Test all Things
As I was running in the park this morning, I saw a pair of legs sticking out. As I passed, I noticed the tattoo on the one leg. The observance of the tattooed leg, I immediately recalled the dream I had last night.
In the dream I tattooed my upper right leg and the left. It was beautifully decorated with red, green and yellow filigrees. As I looked at it and admired the detail, I quickly realized that it was permanent, and there is no way of just wiping it away. Not only was I disturbed that I had acted on impulse but the thought of something like that and the permanence of it was overwhelming. In the back of my mind I remembered, the thought: It is okay, everybody is okay with it, even the very people’s opinion you trust, says—it’s okay.
It did not take me long to come to understand the deep meaning of this dream. I am not a tattoo person. I am not judging any believer that has tattoos. This writing is also not about tattoos. We live in a society, where we as Christians are often required to conform to worldly standards. In
Rom. 12v1-2 Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. 2 Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.”
I have observed over the years many believers take someone else’s opinion as “Yes” and “Amen”—applying it to their lives without measuring it to God’s word firstly and second, bringing it before God—letting the Holy Spirit test it and convict us. Through this exercise and the relationship, we have with our Lord Jesus Christ, will we truly know whether we should adopt or adjust ourselves to someone else’s truth? We have become comfortable with the preaching and teaching of others and have neglected the warning of Paul in
1 Thes. 5:21 ”but test everything that is said. Hold on to what is good.” What they say does not mean it is a licence to do, instead let us consult the Holy Spirit—the spirit of truth—to convict us and bring to light the truth.
Here is my takeaway of the dream - what God was saying to me:
1. To not act on impulse but to wait upon Him.
2. To not act on people’s truths and opinions but on the conviction of the Holy Spirit in my own life.
3. Impulsive decisions and actions have consequences, of which some may have permanent effects.
4. Trust in the work God has already done in my life.
5. Know His word and know Him.
6. Be careful of false teaching.
7. Watch out for that which presents itself as to good to be true – test it against God’s word.
8. To not do just because others are doing it.
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