Do we place limits on God? Have we designed a playing field that only allows Him to exist only in certain areas of our life? Maybe we should all take a step back and look at how we’ve twisted the work of God to fit into a tight little parcel of land bordered by sidelines and boundary markers. If you’ve read any part of the Bible‘s New Testament, then you should have plainly understood what Jesus came to do… He came to knock down the boundaries. If you didn’t get that on the first read… you need to go back and read it again.
6 and disclose to you the secrets of wisdom,
for true wisdom has two sides.
Know this: God has even forgotten some of your sin.7 “Can you fathom the mysteries of God?
Can you probe the limits of the Almighty?
8 They are higher than the heavens above—what can you do?
They are deeper than the depths below—what can you know?- Job 11:6-8
God is beyond comprehension. You or I cannot define God by any means… doing so… creates boundaries. Your view of God is shaped by who you are and your life experiences to this date. Your life, your actions, and your words are testimony to God and who He is in your life. The more you live according to God’s plan… the more your life explains who He is to others who don’t know Him. When we profess to be men of God but live a daily life with hardly a nod in His direction, we’ve built a boundary that others quickly pick up on.
People say… I believe in God… and that is as far as they will let it go in their lives. Are you one of them? Others have come to believe that God said everything He needed to say in the Bible and is now silent… Do you hear from God? Not long ago, a minister actually told me that “God doesn’t talk to people in clear voice… that it’s more of a urging of the spirit.” I was blown away. This joker needs a sabbatical out of the pulpit and some alone time in scripture. I’ve heard God’s voice a couple of times in my life… it blew me away. There was no doubt that something unexplainable and Holy was in the room.
Meditate on this…God is bigger than you.
God will blow your mind if you will remove the boundaries. When you place God in a box… you must realize that God isn’t in the box… you are. What are you doing in there? Do you like the comfort of living in the dark? Are you doing something that you don’t want God to see? In a narrow minded attempt to put God where you think He belongs… is more or less saying that you are god and He is of no use to you.
Men are excellent boundary builders. We love to mark our turf and draw lines. We build walls, fences, ditches, and all sorts of markers to designate what is ours and what is yours. We tend to do the same thing in our lives when it comes to our faith in God. We give Him certain areas of our life… but hold back the rest of it.
I’m not speaking for God here… but based on what I’ve read about Him and how I’ve experienced Him in my own life… you’re headed for a breakdown if you don’t give up your boundaries. You see… God will never disappoint you. But I guarantee that you will disappoint yourself over and over and over again. If your faith is weak, then you believe God is weak. If you pray daily, read His word daily, and lean on the Holy Spirit for guidance every day… you will never be disappointed.
[author] [author_image timthumb='on']http://www.livebold.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/ga_thumb.png[/author_image] [author_info]Greg Arnold is publisher and founder of Live Bold as well as author of “DIRT: Uncovering Authentic Faith” and architect of the M3 Men’s Ministry framework. You can read more about him on his bio page here on the site.
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