I have to keep asking myself this. As a way of keeping myself in check. As a way of staying grounded. We can get carried away with the emotion of it all. "And if I do this and I do that, yes, salvation will be all mine, Heaven, oh sweet Heaven ,praise the ...."
Honestly I think God must have a chuckle quite often. At our attempts to understand Him, to communicate with Him, to praise Him, to love Him. I'm sure He gives us points for trying, for effort though. Still He can see through our feeble attempts at sincerity. As the pattern goes. Repent, sin, Repent, sin. Repent sin. "Paul, just come back to me, when you mean it. I am getting tired of these fake apologies, fake earnestness. Be real for me sake!"
Because we could be talking to ourselves. And people get put in psychiatric hospitals for that. I know because I used to work in one. And if you profess to "hear God", you might be diagnosed with schizophrenia for hearing voices.
So keep your sense of humour up, boys and girls, is my advice. Half of us are crazy at least. Just not sure which half.
Honestly I think God must have a chuckle quite often. At our attempts to understand Him, to communicate with Him, to praise Him, to love Him. I'm sure He gives us points for trying, for effort though. Still He can see through our feeble attempts at sincerity. As the pattern goes. Repent, sin, Repent, sin. Repent sin. "Paul, just come back to me, when you mean it. I am getting tired of these fake apologies, fake earnestness. Be real for me sake!"
Because we could be talking to ourselves. And people get put in psychiatric hospitals for that. I know because I used to work in one. And if you profess to "hear God", you might be diagnosed with schizophrenia for hearing voices.
So keep your sense of humour up, boys and girls, is my advice. Half of us are crazy at least. Just not sure which half.