Thoughts
on Michael Wells’ teachings in My Weakness for His Strength - # 182
Michael’s book is
available through:
Abiding Life Ministries
International
Littleton, Colorado
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Most
everyone who has known Michael Wells or his writings (especially his trip
reports over the years of places and people God took him to) have heard of “the
head.” As Michael mentions in the first
sentence of paragraph 2…it has been vexing, or haunting, to all. But the truths of Michael’s report are what
may well be what vexes or haunts us most…
DAY
323
What
Counts
The world and its desires pass away, but the man who does
the will of God lives forever. --I John 2:17
Travel can be
enlightening when encountering a lifestyle so different from the one accustomed
to at home, such as having to become consumed with searching for the basics of
water, food, shelter, transportation, and someplace to exchange money.
My brother and I had
a vexing—no, haunting—experience when traveling in the Amazon region. At one
point along the way we both stopped in amazement, as though we were looking at
an optical illusion, for there on the sidewalk was a head, a human head with a body
smaller than a box of cereal and bereft of arms, legs, stomach, and clothing,
but the mouth held a pencil used to draw flowers on a small piece of paper. We
left some money in a small bowl placed alongside and walked away wondering. Wondering at how much of what
consumed our daily lives would apply to this person. Wondering at how we
complain over such comparatively insignificant things; wondering at what this
person’s response would be were we to approach and relate how someone had
offended us or how our Christmas celebration might be a bit slim this year.
The head was disturbing and mysterious; his image would not leave us. This
person with nothing had found life tolerable; he expressed a beauty within
through simple art. In contrast, many with a multitude of worldly attributes,
accomplishments, and possessions cannot stand life. The head was a good example of how life is not found
outside man but within. I began to ask myself how much of what is taught in Christendom would
apply to this person. I
was left with the conclusion that if what we teach cannot be accomplished by
this person, it is not simple enough to apply to anyone else. The deep life comes through
faith and the activity of the soul and spirit, not the activity of the body.
All doing is to be the result
of faith.
Yellow – VIP, Very Important Point Green
– IT, Incredible Truth
Red – GP, Greatest Promises
Turquoise – UR, Unfathomable Riches Pink
– PV, Priceless Victory
I have heard people say they cannot believe the story of “the head” to
be truth. I have seen a picture Michael
took that proves him. But what has
amazed me even more is the great number of people who have told me they do not
believe life is found within man, but outside.
Who constantly complain over comparatively insignificant things. Who are constantly offended. Who live lives that are consumed by events
that would not apply to “the head.”
And then I think of how much IS taught in Christendom that would not
apply to this person. And I come to the
same conclusion Michael came to: if what we teach cannot be accomplished by
“the head,” then it is not simple enough to apply to anyone else.
God said that “without faith it is impossible to please Him.” That takes me to the activity of my soul and
spirit, and not to concern myself with the activity of my body. Faith will take care of that. That is deep enough for me.
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