I’ve been reading One Thousand Gifts by Ann Voskamp. I’m in
the middle of the book and I can say she writes like no other author I’ve read.
And I’m still processing a lot. A couple of days ago I read a single sentence that
messed me up….. in a good way.
So, I want to share it with you and let’s have a
conversation.
Page 148
If authentic, saving belief is the act of trusting, then to
choose stress is an act of disbelief…. Atheism.
Anything less than
gratitude and trust is practical atheism.
Perhaps the opposite of faith is not doubt. Perhaps the
opposite of faith is fear. To lack faith perhaps isn’t as much an intellectual
disbelief in the existence of God –as fear and distrust that there is a good God. If I don’t emotionally
believe, practically believe, in the goodness of God, am I a believer? Don’t
the believers have to believe? Don’t the saved have to trust the Savior? For yes,
salvation from sins, but this too: the salvation from fear.
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My friends, such a short passage but filled up with some things
to wrestle with. So what do you think? Do we more struggle as believers with
trusting that God is good? Do we
practice atheism when we live in fear…
and if we do… how do we move away from fear to belief. Real, life-changing belief?
Whoa… I will be back to chat with you in
the comments. Hugs, Lynn

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