A question that has been very heavy on my mind lately is "Why is it sometimes easier for me to believe in the evil of this world, but harder for me to believe in the goodness of God?" I have been pondering it for a few days, but only moments ago, the answer to this question filled my mind, and I realized how simple the explanation truly is.
It is easier for us to believe in the evil of this world because we live in this world where evil is prominent. We live in a world where evil rules, and the light and goodness that is God is a rarity. It is very easy to see the evil of this world, because it's in front of our faces every single day. Just turn on the news, or even something as common as a sitcom during prime-time, and it won't take long to see something "worldly", or just completely evil. We are totally surrounded by it on this earth.
God is something that we actively have to seek. He isn't in everything of this world. He doesn't rule here, He only lives in those who know and love Him. We have to search for Him in this world, and sometimes He is hard to find in the things around us. But He is still always there, even if it's easy to forget sometimes.
Humans are creatures who very much like to "see it to believe it", and we see proof of the devil everyday. God isn't "in our face" here in this world, but he can be in our hearts, and that's so much better. We can't forget that He IS here, even if this world doesn't reflect His presence. He is protecting us, loving us, and waiting for us to come and be with Him in a place where He DOES reign, and where evil cannot ever touch us. This world can easily devour us with its constant presence of evil, but I refuse to let it overtake me.
Recently, I have become obsessed with researching evil influences in the media and our culture, and how it is effecting the people of this world immensely. It is good to have knowledge of these things, but it is not good to let it consume you as I have. I am choosing to only focus on God and the light that He provides for this world. Even if His light seems to only be small slivers that are spread sparsely throughout the world, it is still a light that is bright, and that banishes all darkness from it. As long as I stay in His presence, His light will illuminate my life, and I will never forget that He is even more real than the evil of the world, and He is far more powerful than the devil could ever wish to be.
With him, I am protected, I am safe, I am loved, and I am alive. With Him, I need no one else.
I refuse to live in this world, and give up my soul for any kind of worldly promises.
As Toby Mac says in his song Lose My Soul, "I don't want to gain the whole world, and lose my soul."
Instead, I will stay here as long as God needs me here, and continue to live with Him in my heart until the day I go to live in His wonderful kingdom forever.
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