If someone held a gun to my head and said read The Bible I wouldn’t want to read it. Why because my conception of God would be that He is merciless and forceful. Do I think reading The Bible makes me feel better? Sometimes. Some health problems mixed with the knowledge of man’s ability to lie and sin and add in that God stays silent on some things makes it more difficult. God said He will write it on our hearts.
In a fallen world there are still problems. Better with God and Christ’s forgiveness. Yes. Always easy to have faith through the storm? No. God still loves us regardless? Mercy will be given to the merciful.
If God weren’t merciful in his judgement what would that look like? That piece of sand on your shoe you walked out with? Theft. That extra breath you took walking up the stairs to work? Theft. But they had health problems. That really The God we all want to believe in? Would that be the same God that loved us so much He sent his only son to die for us on a cross because the Old Testament law had already failed us?
God is love and do you think a loving God wouldn’t put a safety net under his dangerous creation? Weather, who controls that?
White you can’t see the value in beautiful snow?
Blue you can’t see the value in beautiful water?
Yellow you can’t see the hope in a new day’s sun?
Red you can’t see the beauty in a red dress?
Orange potassium never helped anybody?
Brown you can’t see the value in earth tones and a nice cup of coffee?
Black you can’t see the value in shade, The Universe, and the gaps where everything isn’t painted white? Jail cells can be all white walls, and never turning out the lights can be a scary thing. Don’t misread that to mean taking life is cool.
Purple in a beautiful sky
Always easy to see during the hard times? No. But life is worth living. Every action we take for the better God ripples through time. The actions we take contrary to God’s plan, He put something in place for that. Glad He sent his son to die for us, accepting His forgiveness is easy. Living the life He wants us to live is hard without dedication and prayer. Pray without ceasing, that’s a pretty tall order. Easy to believe God has forgiveness when the support isn’t there? No. That’s a misconception that the support is ruler of The Universe. None of us have all the answers. I still question but The God I love would have mercy on many anyway.
Wearing a cross, that isn’t saying something? Deaf guys don’t need encouragement too? Make everyone wear one? Oppressive Government and can’t I still believe the best in people regardless of what I don’t see. Do I fail at that too sometimes when the support doesn’t seem like it is there? Yes. I like other necklaces too. Removing a necklace doesn’t take away God’s love or salvation.
There is more to this world than meets the eye. More than one sense. More than one conversation. Even if not many are talking to me. Did I walk away from God? Yes, I didn’t have these words at the time. Did I return to God? Yes
They were young, they chose wrong, hold them responsible for that? No. No correction problematic over correction problematic too. I prefer to balance closer to the mercy side. They made a mistake, take away their eraser? What would a loving God do?
My teeth hurt though, gnashing and what not. Don’t go to the dentist? Oh they lost their job. Oh they weren’t sure if they would live so they enjoyed the time they had left. Read those last 2 sentences as judgment or mercy. Read it as mercy
Do I believe these words were inspired by God, The Angels, All the people from the beginning ink of time until now, The Universe and all the animals? Yes. We’re they all said directly to me? No. Did I hear some words? Yes. Possibly of a hidden speaker? Possibly. Do I believe that everything in life can speak to us about God? Sometimes. Do I believe we will need more words like this from others in the future? Yes
I read the Bible differently at 20 than at 37. What will it tell me later in life?
If I could go back in time and fix all my mistakes, would I? Then I might not have met the people I did. I am grateful for the people I met along the way and I wish I knew a bit more on the journey
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