Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise… (Ephesians 5:15).

If you follow Christ, the world will not understand you.  More than that, the world cannot understand you.  John 1:5 says, “The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood it.”  That light is Jesus, and if he lives in you then you are a mystery to the world around you.

Knowing that, riddle me this: Why do you keep trying to do things the world’s way?  Why do you follow the world’s advice, or try to impress the world?  It’s never going to work, so give it up.

Paul says that we must be very careful to live in wisdom. That seems to indicate that, if we are not on our guard, we will naturally fall into the unwise patterns of the world.  We must stand fast in the wisdom he has given us, the wisdom that looks like foolishness to the eyes of the world.

Embrace your inner enigma, Beloved.