A LITTLE SLEEP, A LITTLE SLUMBER (18)
Scripture: Proverbs 26:13-16
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A Little Sleep, a Little Slumber (18)
Series: Wisdom - Suffering, Thinking, Loving, and Living Authentically
Patrick Edwards
Proverbs 26:13-16
Introduction
If you've ever sat near my family on a Sunday morning you've noticed how hard a time my four-year old son, Aiden, has with simply sitting still. He's all boy, all over the place, all the time! And so to help him we'll often give him a little mint before the service, for him to suck on during the service. The problem is that he's always got that thing popped in his mouth and finished before the service even starts! I'm like, ''C'mon man! Just save it and enjoy it,'' but he won't. He can't stand the idea of waiting; all he wants is enjoyment in this moment.
Now we can all laugh and sit in judgment of the impatient four-year-old, but might I argue this morning that at the end of the day, we all are just four-year-olds at heart. Maybe you personally are not, but boy, our world sure is! We live in a microwave world; in a world where two-day Amazon delivery isn't even enough; they've got drones now that will airdrop your packages to you just so you can have it right now. Internet speed isn't ever fast enough; phones and computers aren't advanced enough. We want things now, now, now.
Of course, this might not apply specifically to you, but it is absolutely the mentality of the average 21st century American today. We know only how to live in this moment and it seems we care only for this moment. Thoughts about tomorrow, let alone the long-term, are often absent from our psyche. At best, we think of the future in terms of a decade or more from now. Rarely do we think of our souls in the context of something bigger than ''this life.''
My point, this morning, is that I think Western people are conditioned nowadays to think in more immediate terms. Whereas cultures throughout history and still in certain parts of the world today think about eternity or the afterlife, Western civilization does not. The av ...
Series: Wisdom - Suffering, Thinking, Loving, and Living Authentically
Patrick Edwards
Proverbs 26:13-16
Introduction
If you've ever sat near my family on a Sunday morning you've noticed how hard a time my four-year old son, Aiden, has with simply sitting still. He's all boy, all over the place, all the time! And so to help him we'll often give him a little mint before the service, for him to suck on during the service. The problem is that he's always got that thing popped in his mouth and finished before the service even starts! I'm like, ''C'mon man! Just save it and enjoy it,'' but he won't. He can't stand the idea of waiting; all he wants is enjoyment in this moment.
Now we can all laugh and sit in judgment of the impatient four-year-old, but might I argue this morning that at the end of the day, we all are just four-year-olds at heart. Maybe you personally are not, but boy, our world sure is! We live in a microwave world; in a world where two-day Amazon delivery isn't even enough; they've got drones now that will airdrop your packages to you just so you can have it right now. Internet speed isn't ever fast enough; phones and computers aren't advanced enough. We want things now, now, now.
Of course, this might not apply specifically to you, but it is absolutely the mentality of the average 21st century American today. We know only how to live in this moment and it seems we care only for this moment. Thoughts about tomorrow, let alone the long-term, are often absent from our psyche. At best, we think of the future in terms of a decade or more from now. Rarely do we think of our souls in the context of something bigger than ''this life.''
My point, this morning, is that I think Western people are conditioned nowadays to think in more immediate terms. Whereas cultures throughout history and still in certain parts of the world today think about eternity or the afterlife, Western civilization does not. The av ...
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