Madness or Sanity

G.K. Chesterton, in his book Orthodoxy, has written brilliantly about the importance and the life-fulfilling vigor of right thinking, right belief, and right living.  On the critical importance of orthodox belief (biblical belief), he has written, “This is the thrilling romance of orthodoxy.  People have fallen into a foolish habit of speaking of orthodoxy as something heavy, humdrum, and safe.  There was never anything so perilous or so exciting as orthodoxy.  It was (and is) sanity: and to be sane is more dramatic than to be mad.”

In a world where we hand out Grammys to lyricists and singers who write and sing about the madness and folly of drug abuse, sex without boundaries, violence, and rebellion as if they were the ticket to abundant life, we need the corrective of Chesterton.  Is it any wonder that the lives of celebrities such as Brittney, Ledger, and Winehouse are replete with depression, addiction, and chaos despite the no holds barred approach to pleasure?  The thirst, lust, and pursuit of pleasure without moral boundaries always leaves the soul wrecked and empty.

With today’s blog I would like to encourage you to consider the possibility that a life worth living is not to be found amidst the tabloid lifestyle.  Everyone I have ever known who tried life that way fell with a violent crash eventually.  Consider the words of Chesterton, and more importantly, the words of Jesus who said, “I have come that you might have life and life to the full.”  The life we are all looking for is found in the Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John), and as revealed in the life and teachings of Jesus.

Consider that His life, lived out some 2,000 years ago, remains the central event in all of history.  Our calendar still finds its basis there.  In that one life, that one Man, that One…all of life comes together.  If you are looking for something that will quench your thirst within, something that will finally be “enough”, give Jesus a chance.  Turn to the pages of the Bible, and read, and marvel at the life, teaching, and life giving force of The Man.

Hoping and praying you find a new song,

Bruce Smith

optimuslife.org

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