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I like most find myself more often than not clinging on to the familiar & comfortable, rather than accepting challenges that may emerge. I sometimes steer clear of others that have strong views that may oppose mine, even though sharing a conversation over a cup of coffee might do the both of us some good. I often ask myself why do I run from strong opinions and potential conflict? Is it that I am to set in my ways, to comfortable in what I know?
All these questions make me realize the need of the Spirit in my life not just to guide me, but to push me to move forward into the fullness of life with Him and others I share this earth with. Other peoples view only helps me to grow, explore, question, and maybe even reaffirm what I hold as truth.
I have been involved or been to a lot of different churches in my life. I guess you could say I’ve been around the block as far as seeing how different churches operate and the one thing they all have in common is they think they are right in their view of God. I’ve been a Baptist as a young boy and teen, I went to a Church of Christ college for two years, preached at Church of England church for a summer, spoke at a Presbyterian Church, and I now belong to the Church of God domination. And you know what each one of them will promise you that they have the inside track with God and that their views and beliefs are correct. All these different views on God, this “religion” is enough to make one an agnostic.
Then you have these fanatics about their domination that will argue with you that what you believe is wrong and some are so bold as to say that you are going to hell, because you do not believe the way they do. I guess if you have a room full of fanatics each of a different domination, they will all damn themselves to hell.
But what is really scary to me is the average person who on some level actually believes, that God is who they think He is. Meaning they have Him all figured out, mapped out, dissected and neatly put into their little box. I can’t help to wonder if God actually created us in his image or if we created God in our image. For instance, I know a very conservative guy who is very opinionated, who at the drop of a hat, will tell you his beliefs on God and why God agrees with his view on political ideas and why his political ideas are right. While he is ranting and raving I am think about the third world countries I’ve been to and was feeling like this guy with his opinions was presenting a kind of Jesus who would not even exist outside of America. This guy’s Jesus was just an invention of his imagination, someone who just justified his potions and concerns. Listening to these types of people rant is tiring to me. People like that should have their own little island to live on.
The truth is God cannot fit in a nice little box that we or a domination makes for him, He is just too big for that. So why do we try so hard to force Him in there? God just can’t be totally figured out, that’s why He is God and we are not. Once I believe I know all there is to know about God, I read something in the Bible or hear a speaker talking about God – that messes up some of what I believe God to be. I believe this to be a good thing, because it makes me want to all the more seek God out for myself to learn more about Him and what He has in store for my life. Not having all the answers is a good thing. It makes us question our beliefs and it should challenge us to wrestle within ourselves why we believe what we believe. So I guess we will all have to wait until we get to heaven to figure out God, I doubt even then we will have all the answers about who God is.
