SPIRITUAL MATH - by Lisa Are Wulf
Faith in God
"I stepped out in faith in my job search and God blessed me with a huge salary." Have you ever heard a similar remark? Or maybe someone has said this to you. "We started our ministry on faith and God took care of everything because that's how he works." If these were math equations we'd say that our faith plus God's blessing equals God doing something big.
But what about when the picture isn't so rosy? I remember a young pastor who lost a child to a devastating illness. Other Christians said that if his faith was stronger, the child would have lived.
So is the equation valid? Not really. It casts God as the cosmic vending machine who simply blesses whatever we want. Plus everything hinges on us so we might feel inadequate and unspiritual if great things don't happen. How about a different equation? Try this - faith plus God equals obedience.
What do you think?
Tags: Faith in God, Christian LIving, Trusting God
Posted by Spiritual Formation House at 6/25/2009 6:00 AM 
Categories: Faith in God, ALL LISA'S ENTRIES
Tags: Christian Living Faith in God Trusting God
Categories: Faith in God, ALL LISA'S ENTRIES
Tags: Christian Living Faith in God Trusting God
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