Changes

God is changing my heart. There has been a shift that I cannot fully comprehend. He is bringing me beyond what I've ever known, into the unfamiliar and mysterious....

Satan imitates God's works, appearing as an angel of light, seeming beautiful and wonderful. To stay humble, I must remember that I am only human, and therefore fragile. Naturally, I am foolish and wicked. Any wisdom or goodness that I have is the grace of God working through me. May I, the instrument, never attempt to draw attention to myself and steal the glory that belongs to the Musician.

By faith, I continue to walk in this unfamiliar territory. The changes God creates in our hearts are eternal, never to be shaken. A good tree produces good fruit continuously.

Flat Earth theory

"People used to believe that the earth is flat" is a common argument meant to prove that modern society is much more advanced and intellectual than the foolish civilizations of the Dark Ages. Yet what's fascinating and disturbing is how weak the evidence actually is for Earth being a sphere (or "oblate" according to Neil deGrasse Tyson, despite images of a perfectly round ball) spinning through space. Growing up I was taught that Earth spins very slowly, which is why we can't feel it, but now children are taught that it orbits the sun at 66,600 mph, of all numbers. This information is provided by the pathological liars at NASA, and we trust their authority simply because we assume they are much smarter than we are.

But in the past few years, people have been catching onto NASA's Photoshop CGI fakery. If you look up photos of Earth and space, you will find that they are all CGI. NASA's photos of Earth look very different from those taken by Russian satellites.

NASA Photo

Russian Photo

All images of space are artists' renditions. Though I am not sure about the shape of Earth, this does make me pause. If NASA's description of the universe isn't true, then the theory of us all being a cosmic accident doesn't make sense.

True and false love contrasted

We must learn to live with loss in this broken world...because I still miss Tyson terribly. Tyson taught me what real love is. He is my Denarius, because he is worth more to me than all of the gold and silver in the world.

God has been teaching me about true love and fellowship, which isn't about merely being in the presence of others. There must be a deep spiritual connection. Though I have few friends, I have fellowship with God...the most important friendship of all.

There are indeed fake Christians. Christ Himself says so. Radical passion and zeal aren't really important. Authentic character is what really matters.

God promises to reveal the truth. For one who is walking in the light, there is no need to fear the truth. Psalm 37 reminds us not to envy the wicked, for their glory is only momentary.

Some of the wickedest people call themselves Christians. Yet God showed me, through the writings of Calvin, what distinguishes the false from true Christians -- and that is sincerity of heart. Calvin writes:

"Such is pure and genuine religion, namely, confidence in God coupled with serious fear -- fear, which both includes in it willing reverence, and brings along with it such legitimate worship as is prescribed by the law. And it ought to be more carefully considered that all men promiscuously do homage to God, but very few truly reverence Him. On all hands there is abundance of ostentatious ceremonies, but sincerity of heart is rare."

Also:

"But though experience testifies that a seed of religion is divinely sown in all, scarcely one in a hundred is found who cherishes it in his heart, and not one in whom it grows to maturity so far as it from yielding fruit in its season."