Mar 16 2025 16 mins
Our God is nothing if not incarnational. That is, despite what others may say, we have a very materialistic faith. God takes on flesh and moves into the neighborhood.
Which means God meets us where we are, and not where we ought to be. We might imagine that to get close to God we have to do all sorts of things like sit idly by while the flood waters rise high. We might imagine that in our despair, pain, and brokenness that we’re got to cure ourselves, heal ourselves, and put ourselves back together before we can get together with God.
That’s not the Gospel.
God isn’t waiting for us to get it all figured out. God shows up in our lives right where we are to help re-figure us...
Which means God meets us where we are, and not where we ought to be. We might imagine that to get close to God we have to do all sorts of things like sit idly by while the flood waters rise high. We might imagine that in our despair, pain, and brokenness that we’re got to cure ourselves, heal ourselves, and put ourselves back together before we can get together with God.
That’s not the Gospel.
God isn’t waiting for us to get it all figured out. God shows up in our lives right where we are to help re-figure us...