TGIF

i had a good conversation tonight with the cab driver on my way home from work. he was listening to this christian station on the radio, so i asked if he's a christian, he said he's not but he reads the bible and listen to different types of preachers. he seems to know a lot about the Bible but when i asked him if he's already sure of his eternal destination, he said he's not. naturally, i asked what's keeping him from completely entrusting GOD with his life?... after exchanging questions and ideas, i discovered that his confusion/issue lies in the Trinity. i tried to explain it to him the best way i could and i pray that GOD will make it clear to him.

that short encounter with that man reminded me again of what our pastor said, "the distance from heaven to hell is just as short as the distance from your head to your heart." while knowledge is good, it's never enough to pave our way to heaven.

but when should knowledge/reason stop and faith or the heart to heart relationship with God begin? i think that it's good that u try to get to know GOD/JESUS first, just like in any other relationships. try to gather as much information as you can... then when you've reached the point when you think you know enough already that's the time when u should transport the knowledge from your head to your heart.

how? by talking to GOD about it. say based on your research you discovered that JESUS was sent by the FATHER as an atonement for our sins because we can't do it on our own... that our good works were not and will never be enough to get us to heaven. so, what should u do about this knowledge? why not thank GOD for this precious GIFT, ask for HIS forgiveness and accept HIS gift of redemption through HIS SON.

that's just the beginning. of course not all your questions will be answered n this lifetime, that's where you should apply faith. is it blind faith? no, because u already know enough about where u have put your faith on. it's like marriage, you don't know what the outcome will be but still you gave it a go because you love the person and u know enough about the person already. that's faith!