What about that boy?

The verse 'do not be equally yoked' has been so instantly quoted whenever a Christian boy or girl wants to go out with a non-Christian girl or boy.

Most Christian children knew exactly what it means and what they should avoid but why are there still so many who are tempted in this area?

When I first became a Christian, I did not know much of the usual do's and don'ts that most of my friends who grew up in Christian families have known. They knew they should not get drunk, they knew that they are supposed to 'go to church' every Sunday, they knew that they are not supposed to gamble or engage in pre-marital sex. They knew all these and yet some can even teach on the topic in surprising fluency. However, when it comes to practicing it, many stumble.

I am not surprised to see many that are seemingly rooted and biblically well-versed are the ones that find it hardest to do exactly what they knew.

Why the common occurrences?

Well, it is one thing to know something and another to own something. Information does not have power to transform someone from the inside out. Revelation however, does.

When a Christian develops his or her relationship with the Living God, he or she will learn the fear of the Lord. They will learn the very heart and nature of their loving Father and learned obedience through denying their own flesh. Jesus learned obedience through suffering and in this case, suffering means passion. It is because of His passion, He was willing to endure and refuse to do 'whatever' He feels like doing.

We can often let how we feel be the steering wheel of our lives. We allow our emotions and reasoning to overtake our conscience and the Truth. We failed to practice what we preach because there were no real revelation of why we were supposed or not supposed to do something. Rather than abiding in the rest of 'being' who we are, we strive to 'do' things to justify who we are supposed to be.

I am thankful to God for His grace and mercy, to help me through my weaknesses and my doubts when I was overcoming my disbelief. I learned to stop playing God. To stop trying to figure out things that I would never understand. To keep holding onto His truth no matter what the voices in the world tell me. To deny my temporary feelings in which will be surpassed by the Truth in all eternity.

Sometimes, we need to stop asking the wrong questions and start agreeing with the right answers. (quoting Reuben Cole)

At times when I did not understand why God did not allow me to go out with that perfect non-Christian boy, years later I came to understand that He makes all things work together for my good. This is because He only has the best for me. Never second best. Oh, how He loves us! :)