ooh! how didn't i see that????? i think you may be right.
i was thinking more in spiritual terms.
when people say that they will "accept Christ" they usually don't "count the cost" (forgive me for all these cliches) and make the decision quickly. the line that stuck out to me most was "Inside this box is a gift/And we will soon forget/It's not that we want whats inside of it/We just wanted to open it." People want to accept Christ but they aren't always totally in for the commitment. they were just looking for something else to take away their pain, which is not completely wrong. that's what Jesus said. "Come to me all who are weary, for my yoke is easy and my burden is light." and it is also written "The Lord is close to the brokenhearted." (that's in psalms)
the thing is, it's still a yoke. it's a commitment and when that part kicks in, people discard it like a child carelessly discarding another Christmas morning toy.
ooh! how didn't i see that????? i think you may be right.
i was thinking more in spiritual terms. when people say that they will "accept Christ" they usually don't "count the cost" (forgive me for all these cliches) and make the decision quickly. the line that stuck out to me most was "Inside this box is a gift/And we will soon forget/It's not that we want whats inside of it/We just wanted to open it." People want to accept Christ but they aren't always totally in for the commitment. they were just looking for something else to take away their pain, which is not completely wrong. that's what Jesus said. "Come to me all who are weary, for my yoke is easy and my burden is light." and it is also written "The Lord is close to the brokenhearted." (that's in psalms) the thing is, it's still a yoke. it's a commitment and when that part kicks in, people discard it like a child carelessly discarding another Christmas morning toy.
that's just my thoughts...
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