My word says that in the last days knowledge would increase. Without setting a timeline for end-time events would you say that this has happened? It seems that a database of all the facts in the world is available continuously to nearly everyone everywhere. Would you say that there has been a corresponding increase in spirituality? How has one not lead to the other? Does this lead you to question the assumption that knowledge is the measure of all things? My word says that knowledge puffs up. He who is spiritual judges all things, but you have to ask the right questions and walk the right path to get there. 

Do you draw a sharp dividing line between the sacred and the secular? Are spiritual activities few and narrowly defined, with special times, places, and rituals, and everything else is secular by default? This is a common assumption by both believers and unbelievers, but you don’t have to look at things this way. You take it as an article of faith that you live in a world that I created, and that you were made alive by receiving divine breath. I have promised to be with you always. The more you look for my presence in everyday events, the more you will see it. If it isn’t obvious, ask me what my purpose is in every situation and I will show you. 

Do you avoid pain and suffering and setbacks and run from them whenever you can? Yet do you look for deep meaning and unifying purpose in life when you are having fun, going to parties, and have plenty of money? You could, but most people don’t. it is easy to be superficial when things are going your way, but there are gifts available when they are not if you are willing to receive them. Don’t waste your sorrows, for they serve an essential purpose in your spiritual development. You need a container for life that is big enough and strong enough to hold even pain, sorrow, and death. Don’t waste these opportunities for growth. 

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My word teaches you to confess your faults to one another, so that you may be healed. Do you find this difficult to do? When you work up your courage to do it, are you more likely to be relieved or filled with regret that you did it? Do you think that you are the only one who stands to benefit from this encounter? What about the person to whom you confess your faults? Have you ever been on the receiving end of a confession? This too is an opportunity for growth in empathy and compassion, to minister wisdom, and to examine yourself. Have you already found that there is a special bond that forms between friends that have shared at this level of depth?