In this life we have two choices. We can either live discernful lives or delusional lives. Each lifestyle comes with a cost package. For those who choose to live a discernful life it will require the death of delusion and suffering. For those who choose the delusional life it will be the death of discernment and false sense of security.
Sometimes films illustrate a point better than anything you can read. An example of this is found in The Matrix. The film is about a delusional world created by machines to control humans called the Matrix and the Real World where people are free but must fight the machines. This is the stark reality of our choice in this life. We can either keep deluded in a construct created by the Architect (Fallen Angel) or we can decide to wake up and follow Real Word of God.
In the first Matrix, there is poignant scene when Morpheus, a prophet gives the protagonist Neo a chance. In this scene, Morpheus presents Neo will two pills, one is red and the other is blue. Morpheus says, "You can take the blue pill, the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill, stay in wonderland, and I will show you how deep the rabbit-hole goes." This is a perfect explanation and symbolism for the two paths a Christian can take. You can choose to be delusional and take the blue pill, waking up everyday and believing whatever blissful ignorance you desire or you can take the red pill, which is the color of Christ's blood and find out how deep discernment goes and you will see this world is a place of suffering, where machines (men and demons) will seek to kill you because you no longer are deluded.
The choice is simple, but the cost is not. If a Christian chooses the blue pill, they are not exactly written out of the Book of Life (I cannot guarantee, only Christ knows), but their life will have minimal impact and their influence for the Kingdom of Heaven will be greatly diminished. The blue pill is a surefire way to have a happy life here on Earth, but is will cost you happiness and a closeness with Christ in the next (and even possibly salvation). If you decide to take the red pill of Christ's blood and suffer and fight against the forces of darkness, you shall find everyday is set on battlefield. It will mean a hard life without delusions, and the realities of the darkness will be so stark that at times it will be overwhelming. But the good news if you will join in Jesus' sufferings and know the Truth; the veil that was placed on your eyes will be gone and you will spend your life purposefully.
It is easy to say take the red pill and take the hard narrow road down the rabbit hole. But actually living with the cost package or post life of discernment is going to be painful. You will find yourself losing friends, family, and fantasy. Those who want to stay blind with the blue pill will think you are crazy or they will cause you grief to stop you from opening their eyes.
Taking the red pill is picking up your cross. Jesus said, "To become my disciple you must deny yourself, pick up your cross and follow me." (Matthew 16:24). You have to deny yourself the delusions that try to keep you from seeing the darkness. It means denying the blue pills of this life and building your discernment. In time you shall see so clearly, that you will feel as Neo did in the Matrix at the end of the film, you will want to fee those who are walking around like drones in their delusions. But be prepared, as Morpheus said, "not everyone is ready for what you want to show them." Many will resist waking up and seeing the supernatural war that has been going on since the Beginning of our world.
Additionally be prepared to never go back. Once you see, you cannot unseen. You may try to drown your discernment with blue pills and delusions, but your heart will remember the reality. Such a person who having picked up their cross and seen the deep mysteries and lays down the cross again to live in lie of this world will find themselves in unsettled place where they cannot be happy either way and as St. Peter said, "how again can they be saved?" (2 Peter 2:20). Like Cypher who is the Judas of the first Matrix film, you cannot go back and be plugged back in without severe damage to your soul.
We are not the only ones who are faced with this choice. Christ Jesus had to make the choice thrice! The first time was in the Wilderness where Satan tempted him with the Kingdoms of This World. Jesus said no. Then when the zealots and Jews wanted Jesus to be a political messiah and overthrow the Roman government; He could have done it, but it would not have been the will of the Father. Finally, Jesus was tempted with the choice to do the real plan to open man to discerning how to be saved through Jesus (which He did) or to pass the cup away and not die. Jesus of course did the Will of Faith and made it possible for us to be saved and have discernment. But the choice was before Him.
So which will you decide? Will you take the blue pill and live in blissful delusion? Or will you take the red pill and really live for Jesus Christ and live in discernful place? "The choice is yours, I leave it to you."
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