We forget all sorts of things.
We forget what it was like to be a kid.
We forget what it was like to be cared for.
We forget what it is like to be the new person.
We forget what it is like to be needed.
We forget what it is like to be challenged.
We forget what it is like to be loved.
We forget what it is like to feel safe.
We forget what it is like to be all sorts of things.
It's very comforting to me, knowing that I can forget these things from time to time.
To know that a man. Who lived and walked with this world. Suffered so that we could forget things like this.
So that we could forget, and be reassured.
I've been doing a great deal of thinking about this. Why I'm a Christian. Why I would make the sacrifices that I do.
A friend of mine summed it up rather nicely, and I agree with his personal understanding.
His is different than mine, as is to be expected. This is my summary.
I have had personal, viable experience with God. I have seen his guiding hand in my life, and the lives around me. Doing only good things. I have experienced Jesus Christ, directly. In a way that many people can't understand. I believe in a loving Father, who will care for me, and guide me through all my days here on this earth.
Skepticism is to be expected in a world governed by knowledge, as I believe ours is currently. Knowledge is the new God. Knowledge being directly related to science. It is bad science to believe something that you can in no way explain or show evidence for. Which makes my faith seem, by way of relation, bad.
But, I suppose you could say that faith is both good science, and bad science. I can not show you physical proof of God's existence, no more than I can hand to you a box of gravity. So it seems to be bad science; however, science is all about observation. Good science is making observation. I understand that there is more to it than that, but please, bear with me. I have observed God's presence in this world. In many different ways. A simple example being my mother's life. I would ask you to ask me if you care to know more about that story.
I am by all means a "science" person. I have on numerous occasions asked myself why I would be so foolish as to believe in something completely intangible and completely lacking in evidence. It's because God has shown himself to me.
Sometimes I forget these things, that I have related to you. Yet, as I said. I have been reassured, by the presence of an almighty God.
I figured a blog post went well with the theme of publicly announcing my faith.
I'm getting baptized.
5 comments:
You better get someone to film it fool!!
I am soo happy for you! Too bad I can't be there... you know I would though right... support and love you dude!
Great post, and right on.
wahoo! :) love it Matt. great post!
Matt...I have to say I loved reading this blog. You are an amazing guy. I am so blessed that God put you into my life. You have been there for me more times than I can count...weird right considering I'm the mama. But as always God knew what was needed and sent you into my life.
I am ... I don't think I can find the words...overwhelmed by your choice...congratulations...why congratulations??? Well you have allowed the boundaries that this world puts on us to be lowered so that you can finally say I am baptized and reborn in the name of Christ our lord and saviour. Nothing changes with this decision, life will still be hard as you have seen already but now without a doubt you are saved and I will see you in Heaven where I will be healthy and we will celebrate my son...celebrate in a way we haven't been able to here in our earthly bodies...
ok enough mushy stuff if you want me to delete this let me know...I didn't start out to get all mushy but you know me...words just come and must be written as if they are...from another.
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That's very exciting, Matt! Thanks for sharing!
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