Sooner or Later (Soren's Song)

In the early 1800's there lived a man named Soren Kierkegaard, who was convinced that most of the human race was living with blinders on. He believed that humans live empty existences, but there is something that can fill the void in our lives. Just as the other great thinkers we heard from on Sunday (C.S. Lewis, St. Augustine, and, of course, Jesus Christ), Kierkegaard understood that there is something missing from our lives, which leaves us feeling empty inside. Even the greatest thinkers of our generation, Tom Brady and John Mayer (this is called sarcasm), can figure out that no matter what we try to fill our lives with, nothing can satisfy our endless hunger for something greater. During a candid interview, three time super bowl champion Tom Brady stated that despite all his accomplishments, he still felt that there was something left he was supposed to do. Grammy winning artist John Mayer exclaims in one song that "Something's missing, and I don't know what it is". This desire is not left only for the philosophers, musicians, athletes, and celebrities, but it is coded in our soul. As we learned in the previous series, we are cursed with the knowledge of the way the world should be. We live inside the tension created by our separation from God.

This is why we stare at the ceiling in the middle of the night wondering if we're really alone or if things could ever change. We know that there is a God shaped hole inside of us all, and as Kierkegaard explained we're just living our lives, asleep at the wheel. Yet sooner or later you'll be faced with the truth that you were meant for something greater. Sooner or later you'll understand that you were designed to be in an intimate relationship with the God that not only designed the universe, but the innermost workings of your body. And sooner or later you'll realize that the only way you can approach God, is on your knees. See because we can only truly come into relationship with God when we, just like the woman at the well (John 4:1-28), take off our blinders, lay our weapons down, shed our pride, and embrace what God wants to tell us. Our pride and defenses create a wall between our Father and us, when are we going to realize that we need to tear down that wall? And the crazy thing is: Although, a lot of us spend many sleepless nights staring at the ceiling wondering if there is anyone out there who can heal our wounds, God is on the other side of the wall pleading for us to come to our senses, and let His perfect love heal all our wounds.

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That you can begin to shed your pride and defenses, and begin to embrace God's revolutionary love.