Snippet: My Weather (Thrill Series)

Snip·pet | ˈsnipit | noun a small piece or brief extract.

Another snippet from The Thrill of Orthodoxy: Rediscovering the Adventure of Christian Faith by Trevin Wax.

“…You may have your preferences, but you don’t say my weather and your weather, because you’re not in control. It’s something that’s there, something that happens, to which you must adapt.”

“…We shelter ourselves from the extremes of weather today, choosing the comforts of a house perfectly suited to the temperature we desire….Only extreme weather shatters our illusions of control—when a storm knocks out the power, or a hurricane forces us to flee. It’s only when we plan an event outside—a picnic, a wedding, or a game—that we run the risk of the weather changing our plans. Most of the time, we control our comfort.

“When someone says the adventure of life is in discovering or speaking their truth, it’s like being enamored with the thermostat, excited to set the temperature that will produce the mild comfort of an air-conditioned home. The bigger adventure of orthodoxy calls us outside, away from the domesticated doctrines and palatable heresies of our time, and into a wild and glorious world of wonders.”

God is God. We don’t invent him. We can try to make him in our image, but that won’t change who he is. He is. He calls himself, “I am.” And he reveals himself to us so we can know him personally. Him, not our imaginations of him. And what an adventure to discover more and more about him from him, not from our preferences or imagination.

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