Blessed is the Kingdom

Seeking The Kingdom In All Things

Face Reality

The 28th Maxim for Christian Living is to face reality. It is only when we are willing to see things the way they actually are will we be able to grow in our life as Christians. Facing reality means first slowing down enough to hear the things God has to say to us. It means listening carefully to what others have to say about us and discerning which voices are the most accurate.

We live in a world more and more consumed with virtual reality. Social media and the internet can make many things seem real that are in fact an illusion. One way to face reality in our modern world is to unplug more often. I also can’t help but wonder where our economy might be today if more people had faced the reality of their financial means, rather than having bought into the fantasy presented by lenders.

To live in reality means facing our gifts and our sins as they are. It is a continual process of attempting to be the people God has meant for us to be from the beginning.

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Fr. Christian is the pastor of St. Thomas the Apostle Church in Lenoir City, TN.

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  • Anonymous

    Last week I deactivated my Facebook account.  This is my 5th New Year resolution.  I feel free.  Free from feeling obliged to check on all the things my relatively small circle of “friends” post.  Free from reading and posting inane comments and updates.  Free for reading more thoughtful discourse, like your blog.  Free for thinking more about God and praying more with Him. 

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