This morning, I heard something that has stayed with me and become embedded in my spirit, so I thought I would pass it along.
‘God is not schizophrenic.’ It sounds simple enough, but after close inspection, I realized this is pretty powerful. When I looked for a biblical reference to elaborate on this point, there were too many to quote.
The Bible is full of confirmation about God’s consistency and unwavering faithfulness to us. God keeps His promises, and in His unpredictability, He is predictable. God loves us, and no matter how hard we try to deny this and remove ourselves from this truth, the Bible never changes. Warts, laws, and faults, God loves us.
The problem with God’s consistency is our inconsistency. When you put that into perspective alongside God’s steadfastness, our fickleness screams out almost as some bizarre laughter. Our behavior might become unsteady and sinfully shaky, but our faith should not be. In the context of faith, the consistency of God’s promise and His oath/covenant flourish. We’re not dealing with trick questions, sleight of hand, or spiritual illusions when it comes to God’s promise of eternal life and everlasting salvation in the kingdom. With faith comes the understanding that “God is not schizophrenic.” Someone once told me that there should be some things in life that you can count on.
The reference was to the many things in life that you can’t count on. Friends will let you down. Family will fail you. Circumstances will change. Fate is inconclusive, and fame is fleeting. Yet, and still, God is.
Being a Christian, however, does not exempt us from the challenges that confront us every day. They are severe. Tests and testimony are real. Yet, and still, God is. He does require, rather demands, the discipline of faith. Unfaithfulness, schizophrenia, relapse, back sliding, that’s what gets us into trouble. Faith, fortunately, gets us out. Faith gets us out because God is good all the time. God is God all the time, always was, and always will be. Again, God is. He is not lost. He hasn’t moved. He’s at the same place where you originally found him, and He’s waiting for you to acknowledge Him again and again.
My Bible says faith proves itself by obedience to the Lord. The more we accept God’s steadfastness, the clearer our path becomes. Faith in an almighty and all-powerful God raises our understanding to that level.
When all is said and done, what more do you need? Once you understand where home is and that it will always be there, you’re never lost, no matter where you are or what you encounter. And so it is with God. Because we recognize who is and, therefore, who we are in relation to Him, we, too, will never be lost or forsaken,
May God bless and keep you always.
The following passage is from James Washington’s “Spiritually Speaking: Reflections for and from a New Christian.” You can purchase this enlightening book on Amazon and start your journey towards spiritual enlightenment.