The Bullet of Truth: The Goal is Goodness not Happiness
No Christian can live with meaning and power until he realistically embraces a philosophy of triumphant suffering. This doesn’t mean that we are to throw pity parties for ourselves or foolishly and passively accept a defeatist attitude. Far from it! Our obedience to the cross (Hebrews 5:8) reveals to us a glorious secret. Jesus Christ did not die primarily to make us happy but to make us good! A truly good man is destined for horrendous conflict in a basically evil world.
One of America’s foremost Christian psychologists, Dr. Larry Crabb, states the modern Christian’s most profound error, “They are frantically seeking relief from their problems rather than embracing the necessary painful change that will make them like Jesus Christ.”
I am convinced that there is a bedrock, key question that must be answered first if we are to unlock the keys to all the other questions of our lives. Here it is … we must make up our minds what kind of price we will pay and what pain we will endure to be obedient to Jesus Christ. All other issues hinge on that determination.
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