I accept the miraculous; that which I cannot explain in the natural. I accept what I do not understand, resting in the hope that His Holy Spirit will make it clear to me eventually, and trusting in the knowledge and wisdom of His word. I strive to be obedient to what I know to be the will of God in this present moment. That is how I live.
I'm not concerned with explaining my faith to others. God said "Share the Gospel" He didn't say explain it. See, a lot of times in life, people will ask you a question about your faith simply to provoke an argument, not a discussion. What you have to ask yourself, as someone wise one said is, "Are they asking me a question because they truly want to know the answer OR are they asking me to argue?" Learning the difference early in your Christian life will save you a lot of time and heartache. It will also teach you how not to "throw your pearls to swine"; or in other words, how not to waste your wisdom on the foolish. I too was a fool, so I have experience, lol. I thought I had to know everything in order to trust a God who is All-knowing. But it's impossible to know everything and know God. It's a contradiction. Because if I knew everything then I'd be God.
Coming to that realization is when I accepted that I do not require an explanation for His words, those which I do not understand; nor do I need an explanation for His ways, which are far higher and greater than my own. No. What I needed was to accept that He is God alone. He knows not only All, but He knows best. I needed to make the decision to fully trust in His Holy Spirit, and that He would reveal only what I am to know in this present moment in time and nothing more. What I needed, more than anything, was humility. The humility it to surrender to God.
To be in the presence of God or even begin to know Him, I had to let go of my ego. I had to tear down that wall I had built up around my soul using all that which I "thought" I knew, in order to learn that which He wanted to teach me.
In saying all this, what I truly want to convey is: God said to share the Gospel, not argue it. His Word does not require our defense. If you know the answer to a question someone has about your faith, and they truly want to know the answer to it, answer them by all means. If you don't know the answer, simply say "I'm not sure, I'm still learning, so I'll have to get back to you on that." But if they are simply asking you for the sole purpose of arguing with you until the sun goes down, kindly deny them that.
You do not need to defend Jesus, I'm pretty sure He can take their worst insults, after all He's had the worst done to Him already and overcame. The foundation of Christianity will not crumble because you don't have the answer to back God's word. Nor will His words lose any validity when someone fails to understand them. His Word remains true. "It endures forever." His Word, from the time He formed the earth, to the time The Word became flesh on earth, has endured countless accusations and misconceptions, and come through many who have attempts to refute it and debate it. Yet and still, It stands, no less the Truth than when it was first spoken.
It is a sure foundation now and always.
Go and share the Gospel, Love on others, be Light, express your Love for Jesus but don't get bullied into unnecessary battles. God bless you.
- Brianna Carey ©
