Are You More of a Fool Than You Realize?
Listen to what your heart says and watch what your life does
The fool has said in his heart,
“There is no God.” – Psalm 14:1
Those of us who are unashamed followers of Jesus may be quick to exempt ourselves from that verse. Don’t be so quick to exonerate yourself. Notice that David observed that a fool says in his heart that God does not exist. The fool is not merely the one who dare proclaim with his tongue an arrogant disbelief in the existence of God. It is equally foolish – no, even more foolish – to allow our hearts to operate as though God doesn’t exist.
In the Biblical sense, the heart is “command central” of our lives. The heart represents our thoughts, affections, desires, emotions, and will. Our heart DETERMINES our behavior.
To “say in our heart” there is no God goes beyond a verbal assertion and involves the way we act. We say there is no God when we live even one moment without an awareness of God and submission to His plan for our lives. While we may never be so brash as to verbalize a disbelief in God’s existence, we all too often loudly proclaim our disbelief when we act contrary to His precepts for life.
Several actions constitute such a non-verbal proclamation:
We may blatantly disobey something God has clearly told us to do or not do
We may selfishly desire something God doesn’t want us to have
We may plan and plot without considering God’s wishes and His plans
We may harbor ill feelings toward others and refuse to offer the same grace to them we have received from God
We may seek our own fulfillment and self-gratification rather than finding our pleasure in Him
We seek His favor by our own efforts rather than trusting the finished work of Christ
We judge others by their efforts instead of Christ’s work
Be sure today that your heart is not playing an April Fool’s Joke on you. Examine your heart – your actions, affections, attitudes and see of your heart has ignored God. Repent and follow Him. He IS our wisdom.
It is from Him [God] that you are in Christ Jesus,
who became wisdom from God for us—
our righteousness, sanctification, and redemption — 1 Corinthians 1:30