For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine, but according to their own desires, because they have itching ears, they will heap up for themselves teachers; and they will turn their ears away from the truth, and be turned aside to fables.

2 Timothy 4:3 – 4

You don’t have to look too deep to see that these are the days we are living in. Many in the United States have abandoned reason and logic for their feelings and agendas. People want to hear that they are good, and that their beliefs are accepted. The truth isn’t as important as validation of their beliefs.

I lived with those same beliefs for many years until God got a hold of my heart. He showed me that it wasn’t about what I believed, but about His truth. That truth led me to seek Him more and follow His ways instead of my own. There were times I didn’t care for what I heard from the Scriptures, but I realized that as I applied those truths, my life changed for the better. Years later I learned that it wasn’t about applying doctrine to my life, but about building a relationship with the One who died for me. As that relationship grew, I became less concerned with my own beliefs and more interested in the truth.

Those who don’t have a relationship with Jesus have to make up their own beliefs as they go along. They find others who agree with them, and are validated by those people. Unfortunately, those people are not finding the truth, but are being deceived by a lie. I pray for those who have found the truth, that they will keep seeking God’s will for their lives by being in fellowship with other like-minded believers who have a personal relationship with Jesus. It’s the one relationship that matters the most when we leave this world!