Our Imaginary God (Part 3)

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

The Lord gives wisdom, out of his mouth comes knowledge and understanding.

~King Solomon

What is "common sense?"  It's the "sense" that humans have "in common!"  But what is it's origin? 

God.

God is the Creator of creation and the origin of the principles that govern our lives--the origin of common sense.  Wouldn't it be common for creation and creatures to follow the Creator?  What is more intelligent for a creature than to trust their all knowing Creator, the one who made them and defines the purpose of their lives?

So if by "common sense" we mean we trust in the principles God placed in life and the universe, then our definition of "common sense" is a good one.  It would mean we are ultimately trusting in God and not ourselves.  But if we think we can figure it out on our own, "it" meaning anything, we are actually not using common sense.  We're trusting in ourselves, and in our Imaginary God, the one who is our peer, our equal, and our servant.

We don't like that.

We don't like that we were created to serve and not to be served by God.  That, by the way, is the difference between the true God and our Imaginary God, the way we can truly know the will of the true God:

The True God is our King and Master, and we His subjects and servants.

The Imaginary God is our subject and servant, and we are His master; 

He exists for us and our happiness.

Again, if your happiness is the key to your decisions, then your God is imaginary.  But if God's purpose for your life is the key to your decisions, whether that purpose makes you happy or not (though it will, but that's not the focus), then your God is the true and real God, and you will find His will for your life...and know it.