Seek and You WILL Find

In this world, reality, that God has made, everything is working just as it should. Why would God, who, at the very least, knows what is going to happen, make a world that breaks?

"It is biblical!"

No, it is not. God, as written in scripture is clearly the top of the food chain. In fact, He is the top of ALL chains. He is the maker, and the code by which everything is made. He didn't just make heaven and earth and all that is in it, He wrote the rules and biblically the destiny of each and every sub-atomic particle.

The world did not break. It is running exactly as it was made to. Because... HE IS RUNNING IT.

THAT is what it says. He isn't just powerful. HE IS power. HE IS everything.

HE IS.

Man is who gets it wrong. Of course, he is supposed to.

Sin, I have taught before, to many deaf ears, is the struggle with the knowledge of good and evil. This is why common unbiblical teaching stresses the idea that God is super holy and cannot stomach evil or sin. We WANT to be responsible, in charge, like God.

Yet, if that is so, how and why does satan approach God ON HIS THRONE? Why is David "a man after His heart" all the while doing great evil that most of us will never do!?

No, God is not afraid or turned away by evil. He wrote the story, so all things come from His mind and His heart.

"That's blasphemy!"

No, it is your biblical and relational ignorance of the One you claim saved you. You need to know that Book and know the Power of the One you claim to serve.

So, if sin is the struggle with knowledge of good and evil, the reason we are separated from God, how does that work?

It is simple really, as Adam and Eve, saw the difference between the awesome perfectness of God, and compared it with themselves... they hid. The act of hiding is how we become separate. That struggle is a declaration of IN-dependance from God. It is "I will ascend and be like God". Scripture is clear where that came from, as satan is the one who passed it directly to them.

The separation is on OUR end.

Yes, if God is completely in control, then this was in fact, intentional.

"WHY!?"

Why do you ask? If you are curious and ask to know and understand the One who made you, great question! If you ask because you arrogantly judge God as impossible and make Him weaker, so He is more palatable to your sensibilities... you are in a really bad place. You struggle with the knowledge of good and evil.

Me, I don't care. I know God is good. I know God made me. I know He made me exactly as He wanted. He made no mistake. EVEN INCLUDING THE STUPID SINFULL STRUGGLES I STILL GIVE IN TO!!

Yes, I am evil because He made me so.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRGH!!"

Do you really think satan just misfired?

God: "Ooops, that one went south! Now, what will I do??"

I don't think so.

Look, the good news is awesome... if we understand what it really is.

It is NOT, man went bad, so God had to come up with a means to fix some of them.

This IS what is taught every Sunday all over the world, much like the crappy teaching taught in Jesus' day. It is still works based, and the only "faith" in God that is required is "believing" that His way of escape is available only to those who "discover", "accept", or "choose" to believe. To those who "work", "earn" or do the right thing.

Isn't this so?

Yes, it is, and it is terribly wrong.

Look, we sin because we are not HIM. That is clear! The perfect way to live is what God ALONE can and WILL always do! We cannot be like God. So, our only option to find acceptance is, like a child, see that we are made flawed and turn to Him for EVERYTHING. When we do, we see how perfect He is, without hiding from it (which is why humility is so essential!), and then we will naturally trust Him.

BECAUSE HE IS PERFECT, HE IS PERFECTLY TRUSTABLE!

Faith in Him HAPPENS because He reveals HIMSELF.

The problem, as scripture says, is that many born into this world are not called, created, or destined, to KNOW Him at all.

"That's not fair!"

As Paul wrote in Romans 9, "Who are YOU to judge God?" How can YOU a mere man, made to be WAY less, EVER hope to have enough understanding of good and evil to apply that comparison to Him who IS perfect?!

Do you see the problem?

Do you see the solution?

You will if you are destined to. That IS how it works. That IS how scripture reveals it. That IS what the Holy Spirit will reveal... if you are His.

Now, the good news, is that if you accept, believe, who God is, and accept, believe, who you are, you will see that every sinful action you still do is purposefully planned to make you grow closer to Him, just as every problem and blessing does.

You can, yes you CAN, forgive yourself. The trick is to NOT go and blame God, like many have blamed satan... "YOU MADE ME DO THIS!"

In one aspect, this is true, but to even make that statement is so arrogantly judging God that it is stupid. It just shows you don't know how awesome He is.

2 Corinthians 12:7b-9

[7b] ...Therefore, so that I would not become arrogant, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan to trouble me—so that I would not become arrogant.

[8] I asked the Lord three times about this, that it would depart from me.

[9] But he said to me, “My grace is enough for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.”

God, gives Paul a messenger of Satan? Yes, He did! Why? Well, as Paul said, to keep him humble. I think it was even more than that. God is making us! He will, in fact, use EVERY tool at His disposal.

Why would we arrogantly take ALL that authority from Him and believe in the face of who God really is, that WE are responsible for our failings?

"I will ascend!"

Are you like God? Are YOU able to walk perfectly now that you only received grace to be forgiven? Must you make amends for each additional act of rebellion?

No. There is nothing you can do to make it right. Nor do you need to. Was Jesus' sacrifice not enough?

It is, because HE IS.

So, yes, you can forgive yourself, and you can expect to continue to do stupid. It is simply a revealing of your wee little faith.

USE IT!

Fall on your face before Him. Of course, apologize like you would to your father if you offended him. But realize, like your earthly father (if you had a good one), that there is nothing you can do to make Him hate you.

NOTHING.

Now, if you are struggling with a major sin, something so evil that the world would imprison you, I encourage a major effort to seek God and find out why. You do not want to be giving in to something that hurts others so badly. Fasting, praying, and serious counsel with a Godly man, men, or church. Clearly, He is calling you to drastic action toward Himself.

Yes, even this kind of struggle, like all things, is intentional. It very well may be that God has placed it in you so that you end up so close to Him that the messenger of satan cannot ever approach you again.

Who knows?

God does.

He's got you... If you are in fact His.

Only you, and Him, can really know.

This is why "seek and you will find" is so important.