“ It is such a letdown to rise from the dead and have your friends not recognize you. ”
The moment God is figured out with nice neat lines and definitions, we are no longer dealing with God.
~ Rob Bell
Our tendency in the midst of suffering is to turn on God. To get angry and bitter and shake our fist at the sky and say, God, you don't know what it's like! You don't understand! You have no idea what I'm going through. You don't have a clue how much this hurts. The cross is God's way of taking away all of our accusations, excuses, and arguments.The cross is God taking on flesh and blood and saying, Me too.
Jesus is God's way of refusing to give up his dream for the world.
If it is true, if it is beautiful, if it is honorable, if it is right, then claim it. Because it is from God. And you belong to God.
