FAITH: Starting up a Friendship with The Almighty
Faith is scary; it is intimidating. It means obedience to whatever God wishes-- whether is easy, safe, or reasonable. When called to act in faith, the natural inclination is to look for a way out, to run and hide, or to laugh, “Surely you don’t mean it?!” I've discovered in these daunting, uncertain, sometimes terrifying occasions are the first stepping stones beyond the rituals of religion and into a friendship beyond your wildest dreams.
Certain men asked to ‘see Jesus’. His response was, “…unless a kernal of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed, but if it dies, it produces many seeds.” Do we get the message? Liturgy, doctrine, rules-keeping don't do it. Giving up, giving in, giving over to a confidence in God’s wisdom and goodness is the way to his companionship.
What do you think? Did the Prophet Daniel know God before his night with the lions like he knew him the following morning? Likely not. Obeying out of trust initiates a vital and deep walk with the Creator of the Universe....and that relationship is more than we've been told or imagined.
I speak from experience and explain in FAITH: Initiating Friendship with the Creator of the Universe. Available September 12, 2009 at www.LuLu.com.
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