I, like you, more than likely, watch how people live. We watch both believers, non-believers, and those we have no clue about their faith. We watch their actions and the what they say. We wonder how they could act that way. How can they be so kind when there was an obvious act that was committed against them and they acted so kind. Likewise, when a person acts so unkind or does or says something that would give us pause to wonder how they could act or speak that way.
Much of the time we are biased in how we see these actions or hear these words. Our conscious would never allow us to act or speak that way because we have been convicted of those actions/words, or the Holy Spirit has made it clear to our heart and mind that this is wrong, and our intentional choice is to follow and obey the Holy Spirit to honor and glorify Jesus Christ. God’s Word speaks truth. It is sharper than a two-edged sword, able to divide thoughts from intents. God’s Word is opened magnified by the Holy Spirit in the hearts and minds of believers. That is, if they are seeking and desiring it.
Herein lies the issue. Are we seeking it?
Are we choosing to be close to God?
Do we want to hear the quiet whispers of the Holy Spirit directing, leading, convicting, and encouraging us?
Is our goal this side of eternity, to honor and glorify Jesus Christ in all of our thoughts, words, and actions?
Are we growing and maturing in our understanding and knowledge of the Word of God and things of God?
Are we consumed with things of this world at the peril of our witness and glory and honor to Jesus?
Are we trusting, relying, obeying, and following more and more each day?
