The Lord Jesus graced me to be a philosophy major because he wanted me to show you something: 

I was fine before I had Jesus. I knew what I wanted, and I flaunted what I had! I worried about losing at life, but other than that, I was confident I could become like everyone else!

I made a quick decision to go to college because TJ Maxx money couldn’t buy the Benz. I went for the business route because I knew they bought the banks.

Unfortunately, I couldn’t keep up with lectures on management and the market (I couldn’t even manage myself). I changed my major from “International Business” to “Philosophy, Politics, and Economics” because I loved ethics– my most valued principle in life was respect. 

Higher thinking gave me confidence and fed my curiosity. And there’s nothing like spending time with philosophical junkies! 

While I was walking down the path of philosophy, I encountered Jesus– He was more attractive to me than Socrates and Aristotle. So, I left the grand Greek feasts and I ate Jesus’ supper. I did not have a foundation in Christ nor an understanding of a biblical reality.

While Jesus was teaching me about Himself, I got a call from Plato, and he told me about his Symposium– the one about love! I put Jesus on hold, and I listened to Plato’s speeches. I even reposted them instead of the Gospel. 

To me, it was the best of both worlds because I could have Jesus and the world’s grandest feast from Greece! Though God was not pleased, He allowed me to explore every foreign territory. 

After the fun, I suffered from critical blindness because I played with Plato all day in the sun. So I flew home to Jesus, the Son, and he touched my eyes. Afterwards, I saw more clearly than ever!

Then, I looked back at the Greek temples– all were ruins.

So, I let go of that old life that I once had– I deleted Plato from my contacts and ignored liberal identity constructs. Plato is dead, and so are all the men and women who fought for false liberty. 

However, Jesus lives forever, and in Him I have freedom of speech and being. 

I know what it’s like having the mind of a mature individual– a mind of precise intellect and developed ideas. I know what it’s like to see the world and follow its patterns. I even know what it’s like to be an adult who says “Lord, Lord” but doesn’t know Jesus. I know what it’s like to have faith in being oppressed by systemic racism, sexism, capitalism, and classism. I went to church but practiced idealism, moralism, altruism, rationalism, relativism, and romanticism.  

But, Jesus, and only Jesus, is all the wiser, stronger, and better.