Because here's the thing - I believe that there is something more than just this life. I believe that there is a life beyond what we are experiencing now. That this is the first step in an eternal existence for us. That there is a spiritual life that runs concurrently yet at the same time consecutively. As well as what is going on now, there is a behind the scenes spiritual walk that is in the everlasting, which carries on after we leave this earthly life. I believe that the God who has created all of this is so vast I cannot comprehend it. That as soon as I put a face to the One who created me, I limit Him to a being who is no more defined as the person next to me. That He is truly without limits and that that means He has no boundaries. Nothing to stop or contain or dictate what He can and cannot do. I accept that His judgement is out of my control. I accept that His decisions are beyond my capabilities to even understand, let alone make. I know that the Bible throws up more questions than it throws up answers, yet I keep pawing through it to hopefully delve deeper into what it holds. I know that I'll never fully understand what it contains, yet that doesn't stop me from searching. I know that only God has a full understanding of everything. I know that the most learned scholar in any field has only a glimpse of insight into what they study and research compared to the full understanding that God holds over everything. I know that the Bible is a living text. That reading it will change me. That every time I read it, there is the possibility - no - the expectation that something new will come to light. That something new will be learned. That my life and the way I live can, will and should change on a daily basis all because of the words that I read and re-read. I realise that there is an unchanging plan for my life, yet to get there I need to change constantly - that God knows where I will end up, what I will end up doing and where I will be and my life revolves around getting in line with that. That the unchanging requires change to fulfill. I see the stars and I know that they are there for us to simply enjoy. I see the power and the majesty of these bodies in space yet I know that there is power and majesty still to be found beyond them. That they are not all that. That as magnificent as they are - each and every one; still One more magnificent than they is waiting to be seen in full. I know that the closest we will get here on earth to the Living God is but a glimpse compared to what we will experience upon death. I know that when I wake in Heaven I will fully understand that death has no sting - that I will look back at my death and realise it was like walking through a door to my home. This I realise and know yet strive to understand while I am still here on earth and while I have still not seen it with my own eyes. I know that this God of holiness will one day welcome a wretch like me into His house and that I will dwell in His presence for the rest of time. I accept that I can't put a face to God, that I can't put a shape to God. That in my wildest imaginations, God far exceeds what I can conjure up. That the only limit to His power is the faith I have. I know that there is more to life than what we can see, taste, touch, measure, watch or hear. I know that God promised us things before the earth was even made - no matter how we think it was made. That spiritually, we walk alongside those who paved the way for us to do so. That we are walking side-by-side with Elijah, with Moses, with Stephen, with Paul. With. Jesus. That through Jesus we live forever. That through that same Jesus the world was formed. That the One who made us would take on flesh and bone in order to reach down and effect our lives. That the limitless, the shapeless, the eternal would walk the earth for a short time in order to create a bridge between the physical and the spiritual. That the same power that destroyed nations fights for our very souls. Every day. That the incomparable, the flawless, the perfect, the ever-present, ever-loving, ever-powerful, everlasting would lay down His life for every one of us so that we can spend time with Him that, right now, we can't even fathom. That He did this so that we can live a life outside and above our own and that He did this so that we can live forever.
And, what, you believe that all there is is the here and now? That we are limited to what we can see, hear, touch, measure and observe?
And I'm closed-minded?
Please.
