…I then took out a fresh A4 sheet of paper, preceded to write out a detailed description of the God that I needed. This was a very personal exercise for me, it was not based on what someone else had told me, it was not proof texted with scripture but suprisingly, it complimented and supported the Biblical view of God. Some would argue that this encourages a sort of consumerist ‘do-it-yourself-God’ this is not true at all. When you think about it, as Christians we all have a view of God that is ‘custom-designed’ a God of ‘our understanding’ unfortunately for many it is a very negative image. We will never grow bigger than our vision and understanding of whom God is; the way we live, think, act and behave, always reflect exactly our perception of God.
I wont go into the details here regarding my own desciption of God, but I will say this, I didn’t do this haphazardly, it was done with thought and some quiet consideration and deliberation. Some nine years later, this list reflects the God of my (present) understanding. We are either liberated or crippled by our view of God. Paul says this “That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ…may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him” (Ephesians 1:16 RSV) My suggestion may seem a little heretical in its scope, but in going through this exercise, we are giving God ‘fresh’ space and a place to bring about transformation. When I had finished with the ‘old list’ I surrendered the description to God, I prayed over it then destroyed it. With the new list, I spent a number of days, and even weeks looking at it and even praying through it. The question is this, what does your view of God look like? Does it need an overhaul? And more importantly is it truly Biblical?
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