P.S.

So, I was thinking about my motives for writing these blogs, and I think they are not always pure. Sometimes I guess I feel like I'm supposed to have something "deep" to say, and that's not always the case...so, I may just write about what's going on in my life, and if God is teaching me something then I may share that as well. I guess my motives sometimes truly are not "For His Name's Sake" but for mine, and I don't want that to be the reason I post on here...so I guess I felt like saying that, and I also feel accountable for what I write on here. I don't want to be responsible for saying anything that would be contradictory to Scripture, not here or anywhere. Anyway, just wanted to say that I guess...may God be glorified, not me (despite my inadequacies and impure motives!)

Why We Must Think Rightly About God

So, I kind of stole this title from A.W. Tozer, but I read an article by him about this very subject that made a lot of sense to me. He argued that there is a very great need for us to have a right idea of God, who He is and His character. To find this truth about God, we must go to the Word...our view of the Holy One must be consistent with His character as presented in the very Word that He breathed. To think wrongly of Him is not only detrimental to our growth and understanding of truth, but also it is sin.



When we worship something other than God, we are worshipping an idol. That, according to Tozer, is precisely what happens when we worship God believing our own false ideas of who He is. He becomes not the infinite God of the universe, but our own personal god instead. Although this may seem simple in theory, it may be challenging in application. For instance, how hard is it for us to separate truth from fiction in our mind when, for perhaps years, we've trusted in lies? This may not, and hopefully is not the case, with most believers, but I think subtle ideas from our culture or our own concoction can creep in and dwell within our hearts. How, then, do we change this? I am speaking to myself as well when I say that we must use the Word of God...

I have not practically tried to apply this, but I think this can be a continual process. Obviously if God reveals to us that we are believing falsely about Him, then we must repent and believe the truth. As we seek Him through His Word throughout our life, hopefully He will continue to reveal Himself to us through it, ever-growing in our knowledge and trust in Him because of His grace alone.

I'm sure Tozer probably did this topic a lot more justice than I did, but hopefully it is a decent summary of the idea anyway. I also want to encourage anyone who may read this to click on the link on my page to Ryan's blog to especially read the posts about Meditations on the Cross, parts 1-3. They are a great reminder and tool for pondering what Christ did...the Gospel.