There's a bit going on, and I'll update that later....
For now, my thoughts.
Last night at homegroup, we discussed relating to God in a loving way. I find we talk a lot about what our relationship with Him should look like, and how we should see Him. My big question is how do you do it ? All of our ideas are quite lovely, but they are really useless if we don't know how to apply it.
For example, we should see God as a loving Father. How do you do that ? What does a loving Father do when you screw up? What if you didn't have a father ? What if you had a father that wasn't loving ? What if you did have a loving father, but he wasn't perfect all the time. How do you interact with Someone who is like no one else you know ?
Fortunately, He does not expect us to get it. Actually, He expects us to NOT get it. You see, I think God is really practical. He knows that we learn how to relate by trial and error. And, I think we learn by testing. I don't mean the kind of testing that is all about proving Himself. I mean the kind of testing that is like showing Himself.
I think we set ourselves up for failure when we use all encompassing statements without looking at how to practically get there. Statements like you have to believe God loves you. Or you have to trust God.
The important part is how do you get to that place of trusting God. Or how do you get to a place where you know He loves you. How do you get there ?
