The Boxes We Build Around God
I can remember a time when everywhere I turned, someone was saying, "Don't put God in a box." I'd hear it in sermons. I'd hear it in prayers. I'd see people post it like a trendy phrase. It was everywhere. At first, it sounded powerful. Catchy, even. Almost like a spiritual pep talk. But after hearing it over and over again, I started to wonder something deeper: Do we actually believe it? "Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen." Hebrews 11:1 ESV Because it's easy to say, "God can do anything," But it's much harder to live like that, that's true. It's easy to shout, "God is limitless!" But quietly build mental walls around what we think He will or won't do. We love the phrase. We repeat it. We even pray it. But do we believe it? We "amen" the idea of a limitless God… while living like He's limited. We say God can open any door, but we only knock on...