Do you dance or do you mourn?

[jeolmstead]

(I posted this in another thread that no one looks at, thought I’d bring it over here)

Jesus spoke about this:

There were two types of kids playing in the market place,

Those who played the flute (but no one danced)

Those who sang the dirge (but no one mourned)

Although opposite in their actions each demonstrated that there was no reality to their experience.

People are a lot like that.

God’s desire for us is relationship with Him. Of course we all know this as a principle; we just don’t know it as a reality.

Therein is the problem.


John O.

 

[KleinerApfel]

(Intrigued at what thread I've missed...)

I'm not entirely sure what you're asking.

As far as needing a relationship with God goes - yes, and when we get that desire tugging at our innards, it's for one reason and one reason only - He is wooing us.

I take heart in that.

I may not feel I'm "quite there yet" but I feel such longing that it can't be me, it has to be Him drawing me along. I may not know Him too well, but I know He knows me!

 

[KleinerApfel]

(Never understood the flute thing, maybe someone will explain shortly...)

 

[jeolmstead]

In context specifically Jesus was talking about the Pharisees who were offended at John because he neither ate nor drank, and then were offended with Jesus because he did.

The point I was making is the mourners or at odds with the dancers and the dancers are at odds with the mourners and neither has the reality of relationship.

They are kids playing at “reality” and it’s not real.


John O.

 

[KleinerApfel]

Well then, we can rest assured we are not doing that, because everyone here does have a relationship with God. I don't see what the relevance is to a Christian if it's a scripture referring to Pharisees?

We might get a little carried away in our discussions and forget that sometimes. I know I'm getting slightly irritable about some of the threads, so maybe that's the kind of thing you mean?

 

[jeolmstead]

Oh, I’m not pointing fingers…..

Only at myself,

I was a “mourner” for a long time

(I just didn’t know it)

Now, I don’t want to be either of those kids

John O.

 

[KleinerApfel]

It's ok, you're not, relax. When He gets you out of a hole He doesn't leave you to fall plop right back in it!