Been There

Have you ever thought …

God doesn’t give a flying frog?

God is a big fat meany?

God is having a blast f-ing up your life?

God is sleeping?

God is laughing at you (as if you were Heaven’s Comedy Channel)?

God is not really there?

Ya know something?

Me too!

And so have many of my friends as well as someone very close to me … my little girl.

Look. I know what it’s like. So don’t treat me like I’m a know it all, haughty-taughty, tight-waud Christ follower.

When my life sucked, I wasn’t a Job. I wouldn’t have waited to listen to his wife. I would have cursed God and died before she even showed up to ask if I was still alive!

I hated my life. I had even thought of ending it! It would be better to be gone! Right?

Or wrong?

The answer is wrong.

Today at C3, my Pastor (and since I am new to this wordpress jumbo mumbo, you’re gonna have to copy and past or something) …. http://www.byronbledsoe.com

Today at C3, he spoke about how Christ has been there. He has been through it all.

Ok, ok. Knock off the self talk bullcrap. Yes, he is God. Yes, he could do all kinds of stuff. The point is …

HE NEEDED GOD”S PERMISSION! (the prayer in the Garden when he supposedly sweat drops of blood) …  I know … I know … I have trouble with that, too. Blame it on the science in me.

He couldn’t just do whatever he wanted even though he was a God-man.

Sounds like the X-Men doesn’t it?

Anyway.

I want you to know this. God in Heaven is REAL.

He sent his son Jesus (whom I refer to a lot as Christ – same thing) to undergo tons of torment  and like die and stuff) …

He was lied about, lied to, spat on, betrayed, seduced, tempted beyond measure (by Satan himself) … basically, whatever you have done, Jesus has been there …

but …

But, he didn’t go along with it. He didn’t fall into temptation.

Look, I know what you are thinking. “Look, Dude, he’s like God and stuff. So like of course he wouldn’t sin. So like he’s like perfect and stuff and I’m not.”

You’re right. You aren’t perfect.

He is.

Your’re right. He is God.

You aren’t.

But you are wrong.

He can help.

He helped me.

I wanted to die.

I tried.

I lived.

I don’t have all the answers and I am still searching.

I screw up every singke day of my life … but I am still standing for only one reason.

Christ Alone.

I don’t know why.

But God does.

Please don’t give up. Please.

Reach out to someone.

Please.

I beg you.

Just reach out.

Please.

God knowing everything can be daunting. I know. But he does. And whether you understand all the stank going on in your life right now or not … He does.

Just give him a chance. I don’t promise you everything will make sence and smell like beer and pizza, but at least it won’t smell like sh – - !

Don’t give up just yet, ok?

Don’t!