Sometimes, lately, I find it easy to be immediately skeptical of something I hear in church. I want to reject it, saying “where’d that come from?” or “that’s not exactly biblical” or any other number criticisms. I forget though, that that’s how many people felt when Jesus came around. That’s not to say I think I should just get over it, shut up and blindly follow from now on…or that I know all there is to know about the bible (I’m far from it actually). I think wariness can be a good thing and by no means does God want us to be blind in our faith. But I think when it gets to the point that we’re worried and discouraged over some trivial little disagreement on a spiritual topic, it only opens the door for the enemy to come in and pull us apart.

We’re (read: I’m) missing the point.

I think that compared to one thing, God is not too concerned about our position on those things we get so caught up in debate over. Looking throughout the stories in the bible and past experiences, it becomes obvious that one thing is absolute. That one thing is the heart. Where is my heart? Is it focused on serving me or any other countless things the enemy would have or is it focused on serving others in love and growth in God? If it’s the former, I have bigger problems than whether drinking alcohol is ok or not. If it’s the latter, I can wrestle with the issue (and possibly should), but I needn’t let it be a hindrance from what’s really important.