Some would say, “No, you can’t change the
world.” Others would say, “One person at a time, starting with me.” For
those who are staying to build the Kingdom, and not leaving in the
rapture, we can get started on our assignment right now. Here’s how.
Personal change
– The western bias premised on “enlightened reasoning” is that change
happens when we change our minds. Nothing could be further from the
truth. Everything we say and do comes right out of our hearts. Our
intellect is nothing more than a computer that offers up a
rationalization for what we already believe in our hearts. That’s why
intellectual arguments usually lead to more division than change. Our
culture has no working model that accounts for the role of our hearts.
We are not just conflicted with our neighbors; most of us are internally
conflicted because we don’t believe or act in a way that is consistent
with our own hearts… we don’t know what is in our hearts; it’s hidden.
My own logical, intellectual beliefs have no power over my words or
behavior. My affirmations, resolutions, goals and ambitions don’t work
unless they coincide with what is in my heart.
For example, name your favorite contentious
issue: global warming, GMO foods, immigration, politics… Rational facts
are just tools to beat the other team up. Scientific support for a
position is very often just a convenient alignment of data to support a
preconceived position of the heart. Science was commonly used to support
beliefs in a flat earth and the inferiority of other races. Nothing has
really changed. People look at the same facts and reach totally
different conclusions… for very good heart reasons.
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