Finished Pondering

In all the times of conversations with people, especially the greys, my black and white views strike some of them as narrow and dogmatic, unable to bend, unwilling to compromise, hard nosed and stubborn. I suppose that may well define me, to some extent, however this position I have evolved to has it's roots in my faith. For the life of me, I cannot understand how people really believe mankind, the created, is greater then God, the creator. As I pondered upon this concept, some thoughts occurred to me:

With all the unrest throughout the world
With all the conflict between countries, religious beliefs, racial barriers that still exist.
With all the diversities in the social economic levels which bring greed, envy and jealous behaviors
With all the struggles for power and authority over other persons
With all the ways in which mankind seeks to find solutions from within
With all the concerns and disagreements over "Global warming" and "Climate change"
With so many other areas mankind seeks answers and solutions for.
With the greys proclaiming the problems are too complex for any one man to resolve
or there is more then one answer.

This last is the closest to the truth I hold to............. the problems are too complex for mankind to resolve, but there is only one answer.

As this country endeavors to separate itself, the state, from the church, God, it reenacts the past events of mankind over the ages. When ever mankind determines it does not want to be in a right relationship with it's creator, a prolonged period of disaster has befallen upon it. Angst and unrest resulting in captivity. In years past this may have been to another King, tribe or Nation, but today, I am convince it is a captivity to "self".

Mankind is so consumed with itself, so enamoured with it's own prowess, so boastful of it's own accomplishments, so self endowed, it does not need God. Mankind has caused all the problems it believes it has and this same mankind can fix them.

My faith in God and in His Son, Jesus Christ as the one and true answer for all the ills of mankind gives me the black and white optimistic view for the future. Not necessarily the future of mankind, but the future of my life. I know God will meet all my needs according to his riches......
My hope and my prayer is for mankind, for those who seek truth from within themselves
for those who look to the wisdom of humanity, for those who put their trust in they own strength and knowledge, that they will still their "self" long enough to hear the still quite voice of God calling to them, "come onto me, and I will give you rest".

Mankind will never solve it's condition until it comes to the realization that God is.