Certain circumstances have led me to consider again the idea that we must be passionately dedicated to God- to truth – if we are to make a real difference in this world.  Our passion for God – which translates to a passion for truth – must inform everything we do or say.  It must become our ‘prime objective.’

This is nothing new for the Christian, at least in thought.  Almost all would claim to agree with Jesus’ statement that we must love God with all our heart, soul, mind and strength.  This ‘first commandment’ simply states what I said above.  But many Christians allow for slippage between the saying and the doing!

Only a dedicated, consistent life, dedicated to living truth, will get us to our objective of pleasing God and of living the good life, as the Greeks called it.

We should evaluate all thoughts and actions from that ‘single issue’ point of view.  Does that mean nothing else matters?  Of course not, but lesser matters must conform to the major one.  Does that mean fun is not allowed?  Of course not, but it must be fun that, at least, does not denigrate our goal in life.

Some issues very obviously further, or conflict with, our prime objective.  For others, it takes a long train of reasoning to determine if it furthers or conflicts with our supposed first love.  Unfortunately, many people, in many areas of life, do not do that reasoning.  They simply take their cue from the world around them, meaning that, in actual fact, their actions are often in conflict with their stated values.

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