Laws of Human Dynamics

There are a lot of things that are true which Scripture makes Plain to us about human relationships.  Things like the sinfulness of man- which means that we by nature do thing that are contrary to the revealed will of God, and the depravity of man - which means that our propensity to sin extends to all areas of our lives.   These irrevocably play out in human relationships, when people do that which is contrary to the revealed will of God, and do so in all areas of their lives especially in the context of relationships.

Our eating is contaminated by the propensity to be gluttons. Our Work is contaminated with out propensity to laziness or greed, and our relationships are impacted by those problems and our tendency to want to control and use other people for our own ends, instead of treating others as we wish we were treated, and honoring others as fellow image bearers.

I recently have come upon something which I realized is an implication of those realities, I suppose you could call it the second law of human dynamics, but it simply states that a life in crisis will continue in crisis until acted upon by an outside force. People who sin habitually have regular problems. These problems are predictable (1 Cor 10:13).  But without outside intervention, they will normally spiral downward in a self destructive pattern.

Take an individual who regularly falls to the temptation to not submit to human authorities,  this being a part of God's revealed will it is a sin.  It will inevitably pop up at home, at work, while driving, and in relation to the landlord, because depravity extends the influence of sin to all parts of a person's life. Combine this with a lust for pleasure, or a desire for comfort and you have the makings of a really powerful feedback cycle, which begins to blame authorities for one's own lack of comfort that has been perpetuated by one's own difficulty submitting to human authorities.

As a simple example:
If I don't get along with the boss, my job, and pay will be at risk, if they are at risk so is my comfort, which means that it is really easy to blame the boss for my electrical bill not getting paid.

And that is where people call the church, and I get to listen to them talk about how badly they have been treated ( which is likely since if you sin against the boss, he will likely sin in return ). The problem is, most of the time, people do not want the Biblical solution to their sin, they want the church to cover for it, to sympathize and provide money to bail them out of their problem.

The answer is actually very simple, we need to encounter God's Grace, a force so powerful it can work repentance in even the most hardened of hearts.  But to share God's grace is often a slow and painful process.  And that is where I am tempted, to not take on another hurting heart, or to give handouts instead of the Gospel.  My temptation's are also common to man, and show up in many areas of my life.

Which is why I need your prayers, that the Grace of God would continually impact my life, and work God's mercy and compassion and wisdom through my life, that it may pour in abundance on the hurting lives I encounter every day.