Superrice

“Children understand that they’re not going to understand everything fathers do, so children can trust. Be shameless in your prayer.”

There’s no way I was born to just pay bills and die.

I imagine that when Moses split the Red Sea, there were two groups of people. The first group was composed of victorious triumphant warriors saying, “In your face, Egyptians! This is our God!” They were pumping their fists and thrusting their spears. The second group was composed of doubtful, panicking screamers running full speed through whales and plankton. I’m a Screamer. I’m a cynic. I’m a critic. I’m a Peter, who can make a good start off the boat, but falls in the water when my eyes wander. I’m not endorsing a halfway lukewarm faith.  I believe God wants us to have a robust, vibrant, thriving relationship with Him.  But as for me, I’ll be limping to the finish-line.  I’m more of a Thomas than a Paul.  I’m more Martha than Mary.  I’m more David than Daniel. Yet the Warriors and Screamers all made it through. It’s not easy to have faith the size of a mustard seed.  But Jesus promised that this would be enough to move mountains, and I’m learning to be okay with that.

Anderson fucking Cooper, everyone. 

Our faith isn’t dependant on correct theological beliefs, intellectual knowledge, or even our ability to interact with God—these things are important but utterly useless without a loving relationship with Christ. If you don’t have all the answers, don’t worry, because you never will. Christianity isn’t about a quest for answers. Theology is really meant to reveal the Divine truth that God is love, ultimately helping us love God better, and love others as we would love ourselves.

This life is not about finding someone who will want you, it’s about finding a God who desires you above all else. It’s so easy to admire a candle when we have never seen the sun, so it is when it comes to longing another person more than we long for Christ. The love we find in others is simply the shadow of the love we find in Christ, because when we shift our goals and hopes to Christ; we bring more value and meaning to those around us.