Never having encountered a single person who supported Communism while I was in school, I’m baffled by where these otherwise intelligent Americans have come from. Surely, history proves that Communism is a failed idealism. In theory, Communism is an interesting idea which will accomodate Codependents and the lazy alike. Codependents worry about the lazy, ignoring that the primary reason for their life’s failure is the choice to be lazy rather than productive. If only the government would take care of all the lazy people, the Leftist Codependent could then turn their attention to other things. Until then, however, the common Codependent worries and frets for those who refuse to do for themselves.
Americans have always provided for the needy. America still provides for the needy. It’s called “charity” and we, the people are the most charitable nation in the history of Mankind. The Left’s hatred for Christ and for Christians, however, supercedes even their dysfunctional drive to take care of those who refuse to take care of themselves, and so what starts out as motivation to help the lazy has turned into a publicly displayed hatred toward the Spiritual community called “Christians”.
THE PROBLEM: A lack of Spiritual development always leaves an individual with no real hope; nothing to cling to but Self. The infinite wisdom found in God’s Word, upon which this nation was originally established, warns us of the dangers of leaning on our own understanding. Clearly the most reliable source of undisputed Wisdom, the Bible plays no favorites whatsoever. God’s wisdom warns us of many things, including what happens when we choose Self over Him. Drug addicts in recovery can all testify to this truth. When leaning on their own understanding, bad things tend to happen. When prayerfully seeking God and God’s will, amazing things start to happen. It’s not a matter of opinion. It’s a matter of fact.
Arrogance and ego lead to Self-destruction. That is a fact, as well. Choosing to worship Self rather than seeking a relationship with our Creator always has the same kinds of results. We become unattractive and annoying as we present our opinions as all-important. We offend virtually everyone around us who doesn’t agree with a given opinion, and we make it impossible to engage in intelligent dialogue with anyone. It becomes impossible to participate in real intelligent discussion for this reason: Opinions have no weight. As interesting as we might find them, they are useless as guides because they are based upon nothing real or tangible, not facts.
One can build one’s house on facts because facts are both real and tangible. They withstand scrutiny and argument, unlike opinions. Without the benefit of Spiritual development, sober or drunk, we become opinionated nimrods with nothing of real value to offer anyone. We speculate, invent, draw unfounded conclusions, fantasize – all very interesting stuff to whomever is spewing it, but opinions don’t solve personal problems nor societal problems. Opinions, like feelings, just are. They substantiate nothing, so they are useless when applied to problems of any kind.
More on Spiritual development soon…
