Insanity Defined

Most folks have heard the definition of insanity. It simply states " Insanity is doing the same thing each time and expecting different results." It is like watching a movie 50 times but you expect a different ending. The old movies show the bad guys lose and the good guys win. Now matter how many times you see it the movie ends the same. The government wants to raise the debt ceiling so they can spend more. It is insanity to think that raising the debt ceiling and raising taxes will cure our national debt crisis. You can think about many other things that describe insanity. Sadly there are those folks today who are spiritually "insane".

There are so many things that are wrong with the world today. The real cure for everything that needs corrected can be found in God alone. It doesn't matter if you talk about the economy, violence, wars, disease or anything else you could list. The problem is that the world looks to itself to deal all these issues. The problem is that the world is the cause. It is a fallen world and the only way to bring about change that brings sanity back to it is to look to the Creator for the answers. The world trying to fix itself is like cancer curing itelf. Left to itself, cancer spreads through the body once it is active. The patient needs someone outside themselves to attack the cancer. The world is in the same situation. God loves the world so much and has provided the answer for all the world's problems. The insanity is that too many people think we are getting better and eventually we will become whole and at peace with each other. That is the view of someone who is insane! This world will never be restored until God comes back and Jesus rules and reigns here on earth. Sin was addressed on the cross to provide forgiveness and restoration for people. Things will change one day but only because God will do the changing.

Just as the government spending and debt affects each one of us, so does the sin in this world. It impacts our lives all the time. Thankfully we do not need to let it master us and destroy us if we allow Christ to have His rightful place in our hearts and lives. Remember that greater is He that is in us than he that is in the world!