In my lifetime I have seen several false end of the world claims. Like the California cult (Heaven's Gate, was it?) or the supposed Mayan Calendar experts who predict a day the world will end and it comes and goes with nary an earthquake.
If I am called to speak out about this date, if my platform is expanded, maybe that will be the journey I don't want to go on. Because after other false predictions, any subsequent prediction is automatically met with a certain amount of skepticism. In fact, if there had ever been a successful prediction then we wouldn't be here now. I would not welcome the criticism and ridicule. I don't mind a respectful, healthy conversation but I certainly don't want to be laughed at or spoken cruelly of.
And what if nothing happens? What if I don't die? Will I be let down? No.
Because there is not an alternate universe where I can run a control group and see what would happen if I didn't receive the dream. What if receiving the dream causes me to make different choices on that day and unknowingly save my life? What if by staying home in the evening I avoid a fatal car crash? These are answers which I know I'll never know. And I'm okay with that. Just knowing that I'm living a faithful life and trying to follow directions as best I can is enough for me.
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