Choose Wisely

It's Halloween - a time when people dress up,  pretending to be someone else. But don't we do that every day anyway?

I recently heard of someone who decided to change their sex. Instead of being a boy, they decided to become a girl. I thought about that for a moment and then dismissed it. Such a thing is not possible, no matter how hard we might try.

For us to be capable of changing our sex, well, we would have to be God. And even if God chose to do such a thing, I doubt that He ever would. It's against His will.

Still, God has done some pretty life changing things. Numerous times Jesus healed people from all kinds of illnesses, demonstrating He has power to not only heal, but restore and transform the human body into whatever He wants.

In the Old Testament, God turned people leprous with a thought, sent plagues and diseases meant to punish the disobedient, and caused others to simply die right on the spot. But in the entirety of scripture God has never changed a man into a woman, or vice versa. 

"He created them male and female and blessed them. And he named them “Mankind” when they were created." - Genesis 5:2

So, why do we humans try to do such things ourselves if actions such as these are against God's will? Good question. The answer is simple.

Those who attempt such things don't believe in God. They believe only in their own feelings. And that's where all of our problems begin. Placing OUR desires above God's will.

“Whoever trusts in his own mind is a fool, but he who walks in wisdom will be delivered.” - Proverbs 28:26

We all like to 'feel good' and many will do whatever they can to accomplish that goal. But thiat scenario has been going on for millennia.

Today we hand out participation trophies so that everyone can FEEL good, even when their team sucks. Schools no longer hand out failing grades. Why? So that no child is traumatized by their own failure.

Our main problem as a society is that we have forgotten about God and we no longer concern ourselves with what HE thinks. It's all about what WE want. And now we are simply living with the consequences of our own choices. Oops.

Choose wisely.