Yesterday night me and Melissa got into something of a debate about human nature (to start off with). One of us had a more positive view than the other, anyways, during the topic the idea of predestination also came up, which we had agreed on for the most part. I've never liked the ideas of Mr. John Calvin very much when it comes to this topic, but Melissa played devil's advocate a little bit and it got us thinking.If God is a teacher, what kind of teacher do you think he is? Is God a dictator who controls everything that goes on in the classroom. That is a low risk, low reward method. Or does God allow students to learn for themselves even if sometimes this will cause more problems? Some of the best experiences in learning have come when I've had a teacher who has implemented the second. It is trickier, but done right, it works. That is like God. When we say God is in control, what we mean is that God can intervene anytime he wants to. He is right there in the classroom, but he is letting you act for yourself. I find this one of the most beautiful things about God. He values us so much that he'll let us fail. This way we can realize God's love for us and love him more.
I loved God a lot last night. I was on the verge of tears, which would have been a little odd, although I like happy tears.
The other lesson I learned from this is that God loves people and so should I.
2 comments:
My view of humanity is not nearly so negative in practise. In fact its not that bleak in the first place. And yes, God is awesome!
Trevor! Woah, I wasn't even aware of this blog's usage until now. I'm not keen on having to go back and forth deciding pic favourites, so perhaps I should just hang out with you and then I can see them all at the same time and go this this this this this. It will be grandish I tell you.
The whole thing reminded me of something Jamie was telling me last week. His friend commented that it seemed like Jamie was discrediting his own artistic abilities because there's so many people who are, "better." Yet better, or not, they will never be able to do what Jamie can do, because his creations will always be unique to himself. Your self-portraits are a stunning picture of that. Even if some majestic photographer person embarked on the same project, they could never offer what you can offer because it wouldn't be you, both in the pictures, and of them.
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