Spiritual Taste Buds (Part 2): IN-sensitivity
Did you know there's a disease where you don't feel any pain? It's called CIP (Congenital INSENSITIVITY to Pain). It's a genetic disorder where the pain signals are not transmitted to the brain so you are extremely INSENSITIVE. As a result, people with CIP hurt themselves without even knowing it.
For example, if a person with CIP grabs a hot frying pan and it's burning and blistering their skin, they don't feel it so they will continue to hold the pan while their fleshing is being seared. Yikes >_<
Another example, if a person with CIP is turning a key that is stuck, they will press so hard that the metal key will cut into their skin until they bleed and they will still keep going.
This type of extreme INSENSITIVITY is so horrible a BBC article calls it "The curse of the people who never feel pain".
In the previous message we talked about taste buds and the VALUE of SENSITIVITY and today we're going to discover the consequences of INSENSITIVITY. (click here for previous message)
What happens if we have INSENSITIVE taste buds?
Many people experienced losing their taste from Covid.
What was the result?
People lost joy in eating,
Those who enjoyed food before,
Were dissatisfied,
The act of eating turned into a mere obligation,
Eating without taste or flavor,
Was like chewing on cardboard,
And everyone longed to get their taste bud SENSITIVITY back.
It works the same way with our Spiritual Taste Buds.
When our Spiritual Taste Buds are INSENSITIVE,
Our experience with the Lord become dry and boring,
Jesus become bland and unsatisfying,
Your faith walk tastes like rubber chicken,
Barely tolerable,
Unappetizing,
Void of any joy or excitement.
What a tragedy!
God has a buffet of spiritual experiences prepared for us,
But we can't taste any of it if we have Spiritual Taste Bud INSENSITIVITY.
This is why so many Christians,
Don't find God delightful and fascinating,
Don't find the Bible exciting and irresistible,
Don't find prayer powerful and fascinating,
It's because of Spiritual Taste Bud INSENSITIVITY.
We can go to church,
We can read the Bible,
We can say prayers,
But if we're INSENSITIVE to Holy Spirit,
What are we doing?
"always learning but never able to come to a knowledge of the truth."
"having a form of godliness but denying its power."
Don't worry,
God has a solution.
He always does.
To be continued...
For today, just realize the consequences of INSENSITIVITY and how horrific and deadly it is for our spiritual life. It's the silent killer and the spiritual pandemic of our generations.
"Dear Heavenly Father,
Bring me out of spiritual INSENSITIVITY,
Bring me out of spiritual IGNORANCE,
Bring me out of spiritual APATHY,
Let me taste the flavors of Your LOVE,
Let me enjoy the sweetness of Your PRESENCE,
Let me experience Your PEACE that surpasses all understanding,
And be hungry for it again and again.
Create in me a holy appetite,
A holy hunger,
One that never fades,
One that never grows cold,
Renew my Spiritual Taste Buds,
And make me holy and pleasing to You.
In Jesus name, Amen."
Cheers to breaking out of Spiritual INSENSITIVITY so you can taste and CRAVE Jesus like a sweet treat! ^_^
