Show me your Heart Lord, and then show me mine.
I have been reading a book lately that has really upset my applecart of theology. And I am so glad! I have always believed that my prior thoughts about God have been pretty accurate, but now I believe that I was off in a number of ways, Thank God! The Old Testament is quite violent and harsh. And I felt that this God of the Old Testament doesn't seem like the Jesus I know in the New Testament. But to my surprise, I have found that the loving God of the Old Testament is exactly like Jesus. Even thought God was at times quite severe, His motive was love, because God is LOVE. My understanding of Him had a lot to do with my memories of my finite earthly father. I have heard that our experiences with our fathers have deep influences on our views about God. My life like so many, had a lot of twists and turns through my formative years. I was adopted at 2 years old along with my twin sister. My parents already had 7 other children. The story I was told, when I started asking questions abo...