Rediscovering your relationship with God

[Anonymous]

Brian Johnston wrote:

wayfarer wrote:

in my impression, the god of our religious upbringing must die in order to understand that god is beyond all understanding.

does that make any sense?

No. It does not make sense. But that is exactly what makes it so true.

Great reply! I had to think a bit about your reply a bit…then I got it!

[Anonymous]

wayfarer, the Missionaries came over tonight.

I was going to ask the question…

Quote:

What do you believe?

But, I decided not to do it. I did tell them about my project to define it for myself.

They shared some general ideas & I left it at that.

It didn’t feel appropriate to go any further with them.

This project does seem interesting to me for some reason.

I woke up this morning, first thing, & thought of items I want to include.

Thanks again for getting me started.

Mike from Milton.

[Anonymous]

I think you did the right thing, Mike.

[Anonymous]

When I read your title I automatically remembered a time in my life when I realized I did not have a relationship with God. As I talked to someone I trusted I told them how I felt like God was a complete stranger. I asked them what I should do about it and they said, “Well have you ever talked to God about how you feel?” I was so dumbfounded by their response. “Why should I talk to God when he knows everything?!”

After a period of time went by I realized something very profound while I was studying psychology and about developing a therapeutic relationship with a client. As a therapist you never really tell the client much about yourself, but you are there and present with them, and sometimes a very powerful relationship can develop. However; this relationship is not going to develop if your client does not trust you and if they do not let you in. I then realized God is kind of like a therapist and I am like a client. God may know everything there is to know about me, but if I don’t let him in we will never have a relationship even if he is the most powerful “therapist.” He can’t force me into a relationship. I have to open the doors. The only way to develop a relationship with any person whether they be human or deity we have to open up to them. The most beautiful moment I have ever had with God is when I actually expressed everything that was in my mind and heart. I told him how much I was disappointed and angry with him and I will never forget the feeling I felt after I got done telling him how I felt. I got this feeling that said, “I love you and it’s about time you talked to me about this stuff you have been carrying around.”

I don’t know if this would be helpful for you, but I was introduced to a book called “The Shack” and I found it to be one of the most beautiful depictions of God I have ever come across to this day. I am not saying that I have this wonderful relationship with God now because of this book, but it has opened my eyes to the possibilities.

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