I watched a lady this afternoon walking her toddler. He was on a leash, just like a dog. At first I mentally objected but the longer I thought about it, it seemed like a really good idea. He might as well get used to it because he will be on a leash all of his life. While we think we are big people making decisions for ourselves, reality is most of our decisions are made for us. When we are children our parents tell us what to do. When we are teens our peers collectively tell us how to dress and what music to like. Our teachers tell us what to read and our churches tell us how to behave. As adults society tells us how fast we can drive and politicians tell us what to think. We are acculturated and the New York Times tells us what books to read. People in Russia get up in the morning and watch “The Today Show.” Teens in Iraq, Iran and Panama all watch the same programs made in the USA and beamed to them by satellites. Everyone wants a pair of jeans. The world is becoming homogenized. We sometimes wonder why the ayatollahs hate us. They recognize they are losing their youth to western culture. Our young people aren’t watching television programs from Baghdad.
I sincerely believe that God has a dream for us to ultimately be off the leash. He created us in His image with incredible minds to think, create and discover. Eternal life is about freedom to think and do. Please read Galatians 5. The only restriction in God’s Kingdom is to do no harm. There is but one law and it is golden.
Written by Roger Bothwell on June 6, 2012
Spring of Life Ministry, PO Box 124, St. Helena, CA 94574
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