so i’m reading this book – eat, pray love, one woman’s search for everything across italy, india and indonesia, by elizabeth gilbert. the author is on a self-discovery journey. not a christian based book by any means, but still very thought-provoking.
i came across this statement “There are only two questions that human beings have ever fought over, all through history. How much do you love me? And Who’s in charge? Everything else is somehow manageable.”
how do you respond do that? do you agree? as a christian (assuming if you’re reading this you are a christian), do you still agree? even though we’ve all been taught how much God loves us – so much that He would send His son to die for us – what more could you ask for? who else would do that for you? do you still wonder “if no one else will love me for who i am… do i know that God’s love is infinite and that’s all that really matters?”
and do you really believe, despite all that goes on in the world with war, murder, hunger and poverty, that God is still in control (or in charge)? even though all that isn’t fair and doesn’t make sense, does it even cross your mind “maybe God’s just lost control of it all”, or do you still believe that He was/is/will always be in control? do you believe that while He’s busy holding the galaxies in the palm of His hand and intimately creating babies in their mother’s wombs that He never loses control?
i’m sitting with these thoughts and know they are deep issues. if i believe these in my head and my heart, shouldn’t it change how i live my life every day?
there is no measuring God’s love for me. and God was/is/will always be in control. thank goodness!
i hope that over time that sinks deeper in my heart.
