The Ignorance Zone by Elaine Davenport (Sunday, May 20, 2007)
20 May 2007 Leave a Comment
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This was a zone, I got myself in. In my defense, I didn’t know any better. I suffered as a result of my ignorance. I write this so that others may be saved from walking that path.
I thought I knew a lot. I didn’t.
TALK SHOW EPIDEMIC
A few years ago, there was a talk show epidemic in this country. It was wild. People wanted to talk and they needed a forum. There was one on every channel; all day long. If it was a turkey put in the oven to cook, they never took it out til it caught fire. Smile. People were “literally” telling their business to the world. If I could have painted pictures of some of the stories, some would have been very ugly and some would have been beautiful and gorgeous at the same time. But I always wonder: “What happened to the people?” “Were they helped>” Or I wonder if it was just a short term fix?
I think even when people watch the Oprah Winfrey Show, they’re looking at it based on quality and they get that. However, I think they are looking for some value that they can incorporate in their lives that will give them long term fixes or permanent fixes. One has to take into consideration the “present state” of affairs of each individual to make a valuable assessment. I truly believed that many are helped and pick up some good tips for life transformation, but the question remains as to how long they can do that. It isn’t enough. You can’t get it off of television, ut starts in the spirit. This is no criticism of Oprah Winfrey or her excellent show. However, it’s important to follow the holy words which say:
“That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.” 1Corinthians 2: 5
As I look around the world about me, I see so much, hear so much and I begin to ask myself some questions.
The main one being:
IS MY LIFE ANY BETTER BEING BORN AGAIN?
That’s funny. That’s cute.
This is a healing site. A few years back, I had been diagnosed with a brain tumor. I was attending a nearby Baptist church. It was the place where I learned faith and perseverance. It was the place where I received the gift of faith. That’s different than straight faith, but we’ll talk about it some other time. Someone asked me if I was born again and my answer will surprise you.
I said:
What does that mean?
Don’t laugh. They explained that was when I accepted Jesus Christ as my personal Lord and Savior making him the Master of my life, asking him to come into my life and cleanse me. I stopped for a minute and said: “Well yes, I “guess” I am.
Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. 2 Corinthians 5: 17 KJV
I WASN’T BORN AGAIN, BUT I DIDN’T KNOW IT.
I was in Christ, but I wasn’t a new creation, and the old stuff was still there. I knew nothing about forgiveness, little about love and even “less” about the Word of God even though I went to church regularly. It was totally my fault, no one else’s.
Since I had so little fuel (the Word of God) in my tank, it didn’t take long before I took a journey away from God. I didn’t plan it and Yes, Satan whooped on me so tough that I RAN back to God. Only this time, I ended up at another church. I was sick and disgusted, embattled without confidence on the verge of DEATH! This time around, it didn’t take me long to get tanked up to fight Satan off. I was healed, I already had faith!
I MADE A VOW
After getting off the path and almost becoming a victim, I decided to pursue God. He had clearly saved me and loved me all along. I wanted to know Him. I needed to get close, to find out why. I wanted to really know, I vowed to get closer.
I never wanted to be in the “IGNORANCE ZONE” again. That’s the way I felt. I’m not saying other people are ignorant if they don’t know God. I’m saying that I hold myself to a set of standards and for my life, my frame of reference, my upbringing, I was in that zone and it won’t happen again. I was blinded, but it won’t happen again and that’s a fact! STRONG WORDS FOR STRONG FAITH!
I became born again! This time I knew what it meant. I received the baptism of the Holy Spirit with the gift of speaking in tongues. I asked for it, I didn’t have to wait. It came right away! I understood everything now. I was cleansed by the Blood of the Lamb. I became a new person. I looked the same. The change was so drastic, it change my household. We went from chaos to peace.
I left the IGNORANCE ZONE. That’s what I call where I was. I can’t speak for anyone else. It’s not my call.
Note: The Ignorance Zone wan’t a physical place, it was a state of mind.
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In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them. 2 Corinthians 4: 4
