About the Journey
From listening to Mike Bickel talk tonight on God’s love for us and our love for Him, there was one thing that really stuck out to me and jabbed me pretty hard. He was saying that it is a mistake for a believer to say that God “is revealing my rebellion”. I know I say this alot, and when I hear other people say it, I say to myself, “wow, they are so humble!”…but Mike was saying that we are not rebellious, but instead we are lovers of God who struggle with sin. We are not rebels - we are immature. If someone has completely rejected God and is going their own path, then that would be rebellion. So what I noticed is that when I say I am rebellious then my heart closes off. So I am trying to shift this accusation to recognizing the truth which is simply that I am immature. And this is okay because God is enjoying me through the maturing process.