The Mom Chaser

Before you get any wild ideas about the title of this blog, let me explain. I have just spent the better part of 15 minutes running around the house with my daughter chasing her mommy..."I wanna chase Mommy!" she was screaming at me. The idea is that Robin hides in the house, somewhere not too difficult for Jenna to find her, but difficult enough that she is surprised when she does. The last "chase" ended when she opened up the laundry doors and sees Mom sitting on the washer! Sometimes Jenna jumps back in surprise, a little scared, but absolutely loves finding her.

I envision the spiritual journey of looking for God in the same light. We all have an inherent need to seek Him out, and sometimes it can feel a bit intimidating to venture into the unknown.

All of us are born into the world with a God shaped space in our hearts and in one way or another we are looking for Him...looking to fill that void. In desperation to fill that God-shaped vacuum we sometimes get sidetracked either temporarily, or sometimes for an eternity. Sidetracked by the pursuit of money, sex, popularity, false religion or some humanistic ideology, we stall out and stop searching any further. The void will never be filled, and is akin to light beer..."Tastes great, less filling."

The difference between the game I played with my daughter, and the spiritual sojourn towards a reconciliation with God is that He isn't silent. God isn't hiding on the wash machine waiting for you to find Him. The very creation He prepared for you screams, "I AM here!"

So my friend, are you sidetracked on your spiritual sojourn? Jesus gives great direction.

Take the Test Now!!

Funny thing is, as I just began to type this out, wondering what in the world I would have to say in my blog, an advertisement popped up here on MySpace. It states "The Religion Test", "Find the perfect religion for you." I chuckle to myself at the thought. I can find my OWN religion!!! Yes, finally, I can figure out what faith MY beliefs lean towards too I can finally define my religion.

Unfortunately I believe this is the way so many people view their search for the "spiritual", their way of believing is nothing short of picking what makes THEM feel good about themselves. Sigh...

I understand the thought process, I really do, but instead of seeking out any form of truth we settle for the easy way. It is the "path of least resistance." In actuality all we are doing is defining our own god, instead of letting God define Himself to us.

"Oh, wait," you say. "How can you assume that your belief is true and the others are wrong? Why would your belief in your God be better than in the god that I believe in, or created myself?"

My answer is simple. There are absolutes. We live in a culture and society that proclaims that there is no truth, there are no absolutes. Do what feels good for YOU.

Question. What is 8x8? Seriously. What is it? Well, I say it's 62. Am I wrong? You believe there are not absolutes, and there is no truth so I am just as right in my answer as you are in yours! But in reality we both know that the answer is 64. I can die believing that its 62, but it won't change the fact that it IS 64.

As a culture we have the propensity to choose what feels best for us, what is most convenient.

The problem is that there is TRUTH. It's out there people. Go and find it.