The popular concept–that we should each determine our own morality–is based on the belief that the spiritual realm is nothing at all like the rest of the world. Does anyone really believe that? For many years after each of the morning and evening Sunday services I remained in the auditorium for another hour to field questions. Hundreds of people stayed for the give-and-take discussions. One of the most frequent statements I heard was that 'Every person has to define right and wrong for him- or herself.' I always responded to the speakers by asking, 'Is there anyone in the world right now doing things you believe they should stop doing no matter what they personally believe about the correctness of their behavior?' They would invariable say, 'Yes, of course.' Then I would ask, “Doesn’t that mean that you do believe there is some kind of moral reality that is "there" that is not defined by us, that must be abided by regardless of what a person feels or thinks?' Almost always, the response to that question was silence, either a thoughtful or a grumpy one.
Timothy Keller, The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism
We often live by the expectations of what people think, cultural trends, and the expectations we have of ourselves. I’ve spent way too much time being stressed with measuring and comparing myself to those standards. But the pure in heart have no agenda other than coming to Jesus with all burdens and baggage. He gives rest with a motivation to be our very best, knowing that He accepts us unconditionally - with an assurance that I am His, I am in Him and He is in me.
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