Day 28

 

Don't Eat It!

 

 

"I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life."

 

1 John 5:13

 

One of my regular crazy people visitors came into my office to talk one day.  Like a lot of people who have gone scooters he had an amazing story to tell. The conversation started off with the tying up of some lose ends from a previous conversation.

 

He said, "I hope you the last time we talked you did not get the impression that I have got mind control over bugs."

 

I assured him that I had did not get that impression. He didn't even have control over his own mind let alone some bug's mind.

 

He clarified things a bit. "It's not that I can control bugs minds; it's just that I can read their thoughts and know what they are going to do."

 

I told him, "Thanks for straightening that I out. That is a load of my mind." Then we settled in to his real reason for stopping by.

 

"I want to tell you about this dream I had. I dreamed an angel came up to me holding this giant sea shell that had this white fluffy stuff in it. I reached out and gabbed some of that fluffy stuff and I ate it. The angel said, 'Don't do that!' So, I want to know am I going to hell because I ate the fluffy stuff?"

 

I think the correct counseling technique is to try to steer them away from crazy talk and try to get them to focus on reality. The problem with that technique is that if they are as goofy as that guy was reality is hard to find. Plus, it is not near as much fun as just going with the flow.

 

I told him, "The way I see it is that this is a warning. Since this happened in a dream it doesn't count. But if one day an angel does come up to you with a giant sea shell full of white fluffy stuff you will know not to eat it. I think you're good to go."

 

He left a satisfied customer.

 

There are a lot of sane people who worry about their salvation. There are a lot of reasons people doubt. Sometimes people aren't doctrinally sound and just don't know what the Bible says. Some people go through some emotional trauma and their emotions lead them to doubt. Often times a persons daily walk with God is so shallow that it causes him to wonder about his salvation. Whatever the reason for doubting your salvation a good cure is to study the book of 1 John. John writes it so that we can know if we have eternal life. So, if you have doubts study 1 John and whatever you do don't eat the white fluffy stuff.

 

Upon Further Review:

 

Read 1 John 1:6-7

• What is a sign that we have fellowship with Jesus and he has purified us from our sin?

Read 1 John 2:3-4

• What do we do, habitually, if we know Jesus?

Read 1 John 4:7-8

• What do people do who have been born of God?