I recently deleted a blog from my list of internet favorites.
You see, during the most recent presidential campaign, I was
continually reminded of the biblical concept of one's ears being tickled. I was
mis-remembering 2 Timothy 4:3 (NIV):
For the time will come when people will not put
up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around
them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear.
It seems an apt description of many Americans. They only
want their ears scratched, their tummies rubbed, their worldview justified. As
they continue to be indulged, they lose interest in learning and growth. They become
content, if not proud, to be willfully unteachable.
That blog? As informative as it is, I found myself reaching
for it as a sort of comfort food, a type of belly rub. I was getting my ears scratched.
It seemed best to push that blog beyond my immediate reach.
Lord, please do not let
me become unteachable. Cultivate in me a heart of learning, a desire to grow.
And you? Do you frequent your favorite sites simply to join Your
Team in taunts and cheers? Are you certain you aren't willful unteachable? Do
you need to push some of the media you ingest beyond the reach of your
fingertips?
