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- Joshua
- Hey there,my name is Joshua Arnao and I am part of the awesome team at www.U3Ponline.com,a baseball podcast that brings the you a weekly recap of all things baseball. If you enjoy my blog please check my partner Andy's blog at http://u3ponline.blogspot.com/
Proverbs 1:7 (New International Version)
ReplyDelete7 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge,
but fools [a] despise wisdom and discipline.
1 John 4:18 (New International Version)
18There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.
Good evening friends. As i type this out tonight i hope that it somehow comes across as more than sleep deprived ramblings. No,i am sure that this is certainly more. I feel intoxicated by something so big its hard to grasp in terms of one as simple as I. Lately i've wanted definition. There's a quote by Fyodor Mikhaylovich Dostoyevsky in his classic The Brothers Karamazov that says something along the lines of some want millions of dollars while others just want there questions answered. I want my questions answered. This life has showed me so many things and has left me in awe of God so often its not even funny. In my feeble and often failed attempts to simply "behold" God i've been found lacking and wanting some identity to conform to. What defines a christian in a way worthy of God because ultimately He alone deserves all glory. Some are thinkers,intellectuals who some up there "duty" in earthly knowledge and understanding while others simply want to be known as lovers drunk (in a good way) on perfect intimacy. Here is my dilemma, I think they both have it partly right. We are called to live by faith,defined in the book of Hebrews as being certain of we hope for and sure of what we do not see. Faith is a substance that defies definition but the words used to try to define this ideal are words based in knowledge and thinking. Certainty and being sure are not touchy-feely words but ones grounded in wisdom. This wisdom though has been prescribed by God to lead us into His unfailing love.
I believe that God wants our hearts and our minds. I also believe that we must begin to live in a "circle" of sorts to achieve true holiness in both. This circle is so simple it's really difficult. As we move into knowledge of a truly holy God we are confronted with fear for fear is the benchmark that show's were on the right path. As we approach this fear we have to press into intimacy because this intimacy is the only thing that will cast out fear leading us closer to the knowledge of God. I don't be a fool who despises wisdom through the revelation of love and not punishment. A smart lover walking in knowledgeable intimacy.
Blessings,
Josh