No wonder, then, says Hayakawa, that the same children grow up expecting all problems to have answers that are easy, fast, and require no personal involvement or cost. A generation weaned on such propaganda might be expected to be short on patience when they face real-life anxieties. This TV-type philosophy can also penetrate our spiritual thinking. Christ has the answers to all our problems, we are told. But we need to remember that we must do some self-sacrificing if the answer Christ gives is to become ours personally and in reality.
Bible study is required.
Effort must be exerted on our part. Some have supposed this and were bitterly disillusioned when their hope failed to materialize. Those who find must be seekers, Jesus said. Doors are not opened without a knock first. Problems will arise from day to day, and whether we view it as a congregation or as individuals, the answer will not just drop out of the sky.