Organic Church – Holy Triage

Our imperfect human nature will subconsciously and naturally look outward to fill internal emptiness. Jesus said “Man shall not live by bread alone”. If there is a fire inside your house eating out is not the solution. True it is hard to find the time these days to reflect inward. Reflection and meditiation are often uncomfortable especially if we are completely honest with ourself in the process. Sometimes we would actually rather read books that are the result of other peoples’ reflection and meditiation to find a solution. Sometimes we would rather gleen from other’s intimacy with God rather then experience our own intimacy with God. We wonder why our problems not only fail to be solved, but seem to get worse. Seeking outside solutions may provide shallow and momentary relief, but not a genuine solution.

We constantly try to solve spiritual problems with physical solutions. Reaching outward for solutions only further blinds us causing more stumbling in the dark. The truth is our psychology and our spiritual state of being are the same. The same lies that cause our psychological problems are also creating our spiritual problems. You cannot seperate pschology and spirituality. The lies we believe about ourself, God, others, the past, the future or anything else these same lies will influence our spiritual beliefs. The only cure is finding the truth and in the truth finding freedom. Meditation and reflection done honestly will lead us toward the truth and ultimately to freedom. Many of the spiritual leaders today sought out these positions as a cure for their own emptiness only to find a deeper emptiness. God is not calling you outward, but inward. Many people I have met with a so-called “calling from God” turned out to be very psychologically damaged and ministry was a way of running from the truth about themselves.

Looking for God…… well you will find Him in your own heart if you look for Him there. The image of God is true lawfulfilling love. Healthy marriages, healthy parenting and healthy relationships reveal a kind of love that heals the soul. The source of healthy relationships is a correct view of ourselves that comes from God. We have to get that love directly from God and not mediators like churches, pastors, books or any other outside source. We are responsible to have our own intimate relationship with God first hand. What if in my marriage I had some mediator between my wife and I? What if I only related to my wife through what other people said about her in her old year books? Jesus said “see this temple? I tell you not one stone will be left upon another”. God does not like mediators and He Himself is knocking on your heart wanting to come inside. Jesus said call no man Rabi, father or teacher. Relating to God through mediators will only give you a foggy view of God at the least. Do you want to settle for at best a blurry view of God for the rest of your life?