Foresight. Forthsight... What's the Difference?

Foresight. Forthsight… What’s the Difference?

"Assign blame with our tongues and our mouths

All our limbs rigid, not ready to help us kneel

Strive ahead, there is no need for redemption

For there will always be new flowers to peel

Throw ‘em away, because what’s done is done

And who cares if there are several chapters to read -

This song has been sung.

Move on dear one and don’t look back ‘cause we know what’s best

For we’re not and you shouldn’t be really concerned

for what God can resurrect"

These are the sentiments of a generation... those who are willing to move fast and make decisions based on limited facts and information and have and will continue to change our future. who believes in redemption anymore? only those who have experienced it - who have lived alongside the suffering and have taken on a suffering of their own.

those believers are an endangered species, unlike any others i meet.

there is value in God's redeeming power - He can take broken things and make them new, far beyond their original state or intent. it is a breathtaking thing to behold - a renewed life, a renewed marriage, maybe even a renewed trust.

i believe in the resurrection and the redemptive power that comes from it, the power that enables me to approach the cross and relieve my shame and guilt.

someone once told me that i "bring shame and reproach to the cross" and "shame to real christians". i have to agree with the former - i do bring shame and reproach to the cross every day and thank God it is strong enough to handle my iniquities.

Foresight - [def.] "the act or power of foreseeing. an act of looking forward"

Forthsight - [def.] "actually a made up word but used in the context of 'foresight' adding to the definition the act of seeing the present and letting it affect our view of the future".

i heard these two words used in a sermon the other day - one word doesnt exist in the english language but its definition does exist (or should).

soothsayers see the future and tell us what is coming ahead - there is as much value in that as buying a lottery ticket... even a blind squirrel can find a nut every once in a while.

[but even if the word doesnt exist in the English language] i love my friends definition of 'forthsight': our ability to take in our present surroundings, meditate on all Truth, and then go for a glimpse of what is coming ahead.

i think we all need to add that 'fake word' to our vocabulary because we are moving too fast and throwing things and people away that can be redeemed.

we must, as an educated Church, slow down and take in all the information (everything we can get our hands on) and then make our decisions for the future.

and God help us if we make decisions for other people based on what we don't know. God help us indeed.

an old 'father' of mine said, "if there is anything to redeem, let God redeem it".

that has become one of the greatest lessons of my life - to let God redeem the broken things in my life. it limits my consumption and helps me see people and relationships as necessary and unexpendable.

let us never look too far ahead and ignore the potential that rests right next to us in some altered state.