The Anti-Always Culture

Thursday, October 21, 2021

We live in an anti-always culture. It's based on constant change. The only thing that's permanent in our culture is that there's nothing permanent in our culture. What's in today is gone tomorrow. Our attention spans are shorter and shorter. Thoughtful discussions are replaced by sound bytes. Family dinners are replaced by fast food. An anti-always culture produces people who lack the qualities of consistency, of endurance, of sacrifice, of faithfulness, of stability, of integrity, and of an inner core of morality that can never be moved. That's why it's so crucial that we hold onto what never changes. We have an always faith, an always book, an always truth, an always Redeemer, an always Friend, and an always God. Buck the trend; fight the system. Take what is disposable, and dispose of it. Be done with that thing that is of no use. Base your life, your convictions, your ambitions, your pursuits on that which is always. For what is good and real is not disposable. Do this and you'll have an always hope, an always love, an always peace, and an always joy.

From Message #586 - Always