Beauty in the Hard

There is a known phrase that knowledge is power. Originally coined by Sir Francis Bacon and later on endorsed and pushed by Thomas Jefferson. Growing up, I was always told that people can take anything from you but they can never take your education. Though I still firmly believe in that, I wonder if knowledge is really why we are set on this earth or if it’s the one thing that gets in the way of who we really are. I have talked to many elderly, and of course you think they have lived much longer on this earth and even at their ending, they realize that none of the knowledge and worldly accolades they received on this earth got them any closer to beating death or figuring it all out. I was talking to a friend the other day who said “Is knowledge really power? I mean are we really supposed to know everything and every happening going on in the world? Are we capable of holding onto and knowing all of that?” It really got me to thinking how right she was. We push and we push and we push so much knowledge and granted we are learning individuals so I know that there is learning to do. However, Sometimes we live our whole lives trying to figure out everything to end on realizing we know nothing. I think this is why Christians have so much peace in knowing that this is not the end. Peace in knowledge of the gospel, knowledge of Gods word and knowledge on our purpose here. What is our purpose? Our purpose, from a Christian standpoint is to know God and to love others. By doing those things all things may fall into place. But knowledge, knowledge of the world divides. It causes strife, heartache, misunderstanding, it causes conflict, disruption and chaos. Knowledge of all the wrong things is the one thing that leads us into a life where we don’t love the Lord with all of our heart soul mind and strength and we don’t love others. It causes us to fight, argue, disagree, and to be divided. The gospel and the purpose of our life is quite simple. However, when I sit here and think of a divided world, I wonder if everyone has it wrong.

Anyway, just some food for thought. Is knowledge really power? I am not so sure.