I Want a Different God pt.2

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I assume and presume things about God all the time. I think I have God figured out sometimes. I live my life in a way that says I know what He's going to do or what He should do. How many times have a made commitments on God's behalf when He has not indicated that He would do that thing?

It's like the girl who says, "I know he's not a Christian and we share different values and we don't have much in common, but once we get serious, I'll just start praying that he will start to follow God. Wouldn't God answer that prayer?"
Or it's the guy who doesn't study for his algebra test and goes to school and says, "Now, God, my mom and dad said You answer prayer. You don't want me to flunk out. You want me to make something of myself, and besides, it would be a bad testimony if I flunk my test."

That's not faith; it's presumption. Then when God doesn't come through, or a miracle doesn't happen, everybody's mad at God. God's going, "It wasn't even My idea."


My problem is that when I assume or presume things about God, then in my mind and heart, God has become predictable, the same, boring. I WANT A DIFFERENT GOD! A God I can't guess what He'll do next, or how He'll do it. I want a god I can't manipulate or work or trick. Now, I have to live a life that reflects that god, my God, the God of creation - GOD.



What I believe about God is the most important thing about me. ~ Tozer