Quote for Today
We are usually convinced more easily by reasons we have found ourselves than by those which have occurred to others. -Blaise Pascal, philosopher and mathematician (1623-1662)
I have been hit by the truth of this time and again the past couple weeks - as people keep saying the most obvious things...that OTHER people should be doing... but it's only when a person finds the truth within themselves that true change occurs. That's why we can't be Holy Spirit for other people, why husbands and wives can't change their spouses, why family members can't force addicts to quit... Even when it's obvious to everyone else in the world, until it's true for me, it's not true for me...
And that's why the Christian faith can't be second hand faith, either...
I have been hit by the truth of this time and again the past couple weeks - as people keep saying the most obvious things...that OTHER people should be doing... but it's only when a person finds the truth within themselves that true change occurs. That's why we can't be Holy Spirit for other people, why husbands and wives can't change their spouses, why family members can't force addicts to quit... Even when it's obvious to everyone else in the world, until it's true for me, it's not true for me...
And that's why the Christian faith can't be second hand faith, either...
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