I've noticed too that the devil doesn't care which ditch we are in as long as he can keep us in a ditch. He will try his best to keep you in one or the other and in fact if you manage to make it to the middle of the road (what I like to call balanced) he will then run around behind you and try to push you into the other ditch!
I've also observed that often the thing that a person is most critical of or focused on, their "one-man" idea, is what they are guilty of or struggle with themselves. You seem to suggest this as well a few paragraphs from the end.
Finally, your call to focus on the grace and love of Jesus: could it be that this is what Paul meant when he told the Corinthians that he was "determined to know nothing before them except Christ and Him crucified?"
Ha, ha. Thank you, Kristin!
A couple of thoughts...okay, three!
I've noticed too that the devil doesn't care which ditch we are in as long as he can keep us in a ditch. He will try his best to keep you in one or the other and in fact if you manage to make it to the middle of the road (what I like to call balanced) he will then run around behind you and try to push you into the other ditch!
I've also observed that often the thing that a person is most critical of or focused on, their "one-man" idea, is what they are guilty of or struggle with themselves. You seem to suggest this as well a few paragraphs from the end.
Finally, your call to focus on the grace and love of Jesus: could it be that this is what Paul meant when he told the Corinthians that he was "determined to know nothing before them except Christ and Him crucified?"
Great article, as usual, Shawn. I always (yikes) enjoy reading them!