Hearing What You Want
"For there is going to come a time when people won’t listen to the truth but will go around looking for teachers who will tell them just what they want to hear." 2 Timothy 4:3 Are you a person who listens to the truth? Or, do you seek out people who tell you only what you want to hear, those things that affirm you and your position? More and more pastors who call themselves Christian are proclaiming lies that affirm the culture rather than the way of Christ. Recently, I was engaged in conversation with someone who had received some loving truth from a trustworthy person about the lifestyle she was living. She had received this loving truth some years back but didn't want to hear it, so she sought out people who would tell her exactly what she wanted to hear. Now, years later, she was on her death bed at an early age. Sometimes the truth is difficult to hear. It can be humbling. It can be convicting. It can also be very, very comforting and valuable....