BEWARE OF MISLEADING PHILOSOPHY
By Bishop Mike Okonkwo
Wednesday 14th August 2024
“Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.” Colossians 2:8 (KJV).
Your philosophy of life is your value and your standard. It is your value that motivates you to do what you do. If you allow the world to mould your philosophy, you are not going anywhere. And I can tell you that your success in life will never be a good success. Joshua 1:8 talks about good success. If there is good success, it means there is also bad success. I know that you never desire a bad success or a success you will not enjoy.
We all want the success that will last. So, if you allow the world to determine what exactly forms your philosophy of life through what is on the internet or any of the social media, you will shoot yourself in the leg. The television, newspaper and social media are all begging for your attention. They are now virtually enticing you to look towards their direction. Many of these things and many more are asking you to take them along with you on your journey to destiny, so you have to be careful. If you are not careful, they may drag you away from what God has said.
The only person that can give you the correct philosophy is God Himself. He made you, and He knows what is good for you. The enemy intends to spoil and rob you of what you have. Something has been tested and proven that you can build your life on the word of God. It is the infallible, impregnable, errorless word. It can work anywhere. It is vitally important that you don’t let the world mold your thinking but the word of God only. That is why you must own a bible and not joke with it. It is only the bible that has the correct image of you.
Further Reading: Colossians 2:8-20
Daily Bible Reading: Morning- Psalms 89-90; Evening- Romans 14