Hosea 4:6 - My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.
The word ignorance is a noun which means; the lack of knowledge or education. Although most people would never truly admit they are ignorant, yet their actions speak louder than words. Just as Jesus said you can tell a tree by the fruit it bears, so can you tell a human by the actions they live their life by. It is a life lived according to the mantra, "Out of sight, out of mind". There are many who actually believe ignorance is a blissful place to live. To them, ignorance IS bliss. To not know something gives them a way out or a sense of not being responsible concerning life, both naturally and spiritually.
I can remember growing up and hearing the phrase, "Ignorance is not above the law!" Which, when explained, was the idea a person was responsible (which is a bad word used nowadays) for knowing the law. For example, when a police officer pulls you over for a traffic violation, you couldn't use, "I didn't know that was the law?" as an excuse. As a citizen, you are responsible to know and learn the laws and then abide by the laws, hence the term...'Ignorance is not above the law!' Yet today, it seems more people are satisfied with remaining ignorant concerning, not just the civil laws, but the laws of health concerning their minds and bodies.
Though I don't know everything, nor claim to know everything, I am continually amazed at how dumb downed our society has become and is becoming. Our Founding Fathers were emphatic about the idea of having an educated population. Why? Because only an educated population can maintain a vigilance against tyranny. A people who are educated and well read, will more likely remain involved in the issues of society. Today, there seems to be a prevalent push to keep people ignorant and in the dark concerning the truth. Government is now our friend and ally. Where it was once believed that 'father knows best', it is now believed that daddy is dumb and your friendly government knows best.
On one hand, there seems to be a purposeful agenda to keep people unaware of the true state of affairs concerning the workings of our government and the many agencies that are financed via our tax dollars. Then on the other hand, there is an abundance of information available to truly learn and grow, naturally and spiritually. If a person truly wants to know, the information is available to the diligent seeker. Yet this seems to be a two edged sword. Information overload seems to be overtaking our country. One minute this junk food is no good for you, the next minute a 'new' study comes out that says there are qualities of the junk food that are good for you. Over the last twenty years, especially with the advent of the internet, our society has become saturated and bombarded with a myriad of facts, figures, and findings. Discernment of the truth is difficult and can only come to the most studious of studiers and not only can it be obtained by this type of person, but it seems the truth comes to the one who is sincere in their pursuit of the truth.
So you say, "What does this have to do with the game?" It has everything to do with the game. With all of us being two weeks into the game, there is one thing you should have learned by now...and that is how difficult it is to discern between what is the truth concerning your health and what is a lie! There is no doubt you have already wadded through the cornucopia of advertising and slick marketing propaganda that promises magic pill solutions to your health dilemmas. I am amazed when people drive through a McDonald's and order a 1200 calorie meal but make sure they drink a excito-toxined, aspartame, nutra-sweet diet Coke with their meal. I don't know about you, but it makes me wonder what they are thinking or have been persuaded to believe! The glittering advertising campaigns with all their jingles and use of words such as natural, all natural, non-fat, no carbs, no transfats, fat free, etc...ad nauseam. We are always pulled to the path of least resistance. Its the way of the flesh. The lazy man's guide to enlightenment, it seems, is to believe that ignorance IS bliss.
So, in the spirit of the game, I ask you today to be careful of what you believe and how you receive the information around you. Remember, it is unprofitable for you to be healthy. Pretty packaging of our food products doesn't make it healthy. The slick use of words doesn't make the food digestible. Don't believe everything you read and walk down the path of least resistance. Remember! Ignorance is NOT bliss. The more you remain unlearned and your senses are hypnotized by the smoke and mirrors of a society gone wild, the more the scales will tip against you in your pursuit of health and healing!
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