Tuesday, October 28, 2008

The Real Difference

Finally a small incident. Walking down the street I was greeted by a gentleman passing by. Heseemed to believe we met before, possible, but then again, if you are white you look the same as everyoneelse. Last week a slightly crazy guy said he saw me in a video with Celine Dion, I assured him no, but he moved on quickly. He asked me if I had come from Church on the Sunday morning. Yes and no, from Pathfindersbut not from he worship service. I told him I worship on Saturday. Why? It's the Bible sabbath, I was hungrywanted to get home, so I almost ripped a good Adventist doctrine lesson into him, but chilled to listen.He said we are all the same, Catholics, Muslim, Adventist, all the same God. Well yes and no. The sameGod, but not the same beliefs, I tried to explain. Well even then it's not all the same God. We do believe to all worship God, but at the heart of Islam and Catholicism is unfortunately much Devil worship!Yet it got me thinking, am I really different? I do go to church on Sabbath, seek to follow the Bible,Pray everyday, but in the end, do I really trust God with my whole heart? Do I turn to self, a sortof Satan worship in a way? Do I look to God in crisis and in good times, or to misfortune and fate?I know the answer, I do trust God, I do look Him. Not always perfectly. I think it's a way to get meoff track to question. If I believe, I believe. I have seen the difference a real faith makes in people around the world more and more. But I see it is healthy to ask how am I different, and to make those differences evidence in love and tenderness. I pray in faith, not manipulation; I see God as loving. I seek others well being. I believe in less I and more God! Let's all believe. Therecomes a point where believing must be beyond reason.

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