"What You Draw Is What You Are"

“What you draw to you is what you are…”  Iyanla Vanzant

Well, maybe. 

Is God going to be God in spite of what we think or desire of God? 

Ms. Vanzant was referring to a choice of life-partner.  I think it also speaks to our relationship with God and with others. 

A high-ranking military officer recently told the media that Jesus is coming soon, carrying a weapon.  A favorite theme of some Christians, from about the second century to the present time, is a returning Jesus violently destroying people who have rejected him. 

There’s a lot of anger out there from people who feel they are losing their power over society.  Racists, homophobes, Bible-beaters, misogynists, warmongers, are all being questioned.  Some actually claim they are being “persecuted” for their “faith.” 

When power is slipping away, when loveless attitudes are being questioned, when reason, logic, or ethics don’t support an idea or tradition, people are tempted as a last-ditch effort to draw God onto their side, saying, “God says that we are right.” 

It’s kind of like one kid saying to another, “My dad can whip your dad.” 

So, when we shed this earthly coil, is the God we face going to be the God we’ve manufactured?  Please, anybody… Who wants to spend eternity with an irrational, angry, jealous, insecure, unpredictable deity?  Oh, wait, that’s us.