Sok is dead

Sok was a wary soul.
Spending time amongst those of previous generations, he witnessed an acting out of the faith. It disturbed him, and he cautioned against becoming as they were: functioning Christians who partake in the activity of the faith but do not live in a manner of the faithful.

"My prayer, O Lord, is that I never become as they are..."

The foolishness of Sok was to misunderstand the path leading from one who is laying down before the living God Jehovah to one who does as Christians do (when in Rome...). It is not the path of overt decisions against faith; rather, it is the path of daily living, of small decisions unnoticed and the rare large decision rationalized. We end up where we are walking, even in this occasion, without realizing we were on the journey.

"...if the salt has become tasteless, how will it be made salty again?"
[matthew]

Sok is dead. Alan, who is Sok, is a bit shocked to realize it.

"But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love... even when we were dead in our sins, made us alive with Christ"
[ephesians]

Maybe God will see fit to perform one of those acts He seems so very dedicated to: the resurrection of who He made me to be.

Abide in Me, and I in you... he who abides in Me, and I in him, he bears much fruit... by this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit, and so prove to be My disciples."
[john]

We talk big, and walk small, and the world has found us out.