Pragmatism
“Jesus replied, “Truly I tell you, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only can you do what was done to the fig tree, but also you can say to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and it will be done.” – Matthew 21:21 Yesterday we talked about how egotism gets in the way of life in the Spirit. Today, I want to talk about the second thing that can hinder the movement of God in your life — pragmatism. I’m a pragmatic person and I think it can be good to be pragmatic, but when pragmatism becomes your highest value, it destroys your soul; it gets in the way of your best life. Now, when I say pragmatism, what I mean is that everything must be practical, and many of us are that way, especially in a modern world. But what’s practical about surfing or
