“We need a new approach to reality. I’m not into facts. I’m going for something that illuminates us, an ecstatic truth.” - Werner Herzog (director of the movie Rescue Dawn)

I read this quote in an article last week and it stuck with me. I really think Mr. Herzog is on to something here. And I believe it transcends well beyond what he thinks he’s saying. I think it speaks to the problem with the church today and more so, our world.

As Christians, we’ve become so consumed with facts that our reality has become tainted. You can put a group of facts together, but if they’re not complete, then they won’t give the whole picture. We’ve become unable to see the truth anymore. We’ve become a religion of facts and not truth. We must ask ourselves, as a Christian what am I consumed with? Have I lost sight of Jesus in all of this muck of religiosity and traditions. We’ve become a people who are more concerned with being right, rather than simply just being like our Lord and Savior. Jesus didn’t come to prove truth, he simply is Truth. And if we’re following Jesus as we’re supposed to, then what do we have to prove?

Let us seek God for who He is. Let us take this new approach to reality where He is the author and creator. Let us walk away from fitting Him into our own small world and using His Word to prove us right.

Over the weekend, in a talk Jerry Falwell insinuated that Hillary Clinton was the devil (Lucifer). Now, I’m not putting any validity into Faldie - he’s a joke into himself. But he does bring up an interesting question: is Hillary evil? Christian conservatives have long demonized her (and some times for good reason). She’s liberal and morally left… and she’s a Clinton!

But comparing her to the devil, in my opinion, actually underscores the capacity of Satan and falsely establishes our opinion of what evil actually is. As Christians we engage daily in spiritual warfare against an the enemy of the cross and our Lord. There is a formidable enemy. Hillary is not that enemy. As Christian we know that victory is already won, Christ has come, died on the cross and conquered death. So we know that evil doesn’t win. That’s something to put our hope in, but that doesn’t get us off the hook or pull us out of the battle that we find ourselves in.

To see Hillary (an anyone else on this earth) as the ultimate enemy is foolish and wrong. All it means to do is take our eyes off the calling, our Lord, and the one who opposes it. It forces us to focus on the wrong thing. That’s one thing that makes me sick with conservative Christians. The focus on the wrong thing. I’m not saying that abortion and the plethora of other causes that liberals push are good. What I am saying is that you can choose to fight the symptoms or the source. Fighting the symptoms leads to an endless race of putting out fires. It’s kind of like playing whack-a-mole. You squish one and then another pops up.

Now, to fight the source that’s another story. Once we focus on this, then our perspectives change. Then we find our true selves and calling and see that we are set into a battle that’s been raging on for centuries. Then we truly realize that this story isn’t all about us. Sure we’re apart of it, but it’s about our Lord. Once we have this perspective our outlook on life changes.

If we were to spend our time focused on our Lord and what he has for our lives and less on poloticizing our faith our country would be transformed. But, we would rather follow enlist a program or picket a clinic than spend time with Jesus. We would rather do things in on our own power, in our own strength, as opposed leaning on the strength and power of our Father and walking in faith. Do we even know what that is anymore?

Your thoughts?