1. At what age do you recall or would you guess you were when you began to realize that
the capacity of other folks
satan and his forces,
close relatives and friends
enemies at work and play
folks and things in the media
to PERSONALLY GET YOUR GOAT . . .
i.e. not about some important moral principle per se . . .
BUT PERSONALLY HOOK YOUR EGO, INSECURITIES, PRIDE, ARROGANCE, STATUS CONSCIOUSNESS, SMUGNESS, PERSONAL COMFORT ZONE ETC.
HOW OLD WERE YOU WHEN YOU BEGAN TO REALIZE that such an upset was
A HUGE INDICATION
THAT YOU HAD SOME
MISPLACED PRIORITIES/AND/OR AFFECTIONS
IF NOT SOME IDOLATRIES?
If you disagree that the above is true, please say so.
MYSELF . . . I realized it to some degree as a teen. More layers of blindness were pulled off in the Navy. Still more when I got married. More when I got divorced. By the time I got to China, I think I knew that full well and deep in my bone marrow. That would have been at about 40 years of age.
Yes this was/is me. It has been a life long process. It is still on going. The answer of course is Jesus Christ our Lord, the way the truth and the life. There is tremendous joy and peace in the grace of God when these idols fall.
I am blessed because my Pastor for the last 7 years has done a wonderful job revealing to me the truth of what you are saying Quix, especially by his life witness. He has been truly persecuted for the truth of Jesus Christ our Lord these last 7 years. No one can personally "get his goat". The abuse on him is like water rolling off a duck's back, or teflon. God's grace shines in his face. This makes satan and his forces furious.
Thanks for asking.
Appreciate YOUR vulnerability in sharing your own progression through such.
Not something I think about much.
I think those of us who have not had an ivory tower life have many opportunities to re-evaluate past perspectives and come to new conclusions.
I will have to think on this some more.