I can understand why people think Christians are delusional. Have you heard how we speak? “Trust God despite the circumstances.”
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We trust that God is there even when we don’t see it – especially when we don’t see it. There’s a word for that – delusional. Trust that God loves you when He’s letting you down?
I would think that too. Why trust in a God who doesn’t protect you from the tragedies of life? Except for this…
Jesus lived the most God-honouring life, trusting God even through the darkness and the apparent abandonment of the cross. Jesus’ trust was rewarded with resurrection.
I can trust God through the darkest of times – through disaster, disease, even death – because Jesus did. With God, not even death is the end. Not delusion; trust based on history-redefining action.
Paul Clark’s musings can be heard on radio across Australia and at atthetop.org.au.
