Have you ever pondered the insanity of things? Like why people air disagreements on social media. How about why people who longer want a product or service voice this in a Facebook group instead of contacting the company directly? Or people who say they love God but are mean and hateful. Can someone make it make sense? Even in our own lives, can we acknowledge and confront the insanity? To live happy, healthy, and God-filled lives, the insanity must go.
As a human, insanity resides in Proverbs 26:11 when it speaks of a dog returning to its vomit and fools returning to foolishness. The repeated acts accomplish nothing and don’t illicit change. Instead, the act is one of a never-ending merry-go-around, which is everything but merry. This verse is in the Book of Wisdom because God doesn’t want us to live this way. He’s desires us to walk in freedom and live in peace.
In John 14:27-29 NLT, Jesus explicitly says that He’s leaving the gift of peace of mind and heart. This peace is a gift that the world doesn’t have so it only comes from Him. Although He had to leave, He left the gift with us along with the Holy Spirit. He knew that we’d be surrounded by madness in our lives and from the world so He ensured we’d have protection. As a result, He never intended for us to be without hope or peace.
Now that we know God had a plan for the insanity, what’s next? The next step is ours for the choosing. Once we make a choice, then we follow the correspondence steps.
Option 1: Least resistance. Do nothing. In this option, we accept that insanity is part of our lives. There’s no need to talk about it anymore because we chose the madness. Don’t get upset with others who are tired of hearing it because they guided you another way and don’t want to stay there. They love you and want to see you grow, but they can no longer stand in the place of insanity. Please know there’s no judgment. Only acceptance of your choice.
Option 2: Leave the vomit and insanity behind. This will take work because you have to break old habits and patterns. You will need to sever ties to your automatic way of doing things. In other words, you will need full surrender to God as He navigates you on a path of peace. Please know upfront that people will challenge your newfound resolve and that’s okay. If you hold tight to forward movement, they’ll either adjust to your new mode of operation or they’ll fall by the wayside. If you don’t believe me, ask Gideon (Judges 7:1-8). Whoever remains will support you as you move forward in the things of God. So, yes, leaving the insanity behind will feel costly; however, the rewards on the other will outweigh it all.
Which option you choose? Least Resistance or Leave the Vomit Behind? The choice is yours.
