We had the missionaries over for dinner and few nights ago and they mentioned their challenge in teaching a particular person. She claims she does not believe in anything. I told them I find that hard to believe.
If you say you don't believe in anything you are deceiving yourself. Hope for tomorrow stems from belief in something. Even if you only believe in yourself you still believe in something. From my perspective, without Hope (which can even manifest itself in the simplistic form of "Tomorrow will not be worse than today") - life loses its meaning and there is no reason to go on.
From here you can make a choice of either believing in yourself ("I can make tomorrow a better day"), or you can choose to believe in God ("God can guide me to make tomorrow a better day"). Whichever way you look at it, you still believe.
To some people, believing in yourself seems the easier of the two: no rituals to perform, no commitments to keep, no guilt trips, etc... But those people will readily agree that it is a long and burdensome trip, with a heavy burden of responsibility, which cannot be shared.
However, for those who tried the other path and recognized God's personal involvement in lives - it is a euphoric drug that elevates the spirit to great heights.
[Despite the negative connotation, I will continue with associating faith with addiction during this post. Pardon me if you are offended by this.]
Just like any other addiction, we tell our friends to try it just once, and pray they get hooked. However, as opposed to material addictions that leave you baffled and confused, faith and the spiritual addiction to the guidance of the Lord leaves you with a new clarity. You know which path you need to go on, and you want more of this magnificent direction.
Another aspect of the addiction which is different between spiritual and physical is Choice. Physical drugs take away most of your ability to make choices. Dependency kicks out the ability to think straight. Spiritual addiction is dependent on choosing the right. You know that the guidance is quiet and you might stray at any time.
I hope we all learn to be content in our spiritual addiction. I pray we all make the right choices as we grow in our dependence on our Heavenly Father.
TOTD: Trust the spirit to guide you home.
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