Hello ,

Have you ever heard about "The Ant Death Spiral"? A fascinating NPR article describes this phenomenon. A particular species of army ant is utterly blind, so they get about by sniffing trails left by the ants in front of them. They, in turn, leave chemical trails of their own.

But, as the article notes, "the system works smoothly when everybody's going in a straight line in one direction. But when the lead ants start to loop, bad things can happen …. If the ant-in-front loops and intersects with its old trail, the whole crowd then turns in on itself and everybody gets caught in the endless circle." 

Another researcher wrote, “this circle is commonly known as a ‘death spiral’ because the ants might eventually die of exhaustion. It has been reproduced in laboratories and in ant colony simulations.”

 "Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch." 

Matthew 15:14

There can be a tendency for many spiritual leaders and teachers to rely on "logic," or "intelligence" to try to explain God and His ways. 

Unless someone has a "Thus saith the Lord" to support their summations, is it possible that we should be wary in blindly following their lead?

The Bible (and reading it) is so important to us in following solid paths forward...both in life, and in our spiritual walk.

Have a great day and God bless!

Pastor Mike / The Open Word