Thought of the Day 06.01.10

Have you ever read the Bible and failed to understand what you were reading?

Of course, we all have.

Have you ever read the Bible and felt like you did understand it but that it was clearly contradicting you and telling you that you were wrong?

Naturally.

In your experiences with God, have you ever felt confused by God and not understood what He is doing in your life?

Again, this is true for all of us.

In having a relationship with God, has it ever seemed that God was telling you how wrong you were?

Certainly, all the time, right?

Okay. Considering all these obnoxious and bothersome realities here’s one final question.

When you see someone else doing things you either don’t understand or else doing things you are just sure are wrong, one possibility of course is that they are outside of and violating God’s Will. However, can you also seriously consider the possibility that they are in fact perfectly representing the same God who mystifies and even contradicts you in these other, more direct ways?