So I was listening to a Paul Simon song the other day called "Slip Sliding Away". This particular day I was listening more intensely to the lyrics and something towards the end of the song caught my attention. Here are the lyrics towards the end:
Whoah God only knows, God makes his plan
The information's unavailable to the mortal man
We're workin' our jobs, collect our pay
Believe we're gliding down the highway, when in fact we're slip sliding away
The information's unavailable to the mortal man
We're workin' our jobs, collect our pay
Believe we're gliding down the highway, when in fact we're slip sliding away
Paul expresses the fact that people pretty much glide through life thinking that everything is fine and never really contemplating the end. Paul says that in fact people are just slipping away. There is some truth to that; we don't get any younger, our bodies begin to fail, we move a little slower.
What really stuck out to me was his comment that God's "information" is unavailable to the mortal man. That is incorrect. God's plan is very much outlined in the Bible and those Words are available to anyone.
Many people, even Christians, have this idea that if they just ride the fence, stay in neutral, that they can just glide through life without a worry. Sad thing is, all they have been doing is wasting their lives. God's plan is for all of his children, that means EVERYONE, to come get to know Him. To love on each other, to care for each other, to look out for each other, and to share His Plan with everyone. That my friend means you have to make a choice; stay in neutral or put your life into drive.
So what are you waiting for? Get up, get moving, get to know God and His plan. Don't let your life just slip slide away.
Chappy
