Willingly Submit

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.” – Proverbs 3:5,6 Yesterday shared that, biblically, the Kingdom of God means “on earth as it is in Heaven.” Many people assume that this happens through laws and policies—what we often call utopian thinking. However, striving for “on earth as it is in heaven” by imposing laws has consistently failed. History has shown us, especially through the communist experiments of the 20th century—like Venezuela, the Soviet Union, and Cuba—that what looks good on paper can ruin everything it touches. Attempting to ensure that everyone is taken care of through law simply does not work. There are also theological utopians. In the past, some Christian kingdoms tried to enforce faith and ended up making things worse. Today, for example, countries like Iran