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The Fool Says In His Heart


The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, their deeds are vile; there is no one who does good. (Psalm 14:1)
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline. (Prov 1:7)
          It's difficult to talk to someone who has a different way of looking at the universe. If you believe X to be true, then X1, X2, and X3 follow. When you believe that Y is true, then Y1, Y2 and Y3 follow. If you try to start with X and add Y1, Y2 and Y3, they probably won't make any sense. That doesn't mean Y1, Y2 or Y3 is wrong, just that they don't work with X. There are more than two ways to look at the universe, but they tend to fall into two broad categories: with God and without God.
          I think that when I've dealt with people, I have tended to try to associate wisdom with those in the "without God" category. At the risk of upsetting others who also do this, as yesterday's  passage noted, "without God" or "no God" is an identifier of a fool. I definitely need to learn better how to deal with that category of person is a wiser manner.

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