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Allowing myself to wander off into the vast jungles of religion and spirituality has often led to me stumbling upon life altering new ways of thinking, living, and being.
I have come to see that exploration is not a practice of the unfaithful, but rather is exactly what being a follower of Christ is actually all about.
But part of loving is sacrificing our ego's need to be right. Part of loving is realising that all of us are on the same journey, seeking the same things, but find ourselves at different places. When we are able to acknowledge and accept this reality; we are freed from the desire to force others into our systems, our beliefs and our points of view.
But it's only when we allow ourselves to get lost that we can have the opportunity to find and be found.
What are we to do when we seem to grow out of God? Or at least the understanding of God that we grew up with?
If they're not willing to explore beyond the realm of their safety, certainty, and comfort, they will never know if their fantasies are true.
When we are able to systematise and theologise God down to a set of absolute theological principles, I believe that we lose something essential. When our faith becomes nothing more than a stagnant creed or unchanging statement of belief, we lose sight of the majesty and glory of God, the mystery and diversity that gives vibrancy to our faith.
The moment we begin to believe we have got something about God figured out with certainty is the moment we can be sure we are no longer speaking about God.
What if one's tendency to go wandering off is truly a gift? What if the driving force beneath the curiosity that leads a person to wander off the beaten path is not immaturity, but the wild, untamable Spirit of God, drawing them into the foliage to be refined, to discover fresh insights, and pioneer a new way forward for a new group of people?
We no longer find out identity or value in having the right theology or being a part of the right denomination.
How easy it is for us to demonise from a distance. But when we stand face to face with our supposed enemy, it is hard to hate.
