Internal Wiring
I simply enjoy the analogy that we, as humans, are all wired up. Each one of us is unique, yet we are all similar. The concept of a collection of wires inside each of us is helpful in portraying the core of who we are. These are not so much character traits that we can modify, but rather defining pieces of us. I am wired up to enjoy flying in airplanes, to be competitive, and to enjoy public speaking, for example. There are others who may share that wiring; there are many who do not. I have arrived at a dilemma, though: is it possible to be wired up for something that is wrong?
I believe in God; a God who created me. I believe that in this creative process, my internal wiring was also created. I therefore believe that if I am wired up a certain way, that God had a hand in it. I also believe that God cannot create something that is sinful. I mention above that I am not speaking of character traits. I suffer from arrogance. I do not see arrogance as simply something God wired into me; I see it as a problem that needs to be addressed. But the fact that I am very competitive does not seem to be good or bad. It most certainly can be very good or it can be very bad, but it seems that these aspects of our internal wiring are sort of neutral.
Following this logical chain, if God creates us and if He has a hand in our internal wiring, and if He is incapable of creating sin, then any sort of conflict we find between our intended purpose on earth and our internal wiring must be a result of our own interaction with our wiring. An example:
Mandy and I are nomadic. We are wired up to be this way. We both love picking up, moving, and planting ourselves — albeit temporarily — in a new place; we love absorbing new cultures. This nomadic concept, though, makes it difficult for us to remain in constant community. I will argue that all humans are designed to be in community. So, we have a paradox. I enjoy community — in fact I yearn for it. But moving around makes it difficult to remain or establish community. It would be easy to look at God and blame Him for this conflict. But given the argument above, there must be another solution.
It seems best, then, to embrace our internal wiring, but recognize that it can be a conflict. In other words, recognize your internal wiring, but understand that simply because you are wired that way does not allow you the right to focus solely on that. However we may be wired must be balanced with what we know is morally right.
I am curious — are there other examples of this potential conflict? Do you have an internal wiring that has or could conflict with your morals?
With God there is no sin.
Yet, humans are sinful. Every day we see examples where one of God’s loveliest creation commits sin and sometimes these sins are so evil. It can lead a person to question how could God’s creation have done such a sinful thing.
Then I think back on the beginning when God created Adam. Adam was perfect and without sin. But things changed between God and man when Adam and Eve made a choice and in that moment man became imperfect, flawed. The flesh of man would never be the same.
So, I think and hope that the reason we are now flawed with wiring issues is because the flesh is now not in God’s presence, not because God chooses to create imperfection.
But, thankfully the sould of man has within its grasp the ability to be Christ-like. I do believe that Jesus’s sacfrice gives us the ability to take power over our wiring problems.
There are many examples of where wiring issues make our flesh weak and sinful. But thankfully our souls and minds have recieved God’s grace through Jesus Christ.
This love is what allows the mind and soul the ability to overcome any wiring malformation.