or perception, about something. We may see things and effects, through our frame of reference; maybe it is culture, tradition, our upbringing, the way our tertiary studies have influenced our minds, our strong will, or choleric personality the list can go on and on, but is what we perceive really true? Is what or how we feel the true and actual reality of life?

No, I am not sitting on the hill of the Grecian Acropolis, trying to philosophize with Aristotle and Plautus. But during the past few months I was earnestly seeking. I didn’t know what for in particular, but my life became, carefree and happy-go-lucky on a very superficial and empty level. I love having fun so don’t get me wrong, but I longed for spiritual substance in my life that lacked.

A dear friend of mine recently died and he wrote something profound, saying that how wonderful it is not to measure reality against itself, but ONLY against the word of God.

Wow! There was the answer!

Perception, tradition, upbringing, culture etc can be erased, wiped out, and we can only use THE WORD of God to perceive, distinguish and identify true reality! This profound statement makes me give a sigh of relief, because although there were and are Godly preachers all over the world, the responsibility is ours, to find out the true meaning of reality in our lives (present, as well as past)


We are so lucky, because the WORD OF GOD is twofold:


1. It is the actual Good Book we read, BUT


2. The Word of God is Jesus Christ – for the first time now it makes truly sense to me, when my mother told me as a little girl Jesus is always with you no matter what!

1 John 1:2 says: “The Word of Life appeared before us…” Wow – goose bumps!

Note to self:

Forgive,

Love unconditionally, speak life and be positivite

 and measure reality only to the word of God!

Proclaim over myself today Gal.2:20 – “I am crucified with Christ, I no longer live, Jesus Christ now live in me.”

Shalom
Alecia