If you are thinking about buying a green car, you will suddenly notice that there are many green cars on the road; if you are thinking about buying a new green Toyota, you’ll start to see them everywhere. If you go out on a Saturday night looking for trouble, you’ll be calling a friend to bail you out of jail on Sunday morning.
We always find what we are looking for.
I see a lot of posts that have the word “sin” in their titles, I hear a lot of people talking about sin in others, sometimes I hear people talking about the sin in their lives. Why are so many focused on sin?
We always find what we are looking for.
Do we look for the sin in TV shows or movies or books? It isn’t hard to find. Are we looking for sin in culture; that isn’t hard to find. Are we looking for sin in other people; that’s pretty easy to spot as well, and to be sure, they can see our sin just as easily.
We always find what we are looking for.
The Pharisees were the most righteous of all men, and it would appear from the record of Scripture that they were on the lookout for sin, and they found it everywhere in their midst, and they were very quick to point it out, but when the Son of God was in their midst, they missed Him entirely, preferring instead to find sin; that unending search for the sin in their midst was their downfall.
We always find what we are looking for.
Nice going guys…
Paul didn’t tell us we should be obsessed with sin:
Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.
Colossians 3:1
We always find what we are looking for.
Maybe I’m wrong; maybe I’m crazy.
You might say I’ve gone soft on sin; you might say I’m a sinner.
It could be I’m old and feeble; It could be I’m out of touch.
But if we find what we are looking for, wouldn’t it be a bad idea to be looking for sin?
If we find what we are looking for, wouldn’t it be a better idea to be looking for the things that are from above? If we find what we are looking for, wouldn’t it be a great idea to be looking for His presence?
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Great perspective, Don! We have to focus on the right things. We have to focus on Jesus. We have to run our race, looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher pf our faith!
Yes sir!
Reminds me of Proverbs 11:27 27
He who diligently seeks good seeks favor,
But he who seeks evil, evil will come to him.
Quite so
Like. A lot. 🙂
Thank you Paul 🙂
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Yes! And several scripture verses flash to mind, like, Matthew 6:33, Romans 13:14, Philippians 4:7-8, etc.
You know something Dennis? You are brilliant! Thanks for the idea!
Brilliant post! So often we look for the bad in people (sin) when God tells us to think on things that are lovely, just, pure, honest, true, virtuous, praiseworthy and of good report. How do we get so far away fro God’s desire on this point? To be honest, I think it’s pride! We want to feel better about ourselves so we compare ourselves to others and their sin jumps out at us. “Wel, I’m better than that!.”
Let’s get back too seeing the good in everyone we meet. Blessing them and showing them mercy rather than looking for the bad. This is the love that God asks for. “Blessed are the merciful for they shall obtain mercy”
Well said Pete, thank you
This is really a great post and a lesson I don’t hear often. I have finally learned to apply it to certain fears I once had. I do not want what I once feared (the crazy drivers her in Atlanta) to literally come upon me. I know look for peaceful resolutions and the best in people.
That’s right Lilka, the old way is just too difficult to bear, but the burden of love is light.
Harping on negative things brings only negative outcome in our life. If we focus on anything, it grows. Let us focus on the positive aspects only. A very good post.
Thank you!