We say that God is love, but struggle to believe it. How can God love a Muslim, a Buddhist, a Nazi, a homosexual, an adulterer, a sinner, or me? It is easier for us to look past our own sin and point at others and say they are unworthy of love. I see that as hate. I will admit that my opinion on this matter 10 years ago would have been drastically different. If I even had an opinion about the subject back in those days.
We are talking about God's love here, not about eternity or heaven. Two entirely different discussion points. We want so much for God to love who we want Him to love and condemn those who practice things we do not understand, disagree with, or outright disgust us. It is easier that way. I think people struggle with God loving everyone, because we, honestly, are a competitive world. We compete for friends, jobs, sport, material things, and even God's love. We have all done it... attempted to elevate ourselves over others to make us look more important, increase our social status, appear smarter to co-workers and even more loved by friends, family and God. A life of competition like this puts us in a life pattern of some form of hatred. Call it extreme if you will, but I think the root problem is hate.
I do believe this form of hate is not blatant, but exists in the sub-conscience. Years of programming has forced society to this place. I am watching a generation that is over coming this in powerful ways and that excites me. I know that I have grown a tremendous amount since my collision with Jesus. My thoughts and ideas of how our God loves is still being molded by books, friends, teachers, pastors, youth and adults alike. But no witness is more shaping than how God loves a Muslim, a Buddhist, a Nazi, a homosexual, an adulterer or a sinner through ME. We are all the same, loved by God...only the decision is the differentiator.
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5 comments:
Amen Brother!!! We must always remember, we are no better than anyone else, 'all the children of the world...'.
awesome post!
God works in mysterious ways. I was just thinking how much I've changed and recalling my old man and how competitive I was. Your comment on that being hate struck me, and i realized there was a time it made me secretly happy to succeed when others failed at the same task. NO LONGER....I am healed (maybe an occassional relapse LOL)
Dana
Amen!
Amen JMH!
Thanks Jen :)
Dana, that is the part that after I wrote it, i looke really hard int he mirror.
Sarah..hope Paul is doing well :)
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