The Revelation of Jesus with Rick Sterling!

Repairs~

My 'new' 2006 Ford F-150 is on ramps in my driveway waiting for me to start a repair process to correct a problem by changing the fuel filter. I noticed (like dropping a hammer on a bare toe) that although my mileage had never been good, it started to get really bad recently; 'bad' as in the 10 mpg range. In talking to a friend that has this same engine in his Crown Vic I should be getting about 15-16 around town and 18-19 overall, so something is very wrong. It has been my policy to not throw parts as a repair, but in this case a clogged fuel filter could be a good start. We will see. 

This situation got me thinking about what it would take for a person to rethink their spiritual identity. Changing anything that has been a part of your life for your whole life can be traumatic, and very uncomfortable. Humans have a tendency to try to hide from pain. We often wait for the pain to be relevant before we decide to go the the dentist to get a tooth repair; or go to our doctor to get help dealing with back pain. The same is true in our spiritual lives. The mantra "Go along, to get along" can easily become a problem if we let a situation fester fo the point of pain.

But 'what if' we neglect our true need for changning our spiritual identity because we have been given and analgesic (pain killer) that masks the symptoms of a deadly spiritual disease to the point that unless we do something radical we will be excluded from Eternal Life because we simply '"don't know what we don't know"? The pain killer of which I speak is the concept that we are "saved by grace through faith!" This concept that was formulated by Satan and administered by the 'Apostle' Paul, and was designed to keep Christians from seeing the truth found in the Words of Jesus. This is a good place to start the repair process of Sanctificaion.