I thought I would write a little update about my life since I haven’t in awhile… Now where do I start?! Well these last few weeks we’ve been learning a lot of theology which has been really stretching. I grew up believing a lot of these things because I was taught it in church and at home. This past month I have started to understand a little bit of what “loving God with all your mind” means. It’s asking Him the hard questions; it’s wrestling with God about my beliefs. I used to think that questioning my beliefs was the opposite of faith and that it would make my relationship with Jesus distant. Why would you question God?
I’ve come to realize that if your heart is to know God more then struggling with God in these areas is not a sign of weakness but a sign of hunger for God to grow closer in intimacy with Him. I used to live off of emotional highs in worship and think that that in itself was love for God. We aren’t meant to stay “baby Christians” though. God says in His word that we are to be able to give an answer to why we believe what we believe. How are we supposed to get to that place unless we’ve studied for ourselves and talked to God about it?
“But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect.”
1 Peter 3:15
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