I love it when I get a glimpse of a new perspective.
It's like seeing an incredible view for the first time and going "wow that really is amazing."
Sometimes that new perspective comes through a new experience,
a book I've read,
a conversation I've had,
a mistake I've made.
But the annoying thing is that new perspectives always challenge what I believe and in honesty I never like them at first.
I think the issue is that I dislike being wrong, lets be honest who likes being in the wrong?
If, when you get into a debate you're like me, you'll fight to the death. Whether it's a debate on the best colour in the rainbow to how we are made righteous as Christians, once I've decided on my opinion I will fight my corner even if the argument is as flimsy as wet rice paper.
2 Timothy 3:16 'All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.' and here's the benchmark, God's word.
How often my mind has slipped away from God's word to Adrian's theology.
How regularly I vehemently defend my opinion rather than God's word.
How frequently have I chosen to defend my argument with my own words and experience rather than God's word?
I guess today's message is asking one simple question, when did you last allow God's word to challenge your views, your experience and your perspective?
I never find it easy to allow this to happen.
Change is a struggle.
Being wrong is not a nice feeling.
But when that new perspective finally drops into place,
when I've finally gotten past my stubborn ego... what a view, what a revelation, what a King we worship!
