Good morning,
Dr. Scott Peck is the author of the best-selling book called "The Road Less Traveled." As a psychiatrist, Dr. Peck spent a great deal of time working with patients in a large psychiatric hospital. He stated that he discovered in his practice an almost universal apathy: lack of interest; no desire to ask questions; no desire to seek the new and to grow; "no taste for mystery" as he put it. He discovered also that if he could cultivate in the patient a willingness to want to search and to grow, then there is some hope. If not, he sees little hope.
Apparently, there must be a desire to grow in some form in order to make progress in life. This is especially true in the spiritual realm. We need to grow up in Christ, but if the desire is not present, nothing may be done about it. II Corinthians 10:15-16 states, "Our hope is that, as your faith continues to grow, our area of activity among you will greatly expand, so that we can preach the gospel in the regions beyond you."
Ephesians 4:15, "Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into him who is the Head, that is, Christ."
Colossians 1:10, "And we pray this in order that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and may please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God."
Many of us today have lost that sense of excitement and expectation. The wedding at Cana was crowded, but only a few were aware that Jesus had worked a miracle in their midst. Most were not paying attention, except to realize that the wine was flowing again. They were not watching, and so they missed an event that people have talked about for two thousand years. Bethlehem was so full of people that Mary and Joseph couldn’t even find a room to spend the night, but there is no indication that more than a handful paid any notice to the new life that changed all of history, bright stars and shepherd’s stories notwithstanding.
A British journalist once said that there three kinds of people on earth. First are those who make things happen. Second are those who see things happen. Finally, there are those do not know what happened. Let us be among the aware, who pay attention to all that the Lord is doing around us. May we all be propelled by the Holy Spirit to live with Holy Expectation today. May we see "The Signs of Jesus" in our going out and in our coming in.
Anticipating the best , because of Christ our Lord,
Brown
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