I’m reminded of Matthew 10:16 here: Just as a snake moves with caution, adapting to its environment and carefully observing every detail before acting, we too are called to be wise and discerning in the world. Yet, like a dove, our hearts must remain pure and innocent, uncompromised by the world’s ways, even as we navigate it with subtlety and wisdom.
Thank you, Jason, for taking on yet another challenging reflection. This was my first time hearing the song, and I was truly taken aback! It gave me a deeper understanding of how movements like feminism may have started. However, I’m reminded that no matter how powerful or well-intentioned something may be, if it isn’t rooted in the Word of God, it will ultimately lack a firm foundation. Sadly, I see many Christian women today aligning themselves with this movement, often without discerning it through the lens of Scripture.
Thank you. You are absolutely right. Man often attempts solutions outside of God, but those solutions will always eventually fail for lack of foundation.
Thanks, Jason, another challenging reflection. It’s so easy, if we’re not careful, to get caught up in the “latest thing,” and to be more than distracted by surface level attraction, don’t we all want to be part of the “in-crowd.” More than obvious, but the devil has a hay day in this area!
You reminded me today of an essay I wrote about 5 years ago called “Beauty and Ugliness Come From the Heart.”
In the essay, I wrote that the most beautiful woman often appears quite ugly to me once she opens her mouth and the fat, nearly toothless old woman becomes most beautiful when she says "how y'all doing", or "have a great day, sweetie.” The imperfections start to fade away and the beauty of the heart takes over. It is then that I realize "that poor woman" is actually quite rich in spirit and she takes on a beauty created by God, the beauty of the heart.
I never posted that essay here on SubStack since I made the decision to keep my posts here non-political to appeal to everyone in my family.
As I get older, and hopefully wiser, I feel like it gets easier to see people for who they are—God's children. There are so many wonderful and fascinating people in the world.
I’m reminded of Matthew 10:16 here: Just as a snake moves with caution, adapting to its environment and carefully observing every detail before acting, we too are called to be wise and discerning in the world. Yet, like a dove, our hearts must remain pure and innocent, uncompromised by the world’s ways, even as we navigate it with subtlety and wisdom.
Thank you, Jason, for taking on yet another challenging reflection. This was my first time hearing the song, and I was truly taken aback! It gave me a deeper understanding of how movements like feminism may have started. However, I’m reminded that no matter how powerful or well-intentioned something may be, if it isn’t rooted in the Word of God, it will ultimately lack a firm foundation. Sadly, I see many Christian women today aligning themselves with this movement, often without discerning it through the lens of Scripture.
Thank you. You are absolutely right. Man often attempts solutions outside of God, but those solutions will always eventually fail for lack of foundation.
Thanks, Jason, another challenging reflection. It’s so easy, if we’re not careful, to get caught up in the “latest thing,” and to be more than distracted by surface level attraction, don’t we all want to be part of the “in-crowd.” More than obvious, but the devil has a hay day in this area!
Great post, Jason!
You reminded me today of an essay I wrote about 5 years ago called “Beauty and Ugliness Come From the Heart.”
In the essay, I wrote that the most beautiful woman often appears quite ugly to me once she opens her mouth and the fat, nearly toothless old woman becomes most beautiful when she says "how y'all doing", or "have a great day, sweetie.” The imperfections start to fade away and the beauty of the heart takes over. It is then that I realize "that poor woman" is actually quite rich in spirit and she takes on a beauty created by God, the beauty of the heart.
I never posted that essay here on SubStack since I made the decision to keep my posts here non-political to appeal to everyone in my family.
As I get older, and hopefully wiser, I feel like it gets easier to see people for who they are—God's children. There are so many wonderful and fascinating people in the world.