Something Interesting to Think About
Ok this week I went to a bible study with my cousin Heather. It was this small group, not more then ten people, and I think most of them were like in their twenties. It was like such a fun time for me because I love hearing what other people think about bible issues and there were some really good discussions going on. But the one thing that really stuck out to me was what Tim, the pastor, said at the end of the night. We were reading in Galatians and it was talking about the spirit within us calling out to God, "Abba! Father!" He went on to talk about how in Isreal the word Abba means daddy, and we started talking about whether or not we view God as our daddy. Some people totally did, like Heather was saying even when she writes in her prayer journal to God she calls Him daddy, while other people were having a really hard time grasping that aspect of God. So anyway it's gotten me thinking and like evaluating God and my relationship with Him. Sometimes I totally think of Him as my daddy and the thought that He longs to have a relationship with me that is that close almost makes me want to cry. I'm just so undeserving of that kind of love from the Creator of everything. But at the same time, that is so what I want to have with Him, and really that is what He deserves. I mean think about, He calls us His children, I'm a daughter of God, and in this world, alot of the time when a child wants nothing to do with their parent, it totally destroys the parent. I certainly wouldn't want to do that to God. So now that's like my next spiritual goal if you will. I want my relationship with God to truely be as that of a father and daughter. Then on the way home Heather and I were talking about things and how different people have such different views of God. She was saying how like there are so many different sides of God and how like we should be always trying to grasp the different parts of Him. Like different people have an easier time thinking of God in one way, while other people can think of Him in a different way, and it's really hard to like understand all the facets of Him. For instance, I personally kind of have a hard time picturing Him as the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords because to me it sounds so impersonal and Him being my daddy means that He's not impersonal to me. But I think it's important to at least try to figure out the differend sides of God. I don't really think anyone will ever beable to fully understand every part of Him while we're on earth, because I've discovered that the more you learn about who God is, the more you realize that you don't know much! I think when we get to Heaven, it's just going to be a continuation of our relationship with Him and we'll always be learning different and new things about Him. So anyway, that's kinda what I've been thinking about lately. It's pretty exciting that there's always something new to learn about God. I guess I don't ever have a good excuse to be bored with my Christianity because I always should be discovering new things about my God.