hurting God
When you sin, you hurt God. You kill his son. You drive the nails into his palms, you press the crown of thorns onto his head.
Funny thing is, God set himself up for this. He’s omnipresent, remember? He knew in advance every sin that would cause him pain, every step that would lead to the torture and death of his own son. Omnipresent. He experienced it in advance of you and I.
Have you experienced the prolonged pain and suffering of a loved one? Ever been in a position where you have to convince yourself that it’s necessary while you listen to their sobs and cries for help in the background? While you argue with someone over the phone about why they aren’t doing something to help them not suffer?
So is God a masochist?
God’s not a masochist. He is love.
You are in love with your wife so you suffer because she suffers.
God is in love with us so He suffers because we suffer. He died on a cross to reconcile us to Him. It’s not ugly. It’s beautiful.
Would you trade places with your wife if you could? Would you suffer in her place?
God did that. He traded places with us so we wouldn’t have to suffer eternally.
That’s not masochistic. That’s heroic.
I’m sorry you’re suffering.
candidchatter
June 14, 2009 at 2:56 pm
Heidi, thanks. I’m trying more honestly lately, and to be honest, I wouldn’t trade places with her if I could. I’m not that heroic. I want her suffering to stop, but I shudder at the thought of going through what she is going through. Losing my mind, the temptation to be “unresponsible” for my thoughts, that is a little too tempting.
I know God’s love is perfect, and has nothing to do with masochism. It’s just some days that perfection pisses me off more than others.
jimmy paravane
June 15, 2009 at 5:31 am