Monday, February 15, 2010

Me and my boyz

Family,

I got some buddies that love to get into the "religion" conversation. One claims to be atheist and the other holds to the philosophy of solipsism. Atheism is the belief that that no deities exists. There is nothing outside the external reality of the 5 senses. No God. Survive or be eaten. 'Solipsism' is the belief that one's own mind is all that exists. Everything and everyone else within the rest of the universe are just projections of the 'solipsistic-believing' mind. If you are a solipsist, no other 'real' minds exists other than your own... Whoa. That is intense.

It's key to note that these are both beliefs. Just as my boyz don't have enough faith to be a follower of the Living God, Jesus Christ, I don't have enough faith to be an atheist or a solipsist. Although I can be quite narcissistic at times, I am not solipsistic.

But I love the Hell out of my boyz and I love the Heaven in them. That is the goal: to be there while God continues to work in their lives. The reality is that if I think I am the one who needs to convince them of God's presence, I may very well substitute myself for God's presence. I ain't God. But I am for God, because I know He is for me. That being said, me and my boyz have some great conversations.

We talk about creation. One brother believes that a beautiful sunset is a mixture of light refraction and gaseous combinations. I agree, but I see the gas and light as paint that has the correct amount of shading, highlighting and texture, which ultimately points to a painter who continues to do 'touch-ups' on me.

Another great conversation I had was with a buddy who thinks Christianity is solely for prisoners and no one else. I agree, but I believe we are all in some form of prison. And the only way to be set free is to experience the truth of who we are in Jesus Christ. This is why Stephen Bilynskij states that Christian Faith is "understanding our need for Christ before learning who He is."

Yeah, I love them boyz so much. Isn't it funny how love is a mystery: impossible to explain yet impossible to deny. It reminds me that there is a God to experience and takes the heat off of trying to explain Who He is.

Caution - wet paint,

AK