Todays devotional...I have so much to say about it and so much I could comment on, but as I process what it means to me...I'm finding it's probably better I keep most of it to myself for the time being...but anywho...
Enjoy:
“Jesus did not commit Himself to them . . . , for He
knew what was in man" —John 2:24-25
“Disillusionment means having no more misconceptions,
false impressions, and false judgments in life; it means being free from these
deceptions. However, though no longer deceived, our experience of
disillusionment may actually leave us cynical and overly critical in our
judgment of others. But the disillusionment that comes from God brings us to
the point where we see people as they really are, yet without any cynicism or
any stinging and bitter criticism. Many of the things in life that inflict the
greatest injury, grief, or pain, stem from the fact that we suffer from
illusions. We are not true to one another as facts, seeing each other as
we really are; we are only true to our misconceived ideas of one
another. According to our thinking, everything is either delightful and good,
or it is evil, malicious, and cowardly.
Refusing to be disillusioned is the cause of much of the
suffering of human life. And this is how that suffering happens— if we love
someone, but do not love God, we demand total perfection and righteousness from
that person, and when we do not get it we become cruel and vindictive; yet we
are demanding of a human being something which he or she cannot possibly give.
There is only one Being who can completely satisfy to the absolute depth of the
hurting human heart, and that is the Lord Jesus Christ. Our Lord is so
obviously uncompromising with regard to every human relationship because He
knows that every relationship that is not based on faithfulness to Himself will
end in disaster. Our Lord trusted no one, and never placed His faith in people,
yet He was never suspicious or bitter. Our Lord’s confidence in God, and in
what God’s grace could do for anyone, was so perfect that He never despaired,
never giving up hope for any person. If our trust is placed in human beings, we
will end up despairing of everyone.”
- From Utmost.org
