Why ask why?
As Christians is it healthy for us to question? There are so many different interpretations and messages out there. Should that mean we should question then decide (or remain on the fence), or should we simply ignore all risky or edgy interpretations to find and seek truth only for ourselves.
It interested me yesterday that Anne Jackson asked a WHY question about being gay. What interested me more were the amount of people listing reasons why it was a sin, and in those reasons listing ways that we probably each sin daily, if not minutely or secondly. I know that shouldn’t take away from the original why question, but to me it did. It made me ask why are we asking why? Isn’t this God’s choice. Isn’t this a personal relationship in which we can have our own beliefs and follow a journey without asking why of other’s sins. It is a fine line. I fully believe in and respect the idea of accountability inside the Christian fellowship. And it trememndously helped me when I was in my own personal struggles. But if someone sees no issue and you have confronted them in love and a spirit of simple accountability, not judgment or condemnation, then isn’t that for them to handle on their own. I do believe that God has different plans for each of us, and maybe in that slower or faster journeys of self discovery. So…if we already know Jesus, I am just wondering, why do we ask why? Maybe it’s not as important as why he loves us, and why we in turn seek to love him.
Maybe it’s how, how do we do that?
How do I do that Jesus? How do I love you to my fullest? How do I go where you want me to go without wanting to run? How do I become others focused in a way that does not point out their flaws but grows me spiritually so that I can be more like you. Thank you for loving me. And thank you for giving me a heart with your desires and passions. Help me to not let my own gritty desires or selfishness get in the way of those. Keep my heart soft to those who need you, and hard to the sins I have most struggled with that are in my past. Continually take the me out and put You in, for without You I am lost and imperfect. Teach me how Father.
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I was thinking about Anne’s post yesterday too actually. My friend who was technically ‘bi-sexual’ when he became saved, but had only really been involved with men since he was about 17 was asked like two months after responding to the alter call by his brother and sister-in-law if “now you are a Christian are you still gay”. I had told them to not even bring up the subject but they still felt compelled. Luckily, my friend had a sense of humour about it and we laughed later. But still! I knew God would bring him through the restoration process in the right timing and for this person the first thing that God dealt with was an issue with Porn anyway… something obviously not so visible to outsiders but damaging all the same.
I think we should let God deal with people in the timing that is right for them and not make Christianity some behaviour modification programme. I know that worked for me, but I was lucky to be in a church environment where I could disappear a bit and just listen to God and good teaching.
Thank you Karin! Thank you thank you thank you. Rarely am I conflicted about a post but I was about this one. I didn’t want to offend anyone. I mean, I have like 5 readers but you know, people can find things, lol. It was a really really good “healing” process for me to work it out for myself in this way though. Beats getting upset!
And, I totally agree. Behavior modification has absolutely nothing to do with why Christ died and I don’t even think we can follow 5 steps. It has to be organic, meaning, it grows from the heart. And sometimes we fail. But, plants die sometimes, but the root is still there.
I think this is my favorite post of yours thus far. Concise, deep, strong, passionate, honest, and slow enough for us simple in mind.
Seriously, though, thank you.
Nic
Thank you so much Nic. Your words are truly humbling because I know they are undeserved. It is all him working it out in me.