Words fail me when I ponder on God’s creative nature. One need only glance at nature and experience His artistic genius. From the beginning of what we call time, God has created what I like to call signs that point back to Him.
I love to listen to people share their experiences, differences, cultures and even their varying spiritual convictions. While I stand on my own convictions, I find the similarities between others and myself astoundingly similar.
One truth I would like to expound on is the fact that He CREATED us. One definition for the word created is, to produce through artistic or imaginative effort. That is insane! That is absolutely awesome! To think that our different customs, traditions and expressions are all part of God’s great plan can be extremely liberating. When I embraced this truth, I had new found freedom to be me, just as God created me.
I once had a very angry man approach me and ramble on about why I would allow people with different colored hair and body piercings, people who dressed differently than everybody else in my church. He continued by claiming that God didn’t like certain types of music and demanded that I stop shaming the name of Jesus by allowing the choir to wear Chicago Cubs apparel when singing on stage. Shocked by his limited understanding of God’s creative nature, I explained to him that those young people he described were sold out for Christ. I told him they were people who loved God genuinely and had found freedom to express their love for Him. They were people who won souls, prayed and fasted and worshipped like nobody’s business! Then I asked him, “How many young people do you have in your church, sir?” His response was one I should have expected. He said, “None.”
I can’t tell you how liberating it is to be me. I encounter people almost on a daily basis who fake their speech, interests and even spirituality just to impress others. God made you special and unique…enjoy your individuality!!!
By: Pastor Angel Aloyo
Church of Acts; Indianapolis, IN
Posted by Ajawin
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