“A house divided against itself cannot stand.” (Mark 3:25) Wise words. But what, exactly, does it look like to live a divided life? Because, according to Jesus, that is an endeavor that is destined for failure. Which means we better pay careful attention to the ways we are compartmentalizing our lives in an effort to keep our “worlds” apart.
Does our life of faith affect and rule over all the other areas of our lives or is it just a nice little compartment that we pull out when it is most useful and convenient? Is it something we try our best to keep separated from all the other areas of our life? Or is our faith, perhaps, our highest priority, but there are certain areas of our lives that we keep away from our life of faith because they are not congruent with it?
I guess the main question is: Am I the same person in every area of my life, or am I a different version of myself depending on who I am around and what I am doing? For a house divided against itself cannot stand. Eventually one side or the other must take priority and precedence.
“Teach
me your way, O Lord, and I will walk in your truth; give me an undivided heart,
that I may fear your name. I will praise
you, O Lord my God, with all my heart; I will glorify your name forever. For great is your love toward me; you have
delivered me from the depths of the grave.” (Psalm 86:11-13)
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