Today I was in my secondary school, after not being there for the last 20 years or so perhaps. I went by the field before, but not into the school building like I did today. I was preaching about Christmas, and how I see Jesus as the hope for us, as humanity, and from the time before.
After the preaching, I got to talk with one of the boys from the school. It wasn’t really planned, he spilled something, then I offered for him to sit with me at the table since he was running around. Turns out he’s the head of student council, and we chatted about life in different ways.
In reflection about our discussions, I think I hit what I wanted to do in life very early, and I just went very strong on it. I linked the rest of the world with how it relates to what I studied — graphic design, and I knew the real world implications of what I do.
Thinking harder about it, maybe the biggest skill I’ve had before, and I continue to hone on is my ability to speak, and today I really remembered how my talking makes everything else make sense. It’s a weird sense of what Steve Jobs’ Reality Distortion Field, but I do think what I am saying is true, and I speak it with full conviction. People around me sense the enthusiasm, and they follow along with it, even if it might not actually be objectively true.
But to me, that’s how the world works a lot of the time. People looking for the truth are swayed by people like me who believe so wholeheartedly in what they think is the truth, but it might not turn out that way. Thankfully my bible knowledge is pretty solid, and on top of that, I am happy to find ways to verify my knowledge. But if I was misled, and I misled other people with my “truth” that would be the worst.
But to some people Christianity might not be the truth… But I think the historical person of Christ is a good enough idea to think about, and his truth is worth me following.
Some deep thoughts while returning to my school today.
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