Donald miller writes:
"But the trouble with deep belief is that it costs something. And there is something inside me, some selfish beast of a subtle thing that doesn't like the truth at all because it carries responsibility, and if I actually believe these things I have to do something about them.
Even our beliefs have become trend statements. We don't even believe things because we believe them anymore. We only believe things because they are cool things to believe.
The problem with Christian belief--I mean real Christian belief, the belief that there is a God and a devil and a heaven and a hell--is that it is not a fashionable thing to believe.
If you believe something, passionately, people will follow you because they thing you know something they don't, some clue to the meaning of the universe. Passion is tricky, though, because it can point to nothing just as easily as it points to something
Passion about nothing is like pouring gasoline into a car without wheels.
What I believe is not what I say I believe; what I believe is what I do."
This video is called "Sunday"
"But the trouble with deep belief is that it costs something. And there is something inside me, some selfish beast of a subtle thing that doesn't like the truth at all because it carries responsibility, and if I actually believe these things I have to do something about them.
Even our beliefs have become trend statements. We don't even believe things because we believe them anymore. We only believe things because they are cool things to believe.
The problem with Christian belief--I mean real Christian belief, the belief that there is a God and a devil and a heaven and a hell--is that it is not a fashionable thing to believe.
If you believe something, passionately, people will follow you because they thing you know something they don't, some clue to the meaning of the universe. Passion is tricky, though, because it can point to nothing just as easily as it points to something
Passion about nothing is like pouring gasoline into a car without wheels.
What I believe is not what I say I believe; what I believe is what I do."
This video is called "Sunday"
Here are the questions we discussed Monday after watching this video:
- What are you passionate about?
- Do you find yourself going through the motions?
- Is your level of involvement to the same level of your belief?
Are your beliefs supported by action? James 2:14-26 - Is God asking you to trust him in a new area? Proverbs 3:5-6
- Does what we do show what we are passionate about or what we value?
- What are some things we do that show or support what we believe about God?
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