Two Sides to Each Story
10/30/13
When a story is told the characters involved in that
story have their own ideas about what transpired. It matters just as much for each side of a
story to be told and to be heard when explanations are needed to understand
what exactly occurred. This type of base
provides for any good book, comedic movie, musical production or life
story. No one will ever walk through
life without having some type of encounter with negativity or painful situation. It is only fair that one sees both sides to a
story and understands what exactly happens all around us. We must keep this concept in mind when we are
experiencing life’s trials and understand that there is always one good side
and one side that opposes you and it is our choice as to which to live amongst.
Having two sides of a story is a popular concept and one
that we like to use for our own advantage.
There is not one of us out there in the world who has come into contact
with a person who has had an idea about how we should handle a certain
situation and has given provided their input to which we have politely said
thank you and then did something totally opposite of what has been
suggested. While this represents a
choice to us it also presents us with another side of an issue to look upon. Most of the time we have already made up our
minds about the existing situation before we arrive at that moment we have to
make a decision that we might not be able to change.
How wise is this of us when we do not consider any other
alternatives to our problems or conditions?
And we must honestly ask ourselves if we are in the correct mindset to
see any other way out of things.
Everything that we do in life, no matter if it is a physical or
spiritual decision there is always another counsel that we might take into
consideration. It is also popular to
make sure that we do things on our own and that the decisions we make are
strictly done for our benefit instead of others around us. How much do we rely upon our selfish
decisions to pave the way for our lives instead of listening to wise counsel
before we begin another path in life?
When we refuse to seek counsel from others eventually we
will forget that there is an option and when we place ourselves into this
one-sided category we must then abide by the decisions that we have made for if
we do not then we can be labeled as a “waffler,” wishy-washy or even unstable
in decision making abilities. Our pride
then takes over and we must follow through on our words no matter if we know
that they are wrong. No matter what it
takes we must never come to this conclusion about our decisions for when we
reach this verdict it is hard to reverse course and seek other counsel to see
another point of view.
I myself can be used as an example of this type of
one-sided guidance. Listening to my
friends about a decision can be one of the easiest positions to take yet that
does not mean that it is the correct or best direction to follow. I did this many times when I was young and
based some of my worst decisions possible on that advice and as I look back
upon those decisions I realize that I should have taken and heeded other
counsel instead of believing one-sided advice.
It is easy to place the pride issue into motion and to make sure that
our pride is protected at that moment, but what about a few hours, days or
months down road will our pride stand strong of be hurt when the truth is shown
after the dust settles. One may find out
that more conclusive advice would have helped back then instead.
A similar reaction of details to certain human
engagements happens when an auto accident occurs. There are at least two sides to an accident
and it is necessary that both or all sides be taken into consideration before
passing judgment as to who was at fault.
People involved in accidents can prove to be terrible witnesses since
they are caught up in the accident itself and if at all possible the police
hope that there are eyewitnesses that can give another angle on the stories of
the participants.
I have witnessed a few accidents in my life and I know on
one of these accidents what the participants were saying and what I saw
occurring were different. Is it a human
error or is it just trying to blame someone else for a mistake that had been
caught? Either fashion could have been
playing out but it is when other opinions and insight is available that reality
can be placed into motion and the truth be recognized by all. It is important that we heed the advice of
others and to listen to what someone else who is not directly involved with the
situation has to say. If the authorities
at the scene had ignored my eyewitness account of the events, would that have
been fair to everyone involved in the accident?
Yes, one side may always prevail but is the truth been told accurately? I believe that some type of animosity might
be warranted if both sides involved or every side witnessed was not taken into
consideration.
I could go on and give thousands of examples that could
represent my point on choosing or listening to other people who have different
opinions or sides to stories, but the main point I wish to make is that the
world has an opinion about your life and it weighs heavy with friendly advice
that might seem to encourage you to pursue your dreams and pleasures in a
worldly manner. There are currently over
7 billion people in this world and I can guarantee that if you asked some of
these people in your age category, your financial situation, or in any other
category of your life and they will give you some different opinions and some
would even be similar to your views, but how many of them would be totally
opposite to what you wanted and would you even consider their advice?
More importantly for us to understand is that the world
has one job and that is to stay functioning as long as it can before it implodes. The world has its own king and the king of this
world does not wish to see you learn the truth about life, only what he wishes you
to believe is the truth according to what his domain can present to you on a
consistent basis. A while back I wrote
an article that dealt with the subject of having the home field advantage and
how difficult it is for a travelling team to win a game at an opponent’s
field. I also stated that the king of
this world has the same type of advantage when it comes to your life and about
the decisions that you have to make when it concerns the ways of the world
versus the ways of God. It is
commonplace that the king of the world places people with “friendly” advice for
your questions in your path in order to reinforce his ideas and beliefs within
your life. It is also understandable
that he allows you enough access to worldly truth to make your decisions seem
more practical and meaningful on an intimate level. What he does not tell you is that those
choices and decisions that he throws in your direction are all one-sided and
have one meaning for your life.
The king of the world will even allow you to have a
belief in God and some knowledge of His word yet feed you enough worldly
propaganda to keep God’s Word in your thoughts but never allow them to
penetrate your spirit and heart all the while influencing you that this type of
categorical sequencing of God within your life is ok to accept. When you place the worldly decisions and
influences into this type of category it is not difficult to see what I am
trying to get across to those who are reading this article. How many true worldly intentions entirely include
God and His ways? Another good question to ask is if the world revolves around
God, does it? The clear answer is no, so
then what does the world revolve around?
The concepts of the world and the laws of the world revolve around self
and what the majority of the people “want” and when “God is involved” in these
decisions it is strictly on a superficial basis to which He is usually thrown
out as soon as the elections of each person’s decisions have been made known.
Since you and I are a part of this world then that means
we automatically fall into a category of having to live in this world. So our inherited circumstances force us to face
this type of “sided” choices on a moment by moment basis, for we are not
excluded from this scene by any means.
In truth we are the centerpiece or the true subject that the god of this
world wants to deceive and to make sure that we do not fulfill our destiny in
life. And it is at this point that we
must make the choice to listen to sides of the story that we are currently “reading”
at that moment. The world will argue
that its ways are best for you and that God should not be sole decision or side
that one must heed, but I beg you to look at what the world has to offer you
and also to look at the alternative and seek Godly counsel so that both sides
of the issue can be made known.
This concept of worldly sided advice does not wash with
anything God desires for your heart and life.
It needs to be understood and then placed in our forethoughts that God
and the world cannot coincide with each other.
It is impossible for both to live together and this fact was proven
shortly after mankind was placed inside the Garden of Eden. Our physical lives can be based upon the fact
that we are functioning creatures with the capability of making choices for our
lives. We all love life and yet all of
us at some point have difficulties within our lives that make us question our
existence. But when these situations
occur why do we continue to accept what the world provides us as the truth to
continue? Why do we allow our lives to
be defeated and deny ourselves the truth of why we are here? It is because we do not want to have God
within our thought patterns and to keep His Word within our hearts, yet that is
the only way that we will ever get the true answers that we are looking for
daily.
The world will provide a totally opposite choice and side
of your story than what God will provide.
It is the job of the world to provide a way for your decision making that
will look like it is the best opportunity, no matter what is spoken at that
moment. But while we are making that
choice to speak have we considered the other side of the story and allowed God’s
advice to be heard? When we listen to
Godly advice and rely upon God’s Word for the governance of our decisions and
choices we can only separate us from the world and begin to live freely within
God’s intended thoughts for our lives. The
world only provides short term and deadly answers for us while God’s paths
provide an array of lifetime learning about life itself and how to sustain and
maintain a happy and healthy life while upon this earth. We might not always be in the right with the
story that is before us but we can be clear that God’s side will turn out for the
best for everyone involved.
God’s source to us is His Word and the examples that He
has provided through the contents of this great book. There are thousands of examples within its
cover that can give us great ad heartfelt advice in any circumstance that we
may face. It is not enough to just read
the Bible but we need to study it and to place it within our hearts. If we place God’s Word into our heart that
means that we understand what those words are meaning to us and how through the
experiences of those people involved in those stories came to the decisions and
conclusion that they wrote about. They understood
all sides of the issues and then came to a decision. What I find so fascinating about the Bible is
that it contains both sides of the stories and the decisions that each side
made. The conclusions of those stories
can be read about as well, both the good and the bad. See, even God does not leave out details from
those stories, He includes everything.
If we place the world in our hearts we will always find
conflict within our lives due to the fact that we were created by a Holy
being. There is nothing holy about the
world and therefore, that is where the conflict lies. God desires a relationship with you and He
has provided that avenue through His word and through His son, there is no
other way. The world will provide for
you a temporary solution and I cannot deny that fact but all God asks you is to
take into consideration His side of the story and to make your decisions based
upon all of the facts that surround you instead of just accepting a one sided
offer. God loves you, the world does
not. God has provided a way of escape
the world wants to enslave you. Listen and
hear both sides of the story, for it is your eternal story that you are
fighting for.
DLB
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