A Facebook post about Alex Hormozi sent me back to my own story of deconstruction, and reminded me that God will go to extraordinary lengths to bring a heart back to Him.
I saw a comment on your Facebook post that said they didn’t think you should be praying for bad things to happen to people (in a nutshell).
In reading your post here I don’t get the feeling that you truly wish bad things on people. It’s clear you prayed for circumstances to get tough SO THAT he could find the same freedom you’ve found.
I was just watching the episode of The Chosen where Mary returns to Jesus after relapsing, sobbing that she can't do this, she isn't good enough, that she was redeemed and she threw it all away.
Then Jesus looked at her and said, "That's not much of a redemption if it can be lost in a day, is it?"
That's one of the most beautiful aspects of Jesus' teachings. You couldn't throw God's love away if you tried - and damn, do we try sometimes. But it's just like you said: "You cannot deconstruct your way out of God’s grip."
But I would take it one step further: whether or not you confessed in Jesus, you will not be able to leave God's grip. If you were born and raised in a different culture with a different dominant religion, God still has you. If you were born and raised and die as an atheist, God still has you. God will work through whatever frivolous belief system humans could dream up, including nihilism, to do God's work on earth.
We can trust God is a perfect judge and knows peoples hearts better than we do. He also credited Abraham's faith as righteousness. It's always been about faith. That said, I do believe that God gives each human a choice, in whatever fashion that looks like, and we have the choice to accept or reject Him.
Thank you so much for sharing! I have several friends walking through seasons of deconstruction to varying degrees, and this is such a sweet reminder of God's goodness to go after the 1, to hold firmly to his children, and to pursue even those who want nothing to do with Him. Good reminder on some specific ways to pray.
I saw a comment on your Facebook post that said they didn’t think you should be praying for bad things to happen to people (in a nutshell).
In reading your post here I don’t get the feeling that you truly wish bad things on people. It’s clear you prayed for circumstances to get tough SO THAT he could find the same freedom you’ve found.
I hear your heart in this post. ❤️
I was just watching the episode of The Chosen where Mary returns to Jesus after relapsing, sobbing that she can't do this, she isn't good enough, that she was redeemed and she threw it all away.
Then Jesus looked at her and said, "That's not much of a redemption if it can be lost in a day, is it?"
That's one of the most beautiful aspects of Jesus' teachings. You couldn't throw God's love away if you tried - and damn, do we try sometimes. But it's just like you said: "You cannot deconstruct your way out of God’s grip."
But I would take it one step further: whether or not you confessed in Jesus, you will not be able to leave God's grip. If you were born and raised in a different culture with a different dominant religion, God still has you. If you were born and raised and die as an atheist, God still has you. God will work through whatever frivolous belief system humans could dream up, including nihilism, to do God's work on earth.
I loved that scene!
We can trust God is a perfect judge and knows peoples hearts better than we do. He also credited Abraham's faith as righteousness. It's always been about faith. That said, I do believe that God gives each human a choice, in whatever fashion that looks like, and we have the choice to accept or reject Him.
Thanks for commenting! xo
Thank you so much for sharing! I have several friends walking through seasons of deconstruction to varying degrees, and this is such a sweet reminder of God's goodness to go after the 1, to hold firmly to his children, and to pursue even those who want nothing to do with Him. Good reminder on some specific ways to pray.