FROM THE KEYBOARD

The quickest way to have an identity crisis is to not know who Christ is. You see, if our identity is not in Christ alone, then we will easily be defined by color, class and cultural tones. Thus, in a world that is double minded, be single minded about your identity in Christ. "For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God" (Colossians 3:3).

There’s only two cultures, heaven or hell. And we choose which one we cultivate in our lives and communities. "Your Kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven" (Matthew 6:10).

A godless generation cannot tell the Church what we should or shouldn’t talk about. In other words, the Church does not need to ask permission to speak righteousness, nor does she need to apologize for exposing darkness. "And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them" (Ephesians 5:11).

Even though we are witnessing a distortion of all that is in the Bible, a celebration of all that is evil, and a contempt for our Lord Jesus Christ and His gospel, we need to remember that we are His disciple and we won't conform to Babel as we live in light of His arrival. "The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still” (Exodus 14:14).

Those who spew lies from the sidelines do not deserve the attention of your mind or the space in your heart. Stay focused on Christ, firm in your convictions, and faithful to your calling. "The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger, and his glory is to overlook a transgression" (Proverbs 19:11).

When we stop longing for Jesus, we stop living for Jesus. Why? Because complacency replaces conviction when heaven seems too distant. Therefore, let us "set our mind on things above, not on the things of earth" (Colossians 3:2).