We live in a time period when nobody wants to step on toes.
Confrontation constantly is not a good spirit, but to avoid the facts all the time has lead to a society that has no belief in truth. We are all taught from a young age, you believe your way and I will believe in mine. Ironically that is changing today and media is using some tactics to get people to think a certain way, but most of us were raised to think for yourself and if it makes you happy and doesn’t hurt anyone, you’re fine.
There is one problem with this philosophy when it comes to your belief of truth versus factual truth.
One example is that 2 + 2 = 4. Now you can believe 2 + 2 = 5. You can look at someone and you can say I have always believed it was 5, I was taught it was 5 before most of you could even count to 5.
This may be so, but it’s not the truth.
Most of the time truth is just a matter of really adding something up, looking into it deeper. It’s not about finding someone telling you what you want to hear, but really wanting to know the real answer.
John 8:32 – 31To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. 32Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.
John 14:6 – 6Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
Jesus’ words are truth, but seek to know why. He invites you to seek.
Matthew 7:7 -8- 7″Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 8For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.
Look at the promise he has for you in verse 8. Everyone. Everyone who seeks finds. Everyone.
The key is, you can’t be seeking what’s best for you or some special agenda you have. You have to seek truth . If you are open to the Lord revealing the truth, you will find it.
Seek Truth and you will find Jesus, but don’t take my word for it. Seek.