THIS IS PART TWO OF A TWO PART SERIES ON THE AGE OF THE NOMAD.

THIS WEEK WE TALK HOPE AND HOW TO SUCCESSFULLY NAVIGATE LIFE IN THIS NEW AGE.

“If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you. But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. That person should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. Such a person is double-minded and unstable in all they do.” – James 1:5-8

In my last post I proposed that we have entered the Age of the Nomad. An age of rapid distant movements, not physically, but mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. An age where technology delivers rapid fire engagement across events, people, and continents. Events primarily of tragedy and turmoil, anger and frustration that leave our souls bereft of hope, our minds fragmented and confused, and our hearts broken and disturbed.

It is also an age where knowledge is king. When we “know” we believe we have control. And yet, knowledge too often leads us into despair. Sara Young, in her devotional “Jesus Calling”, defined this quite well when she said,

“The wisest of all men, Solomon, could never think his way through to Peace. His vast understanding resulted in feelings of futility rather than fulfillment. Finally, he lost his way and succumbed to the will of his wives by worshiping idols.”

The experience of all the sin in the world and the search for knowing all things are the hallmarks of the Age of the Nomad. These two traits have only been able to be held by one man in all history, and he was nailed to a cross.

Today, however, we have forgotten the danger of following this futile path. And perhaps the most disturbing thing about this new age is that we’ve chosen it.

We choose distraction over peace. Knowledge over trust. And the sin of the world over the will of God.

So, what is the antidote? Or, to borrow a phrase from Francis Schaeffer, the question for us a Christians is “How then should we live?” How do we survive today’s “new age movement?”

Jesus gives us a simple set of instructions for how to live in this new age. These are the same instructions he gave to those who have gone before us and to those who will come after.

It is a three part antidote – Come, Trust, and Choose.

First, we must come to him.

“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” – Matthew 11:28-30

And, when we come to him, we must keep our eyes on him.

When Peter left the boat to come to Jesus on the water his eyes were on Jesus and he walked to Jesus on the water. But when he became distracted, he began to sink.

“Come,” he [Jesus] said. Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water and came toward Jesus. But when he saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, “Lord, save me!” – Matthew 14:29-30

Second, we must trust him.

Jesus tells us there is rescue for our troubled hearts. Trust.

“Don’t let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, and trust also in me.” – John 14:1 NLT

And, lastly, we must choose God over the world.  

“I have given them your word and the world has hated them, for they are not of the world any more than I am of the world. My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one. They are not of the world, even as I am not of it. Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth. As you sent me into the world, I have sent them into the world. For them I sanctify myself, that they too may be truly sanctified.” 

“My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me. I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one—I in them and you in me—so that they may be brought to complete unity. Then the world will know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me. – John 17:14-23

Paul put it this way,

“Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.” – Romans 12:2

Go to Jesus and keep your eyes on him. Trust him with everything, no matter what. And choose God over the world.

It’s that simple and that hard.

To begin to help us get our heads and hearts around this let me ask a question. How easy and hard would it be to remove Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and/or X from your phone? Or whatever it is that is distracting you, drawing you into the world? The news, sports, TV or streaming services? Everything seems like a never-ending reality TV show. Survivor where no one survives.

I know what my “it” is, and you know what your “it” is. The choice is yours and the choice is mine. The Age of the Nomad is here. There is no escaping it. But Jesus has shown us how to live abundantly no matter the age.

So … How shall you choose to live?

Godspeed!

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