"Has God Short-Changed Us?"

  We aren't short on information. Just walk through a book store and look at the books that line the shelves about spiritual matters and teachings. I like to read books but I too realize they are just part of the mind of man with views of God. In other words, they are not the Lord and should be used just as they are written with that in mind.

  But then when it comes to the word of the Lord, so many seem to be looking for something thinking that God didn't give us all we need. There are things that some say are left out, things that weren't addressed and some speak as if God has 'short-changed' us. When we look at God's holy Scripture, some think that He didn't give us everything we need in this area or that. Has it ever occurred to us that God has given us exactly what we need and all we need? God points we have all we need and need to heed what is given!

  Here's the way to go: embrace with all our heart and live in the light of the truth that God has given us. If we start side-stepping and quibbling about the plain truth revealed, we start inserting ourselves as the authority and seeking things that aren't part of God. People seem to seek something but not what is revealed. Why even in the church, members of Christ's body seem to pursue something other than what the Almighty Creator and Sustainer of our lives has revealed. A lot of people want to tell us that God hasn't exhaustively instructed us in every area of our lives. We have the instructions, the proper teachings, why do we not go with them?

  I guess I'm one of those that is rather simplistic at times. People speak of lost books and writings and off they go to find something that they do not even know they are looking for. God has been explicit enough. Here's the thing: God has told us one major lesson that leads us to greater understanding. It's called "transformation!" In Rom. 12:1-3 God speaks loudly through the apostle Paul that we need to present ourselves back to the Almighty, say NO to the world and start renewing our minds so we can be transformed into something much different than we are where we can begin to understand the things that are good, acceptable and perfect in God's will. That is what will lead one into not thinking more highly of themselves! Let's not haggle over things. We have the instructions plainly laid out. When are we going to believe this is the way to God and living? It's not we have been 'short-changed' on information. We simply do not want to submit to the information we have in order to have 'formation!'