Truth is Inconvertible

I went for a bike ride yesterday. Lately when I ride, my bike helmet has been irritating my forehead and rubbing it raw. I looked inside my helmet and noticed that 2 of the pads in front had fallen off and the Velcro that held them on was coming in direct contact with my skin. I guess I found the problem. I put some new pads in and went on my ride.

I still had some soreness up there so after I got out of the shower I looked in the mirror to see if forehead was OK. It was but while I was looking I got the haunting impression that my forehead looked bigger. Confession time here. I’ve always thanked God that I’ve kept my hair and hadn’t lost it. Well it’s starting not bad but my hairline is rising, I won’t be parting my hair from the back of my neck anytime soon though.

I worry what I will look like without hair. I’m not ugly, but I need all the help I can get. Fortunately I was reminded that God looks at the inside of us our hearts and not the outside. That started me thinking about things. I have some friends that are exploring God right now. They aren’t sure if God is for them. They’re still checking God out that’s OK. I ride with 2 other guys we call ourselves the 3 amigos. I really enjoy these guys, and have grown to appreciate and look forward to riding with and seeing them. One of the guys told me that his son was questioning is God real and am I wasting my time worshiping God? His son is intellectual and wanted concrete answers. He couldn’t give them to him so he had one of the youth pastors meet with him. He couldn’t answer all his questions either, most but not all of them. So he put him in touch with another pastor and they got his questions answered.

I realized after thinking about that question that my relationship with God is a heart thing. I don’t have all the intellectual answers either. But I do know that I tried to run my life without God in it and it was a disaster. Winston Churchill once said something to the effect “people can argue with you, but ” (I had to look up that word to make sure I spelled it right). At church we sang a song that had this line in it “Lord I’m amazed by you, how you love me”. But God still does love me and in spite of myself will continue to love me and you as well.
I went for a bike ride yesterday. Lately when I ride, my bike helmet has been irritating my forehead and rubbing it raw. I looked inside my helmet and noticed that 2 of the pads in front had fallen off and the Velcro that held them on was coming in direct contact with my skin. I guess I found the problem. I put some new pads in and went on my ride.

I still had some soreness up there so after I got out of the shower I looked in the mirror to see if forehead was OK. It was but while I was looking I got the haunting impression that my forehead looked bigger. Confession time here. I’ve always thanked God that I’ve kept my hair and hadn’t lost it. Well it’s starting not bad but my hairline is rising, I won’t be parting my hair from the back of my neck anytime soon though.

I worry what I will look like without hair. I’m not ugly, but I need all the help I can get. Fortunately I was reminded that God looks at the inside of us our hearts and not the outside. That started me thinking about things. I have some friends that are exploring God right now. They aren’t sure if God is for them. They’re still checking God out that’s OK. I ride with 2 other guys we call ourselves the 3 amigos. I really enjoy these guys, and have grown to appreciate and look forward to riding with and seeing them. One of the guys told me that his son was questioning is God real and am I wasting my time worshiping God? His son is intellectual and wanted concrete answers. He couldn’t give them to him so he had one of the youth pastors meet with him. He couldn’t answer all his questions either, most but not all of them. So he put him in touch with another pastor and they got his questions answered.

I realized after thinking about that question that my relationship with God is a heart thing. I don’t have all the intellectual answers either. But I do know that I tried to run my life without God in it and it was a disaster. Winston Churchill once said something to the effect “people can argue with you, but truth is inconvertible” (I had to look up that word to make sure I spelled it right). At church we sang a song that had this line in it “Lord I’m amazed by you, how you love me”. But God still does love me and in spite of myself will continue to love me and you as well.