Spectacle

Being a follower of Christ is such a counter cultural "thing"
I don't know who you are, Dear Reader, so I cannot assume that you believe in God or in what Christianity should be.
I don't think I believe in Christianity as it stands right now
At least, I don't believe in the mechanization, the industrialization of "church"
That being said.
I definitely believe in God
I cannot imagine even a cell, a single living cell, just coming about
Out of nothing
Nothing cannot create anything
What would "it" use as materials?
What would "it" be?
No, I believe there is a Creator
And that if He took the "time" to create things as beautiful as an orchid in bloom or a new baby
A waterfall or a clown fish
Just even a junebug
I know they aren't really that cute,
But what makes them want light?
Don't take that as a metaphor as junebugs seeking God's face
Just, what makes them "want" anything?
I would say, it's a God
And if He took the time to create all this AND to work among it
I am just drawn to listening to what He has to say
And agreeing with it
That's silly ;)
It doesn't matter if I agree with DAD, if He knows enough to give life, which is unexplainable to us, I find it necessary to do what He says
He just has the "blueprints" if you will
He knows what a life is supposed to look like because He "sat down" and hashed it out while He was creating life itself
If I make a cake, I know everything that went into it
If the cake were sentient, all it would know is that it exists and probably that it tastes good
Maybe even that it's purpose is to bring happiness to it's eaters
But will it ever know what makes it "it"?
Will it, when seeing the heat of an oven, shy away from a very important component of it's creation?
I know, we are rather different from cakes
But when we see some of the things that make us "us," are we afraid of them?
I'm not a hundred percent what I am trying to get across, I stayed up pretty late last night and this whole weekend has been very full with busyness
But know this
IF you believe that God has a handle on making things right, maybe you could take a few pointers from Him
Maybe, if you believe that He is as powerful as He seems, you ought to live like He says
Not because He may smite you if you don't
But because His way is best
You tell me a version of living, a way of life that makes more sense, a lifestyle that brings as much
Purpose, Fulfillment, Joy, Peace, Love....
That is better than the one prescribed by Jesus in the gospels, and I'll give you whatever you want
My words may sound like empty threats
But they aren't
IDK
I feel like I've heard people say stuff like this before and I skimmed it and said
"yeah, thats true.... I wonder what videos are trending on YouTube right now..."
It isn't easy to look at your life and realize that maybe it's not yours
Whatever you believe in
Whatever you think about this post
Whatever you try to adhere to in life, whatever doctrine
You better make sure you believe is wholeheartedly
And that, if it is truly as "good" or a life changing you believe it to be, you share it with everyone who doesn't know about it.
Be a spectacle
I would say
Open your eyes to your surroundings
Your physical and mental ones
And you will see what is truly there
Which I believe to be God

Always Hope, Love Regardless, and Peace Out

P.S. The reason I was so adamant about you proclaiming your belief system to everyone is that I believe you to be a sentient human, capable of seeing what is "there." And I believe that God is there.
Everywhere