- Mar 2, 2017
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I believe that God gifts us and teaches us as much as we need depending on our calling. And also depending on how He created us.Sometimes I think I was better off living life knowing I had come to Jesus, not having a clue what happened to me except my whole life changed. Living life and just having profound God moments and believing He would move in my life, than opening the bible. It was simple, just as much faith, maybe more in my ignorance actually, because I didn't know the why of so many things. Course that is for a private life in Christ and not teaching , if one is to lead then you actually have to know something more.
I met a guy yesterday doing Gods work collecting a few bucks for homeless people and recovering addicts for his church organization. He had that simplistic kind of faith, it was written all over him and it was in his speech as I talked with him. He said the church does teach bible if someone wants it but they aren't bible thumpers. They are saved through faith believers. It was an interesting exchange, he has little head knowledge but strong belief in the risen Christ. And God is using him in a certain capacity.
I sometimes wish that I could have been created for, in lack of a better word, "lesser" works (which are in no way less than any other work, because it's about love first and foremost). It would be easier. A lot less trials and a lot less pain. A lot less responsibility. And a lot less pride to overcome.
But it's not the way God created me. My life was easier before God let it become complicated. And it needs to be complicated. But I still need the simple, childlike faith. I'm sure that brothers and sisters like the guy you met are there to help us all get back to that, to inspire us to look at Jesus and to walk in love. That has to be our foundation, every step of the way! God always has to remind me that I need to be feeding the poor and caring for widows etc. just as much as I need to be doing other more spiritual works, despite that caring for the poor was something I have dreamed of doing since before I even knew Him. Because that is the heart of God. But it is so easy to lose track of it.
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