The dichotomy of these two concepts has often been a place where I find myself in the middle of, wondering, confused, and agitated by the stark difference of choosing to live completely one way or another. For example, when bad things happen in our lives, as they inevitably will, the super spiritual person can comfort themselves in the wake of all their questions of “why?”, by chalking it up as “that’s of the enemy, warfare, etc.” This can be fine and encouraging, because we know that in no way did God do this bad thing to us, and we just decide to get mad at the devil. The problem comes, however, when we see no immediate deliverance from this “warfare” and we begin to find ourselves angry with God, wondering why He is not stepping in, since He is obviously greater than the enemy.
The super practical person in the same situation may have the upper hand in some ways, reasoning that “this is just life,” and not attaching any blame to God and His actions or lack of actions. Interesting point, however, comes when something truly good happens. Is that now something to thank God for, or just another thing that has “happened.” It certainly can diminish the joy of the victories that a super spiritual thinker gets to celebrate. But then how does a super spiritual believer deal with what seems like unanswered prayer?
Proverbs 20:24
“A man’s steps are of the Lord; How then can a man understand his own way?”
