Pushing God Away

Today's story that caught my eye was this one from the New York Times. It talks about the role of religion in the military. Full disclosure: my brother is a Navy Chaplain. The part about the military wasn't what interested me. It seemed to me to be another symptom of how our culture is more and more pushing God away. We can't even stand to have him in the same room, and if that room is paid for by the government, we're going to make sure he leaves, not us. Why? Why don't we want God around? I know I wish he didn't see everything I did. I wish sometimes he would let me in on the plan so I could give him my opinion. A lot of the time I think I know better than him, and if he would just let me do it myself...

So I get it. But on the other hand, he's awesome. And I mean that in both the literal and figurative senses. He inspires awe. He created the universe without any help from any of us, least of all me. He is everywhere all the time. He is holy and yet sacrificed himself for us, who are not. He is also awesome in the "coolest and greatest" sense. He never stops thinking about me. He is always with me. He had a good plan for me, and he gives me good things every day. He has promised to take care of me and give me everything I need for the rest of my life, and that I will be with him forever.

So I guess I'm just sad that people are choosing to live life without this amazing friend. Yes, he gets to be the boss, but he also knows what's going to happen tomorrow, so he's in a better position to make decisions. I want God to be in and amongst us because he's just so great. If we push him to the margins, or out of the room, we lose.