The Fast of Daniel – Day Two

Santa Claus

All human beings are intelligent, some more than others. But we all have the potential to overcome difficulties and challenges.

When we understand that the root cause of failure is our own inner conflicts, we stop blaming our lack of opportunity—in other words, the ongoing battle between thoughts and feelings, reason and emotion, or soul and spirit.

“No one can serve two masters.”

It’s impossible to simultaneously listen to the voice of reason and the desires of your heart without being caught in a crossfire. Two masters, two heads, two authorities.

“For either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other.” Matthew 6.24

 

The only way to escape this inner conflict is to sacrifice one of the parties. There can be no ceasefire. They pull in opposite directions. They have different interests.

Reason thinks, weighs, meditates, evaluates the consequences and plans—and naturally takes a little longer to make decisions. It doesn’t feel the need to rush or be anxious because of the wait. It is mature and experienced.

When we submit to the Word of God, reason acts by faith and depends solely on God.

The same is not true of the heart. It is uncommitted, hasty, reckless and uneasy; it does not evaluate the consequences, it makes hasty decisions and always gets into trouble. It’s like a child. It is immature, it has no spiritual vision and does not notice danger signs. In other words, it believes in Santa Claus…

This is why so many people are unhappy in their love life. They’ve surrendered their hearts to anyone dressed in a Santa Claus costume..

The truth is, if we do not change inside, the conflict between common sense and the heart will last forever, and the consequences will be career-failure, heartbreak, depression, sadness, health problems, etc.—all because of the feelings of a twisted heart.

If you don’t believe this, look at your life and draw your own conclusions.