A constant script.

In a world with so many scripts, it’s hard to find our bearing, the true North. What is true and what is not.

This however is crucial because our perception of reality fundamentally dictates the trajectory of our lives; our character and the choices we make.

What script do you abide by? And in what fires have those ideologies been tried and proven true and sustainable? Is it the “Follow your heart” narrative, “follow the crowd” or follow the Bible?

As a millennial Christian this is the reality I am having to navigate and graple with, and it’s not easy to say the least. Feelings can be so loud and persuasive, following the crowd gives a presumptive sense of belonging and theeen, there’s the Bible. You see, there’s a difference between these other scripts and Scripture. It is that Scripture is constant. It is not affected by the fluctuations of hormones, economy, fashion or geography.

Sounds nice right? But is it really the reality of our experience? When all around gives way and your experience veers off of what God’s word says, does it still hold water? Are you able to sustain a constant when everything else is not?

Well, I’m learning that everything that can be shaken will be shaken. Truth is, the heart yearns for constancy, and this is only met in the Bible. So when all around is sinking sand, we remain with the choice; to go with the oscillating flows, or be planted on solid ground.

I assume like me, you’d like the safety of solid ground. But maintaining the constant script found in the Bible is not easy when everything else is seems against it. So I’ll share two things that keep me grounded:

1. God’s omniscience.

It has been profoundly significant to know that Scripture is the word of a God who knows the end from the beginning. His promises and requirements are backed by omniscience and infinite love. He knew what He was saying because He could see it, and He gave Scripture as reality’s marking scheme so we also don’t have to guess.

2. His biddings are enablings.

God does not bid us to follow then leave us. If we surrender our lives to His service, we cannot be placed in a position for which He has not made provision. When He bids us trust, it is because He has and is going to give evidence sure enough to trust. When He bids us do, it is because He is able to make us willing to do and the the power thereof. When He bids us to seek Him, it is because He’s already on our path chasing us!

Scripture is the Christian’s Script; it’s the Word of a God who’s Constant and Compassionate. Therefore trust.

…to be continued.