What is the question that you really don’t want to entertain in your inner cognitive activity? Perhaps, the better question would be, What question would you be unwilling to dig deep into the schematic drawers of your experiences and actions to answer honestly?

See, we, including myself, are willing to answer questions before we process the depth and significance of the inquiry. For example, I have been caught numerous times in a situation of routine introductions, where you exchange, “Hey, what’s up?” with an obligatory “Nothing much, you?”. The problem is when someone changes the cultural expectation on me without a complimentary cue. They will begin the introduction with, “Hey, how you doing?” and I reply with the, “Nothing much, you?”

Seems superficial doesn’t it? But it doesn’t really carry the same unimportance when you realize that our lives answer a daily question. The language of our soul becomes the actions of our body. We rest on the vocabulary of physical exertion, while trying to respond with unmeaningful and unaccepted thoughts. See…our desires are devalued when they lack the decision to do! (Like the alliteration)

Here comes the question……

What good is it, dear brothers and sisters, if you say you have faith but don’t show it by your actions? Can that kind of faith save anyone? (James 2:14 NLT)

If the evidence of salvation isn’t present, are you really saved?

Answer this question with a deep discourse into your innermost pulse. Don’t rely on your immediate response. Don’t delegate your decision to your duty, to your job, your family, your career. Ask! Demand an answer from your life.

The easy part is that the solution is already established. It may be culturally eliminating, but Yoda said, “There is no try, only do.” Perhaps that’s not good enough, then find your motivation in the book of James, or the words and life of Jesus. I don’t find it a coincidence that the half-brother of Jesus understands the purpose of the Passion!

Chance