Raining... Thinking...
It is POURING rain as I write this.
The water is falling in waves.
Like a giant bucket is filling up, being dumped onto my house, then the cycle repeats.
I haven't blogged in quite a while.
I needed a break.
But I'm back.
Just a moment ago I was looking out of a window in front of my house and watching the water drench the street and then join the river already flowing on the asphalt.
For reasons I can't explain... I felt God was there.
So without thinking much about it I stepped outside.
The air was fresh and cold.
As I walked into the rain an overwhelming thought entered my mind.
"Do I truly believe that the gospel can change the world?"
Sadly, I could not come to an answer.
I could have cognitively answered passionately in the affirmative.
"Of course I believe the gospel can change the world. Why else would I be in seminary? Why else would I give up all my other options to pursue a vocation with litte pay and massive amounts of stress? Of course I believe the gospel can change the world!"
But it was just me and God. I didn't need to convince anyone. I stood frozen with with water splashing off of my body. Another thought snuck in.
"Does my life reflect a sincere belief that the gospel can change the world?"
I'm not sure that I have an answer for that question yet.
Do you?
The water is falling in waves.
Like a giant bucket is filling up, being dumped onto my house, then the cycle repeats.
I haven't blogged in quite a while.
I needed a break.
But I'm back.
Just a moment ago I was looking out of a window in front of my house and watching the water drench the street and then join the river already flowing on the asphalt.
For reasons I can't explain... I felt God was there.
So without thinking much about it I stepped outside.
The air was fresh and cold.
As I walked into the rain an overwhelming thought entered my mind.
"Do I truly believe that the gospel can change the world?"
Sadly, I could not come to an answer.
I could have cognitively answered passionately in the affirmative.
"Of course I believe the gospel can change the world. Why else would I be in seminary? Why else would I give up all my other options to pursue a vocation with litte pay and massive amounts of stress? Of course I believe the gospel can change the world!"
But it was just me and God. I didn't need to convince anyone. I stood frozen with with water splashing off of my body. Another thought snuck in.
"Does my life reflect a sincere belief that the gospel can change the world?"
I'm not sure that I have an answer for that question yet.
Do you?
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Comment by Andrew Cornelius on February 7, 2009 at 6:43pm - Maybe it's not so much whether it can change the world as how it can change persons to live differently therein. Sure, this will have an impact on the world, but the over-riding goal ought to be faithfulness in my view, not global change.
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