I just don't get it.
Who decided that it would be a good idea to put human standards on a God that they claim to be Holy and more capable of things than any human. Too often I feel like people immerse themselves in boxes of belief. They feel that if they don't have an answer for every little thing that it is causing them to question their faith.
Just a reminder: Faith= Firm belief in something for which there is no proof: Complete trust.
We are human, it is okay to question, because more often than not, the questioning will make you stronger AND you usually come out with a more solid reason of why you believe what you believe.
Before you pass out thinking I am asking you to completely question every single aspect of your faith, just know that I am simply saying that you cannot settle for commercialized faith. You've got to have your own relationship, story, your own...well, everything. Fanny Mae's faith isn't what you're going to be held accountable for.
I think we as Christians like to spend too much time arguing among ourselves and too little time serving others.
My favorite argument? Creationism. While I believe God created everything, and Genesis and all- why put a human-day limit on everything?
2 Peter 3:8 says "But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day."
I'm just saying, I find it completely reasonable to think that Gods' time isn't like ours, and who is to say that it didn't take thousands of years for the universe to form? Don't you believe that if God is the God you claim him to be, he can do that? I'm not saying that he didn't do it in 7 human days, because honestly I obviously wasn't there. What I'm saying is, don't put limits on God. Don't get into unnecessary arguments, where no one is going to see the other person's side, instead put that time to good use...like feeding the hungry or clothing the poor.
The thing about all of this is people don't really like that answer because it causes them to feel uncomfortable. Not much about faith is really comfortable. Why? Because its faith.
Its the beauty of Christianity.
I have this quote from Donald Miller that I really just love,
"My most recent faith struggle is not one of intellect. I don’t really do that anymore. Sooner or later you just figure out there are some guys who don’t believe in God and they can prove He doesn't exist, and there are some other guys who do believe in God and they can prove He does exist, and the argument stopped being about God a long time ago and now it’s about who is smarter, and honestly I don’t care."
I choose to care about others. Its not that I desire to be shallow and have no support to what I believe, because I do- I'm just suggesting that there are more important matters.
I don't want you all to leave this blog thinking I am some type of blasphemous Christian. All I am trying to say is, don't let your faith come pre-packaged in a box. Take time to find out who God truly is, and find your own convictions among scripture. Spend the time that you would be arguing with others about your opinions and spend time loving each other and loving those in need. Take time to stop arguing about the Bible, and actually take the time to share it. Don't argue about who Jesus is. Be who he is.
Be Jesus to the world folks. All these issues will die with your flesh, but the truth will live on.
