This quote is from Rob Bell’s most recent book called Sex God. I am not currently reading it but a friend is reading it and writing about it on his blog. I find this little snippet strikes right to the heart of many issues that we deal with as humans, be it sex, eating, alcohol, drugs, money and so many other things. Denial vs. Indulgence. Why do we find it so hard to live in between the two extremes?
“In reaction to denial, people often head to the other end of the spectrum, which is indulgence. The pendulum swings. But we were created to live in the tension. And when you lose the tension, you lose something central to what it means to be human.”