It's Not How Much You Know

Time and experience count for something.

Knowledge is helpful.

Understanding is useful.

Wisdom gives you an advantage.

But it is God's Spirit at work in you that truly makes the difference.

In this country we think knowledge about God is the same as knowledge of God. It isn't.

Knowledge about God is no more than information and facts and figures and other

tid bits we can store away in our brains to drag out and use when we need appear religious or spiritual (which seems to be the buzz word in society).

Because we live our lives in what we perceive to be order, we think God should arrange his plans similarly. Here in is the mistake we sometimes move toward. Putting human attributes and desires and wants on God, thinking that He will respond in a similar way like the rest of humanity. I have a saying. It goes something like this. In my world, two plus two equals four. In God's world, two plus two equals three hundred and four to the fifth power. What does that mean? It means that God created logic so he could act outside of it. That doesn't mean we are to check our brains at the door and operate like a blind owl. It does mean that because we live in a relationship that is driven by faith, we look to Him, outside of our own strength, to show us what is the right thing to do. The right place to go. The right thing to say. We look beyond our own ability to decipher and decode. I am always tickled when I hear people say that they want to know the deeper things of God. Because of past experiences, I find that what people are really saying is, "I want to have some fresh, new information that I can store away." The crux of what God is saying really isn't the point. The point, in the lives of these people, is that God spoke, they heard and now they can share something with others in an effort to elevate themselves as to being really spiritual. We never ask God if it is o.k. for us to share what has been given. we assume that we are to run to the nearest believer and pour forth what we heard. I have been disciplined by God on more occasions than I care to count about running off at the mouth simply because I heard Him speak. What if the message we heard was for a latter time and for someone in particular? Hmmmm. Never saw it this way.

I'm not the brightest bulb in the box but I have learned a few things along the way.

God gave us life for a reason.
To live.

Simple as that.

It isn't a mystery for the ages.

Life is to live.
Since life is given to us to live, we should realize that we, being humans, have an incredible knack for messing up.

There will be problems.

There will be situations that will come up and He (God)will need to be the 0ne we seek for direction.
Live is messy and as such, there will be times we will have to back track to get it right.

Remember He has given us life to live.

We don't need to do so fearful of messing up, but rather confident that God will guide us.

It isn't about what you know or how much you know.
It's about who you know.

Isn't that much easier?

God on you......

mb