In a world rife with challenge, threatening possibilities and readily available offense it can easily become second nature to develop a habitually defensive and aloof posture. We're learning to choose our words and craft our conversation more carefully in order to avoid unintentionally offending the sensitivities of others in an environment that sometimes seems overtly sensitive and anxious to challenge. In that kind of environment putting up invisible walls between ourselves and other people or an endless number of other things can become second nature. Conversations can become frivolous and blatantly surface level - devoid of any depth or transfer of life and I would guess that in some cases this might not necessarily be a critical issue depending on the situation. I'm not attempting to comment on those kinds of situations here ... with one exception. I've met a few followers of Christ over time that seem to lack a certain spark, twinkle in their eye or evident passio
A much loved spiritual mentor pointed out to me the difference between the Apostle Paul's past will (a life without Christ) and His new will that evolved after the Lord called Him. He then challenged me to define what my own new will would say... ...let my response be found here...
"It is not the title that people give to themselves that defines who they are; it is the fruit of what they produce." Graham Cooke