Ideas are powerful things. They shape the world around us. Think of the things you enjoy, the things that make life bliss. They were all birthed from an idea.
One of my personal favorites is the remote control garage door opener. This has got to be one of the most under-rated life changing ideas in modern history! At some point, someone drove home in the pouring rain, sat there staring at the garage door then up at the sky and thought..."hmm if only I could open that thing remotely.."
In-fact all the man-made devices we interact with on a daily basis are birthed in an original idea, which is then built upon in time. But perhaps more profoundly than the ideas birthing technology, are the ideas which give rise to the culture we live in. If we consider political ideas for example we could take modern democracy, the idea the we the people hold the collective power, as a radical idea with much potential for a strong, accountable government. Alternately the idea of National Socialism (ie. the NAZIs) that promised a new 1000 year empire of peace fell apart after only 12 years, ending in the death of millions in a brutal and protracted world war.
As I ponder the power of past ideas in shaping my present world I wonder who's ideas am I now embracing and how will they shape my own future ? Who is the source of my philosophical, religious or moral viewpoints ? Are these ideas traceable back to the Word of God, or do they lead back to another source ? Do I have the mind of Christ ?
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