Clarity

I always imagined that the longer I lived life as a Christ-follower, the more exact a handle I would have on things spiritual.

I thought that a wider knowledge of scripture and more experience of following Christ would cause me to have more clarity in my opinions on the life's questions.

That I would have more certainty in disputed areas; that everything would be more "cut and dried" so to speak.

I thought that was how wisdom would evidence itself.

And maybe it does.

For some people

But not for me.

What I have I have found, as I have gone on, is that the only things that have become certain and more clearly defined are:

1. the beauty of the character of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, and

2. that the rescue that Jesus Christ has effected for everyone who will trust in Him, is a total and complete work

3. And that the word of God shows the reality of things

For the rest, the issues, like:

women teachers and leaders; gay people; how churches should or should not be run; how being a Christian affects one's approach to politics etc

I find myself strangely uncertain about these peripheral issues.

Diffident now about previously very strongly held opinions

But with a greater clarity and certainty of the wonder and beauty and truth

of our God