I don't worry so much about folks who are shaking their fists and yelling at God, because I believe any conversation with our Maker is a move in the right direction.
What does make my heart tender are those who have decided that the God they cannot understand is a God not worth considering. When I think of how my understanding of God has changed as I have grown older I find this quite confusing. Do folks want a God they can understand when they are 30 or 50 or 70? My understanding of about everything has been changing over the decades and I'm pretty sure a God I could have fathomed in my 30s would be pretty puny compared to my current relationship.
So, whether you are a shouter or whisperer, weeper or pleader, Bible scholar or rookie seeker, keep talking to God and pause occasionally to listen to the challenges of your heart. It is a journey worthy of your persistence but you don't have to worry about style or eloquence or form--just talk about anything and everything. You are a beloved child of God, warts and all. God is longing to be in conversation with you.
Luke 18:1 Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to teach them that they should always pray and never become discouraged.
What does make my heart tender are those who have decided that the God they cannot understand is a God not worth considering. When I think of how my understanding of God has changed as I have grown older I find this quite confusing. Do folks want a God they can understand when they are 30 or 50 or 70? My understanding of about everything has been changing over the decades and I'm pretty sure a God I could have fathomed in my 30s would be pretty puny compared to my current relationship.
So, whether you are a shouter or whisperer, weeper or pleader, Bible scholar or rookie seeker, keep talking to God and pause occasionally to listen to the challenges of your heart. It is a journey worthy of your persistence but you don't have to worry about style or eloquence or form--just talk about anything and everything. You are a beloved child of God, warts and all. God is longing to be in conversation with you.
Luke 18:1 Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to teach them that they should always pray and never become discouraged.
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