Went to a new church group last night. There was an interesting analogy thrown out there about the importance of creating your own personal relationship about God. Think about when you go to buy something on Amazon and you are not sure. There are so many reviews, so you read through them and try to make a decision to buy or not buy. Similar to when someone tells you about Jesus. They tell their personal experience and beliefs and you decide you try it yourself or not. Once you buy, or choose to follow Jesus then and then only can you make an intelligent decision. Only when it becomes a personal relationship can you totally understand.
I found that a quite interesting comparison and really dead on. Developing a personal relationship takes time and effort and much prayer. The great thing about God is he is everything. God to you is different than he is to your best friend. That is what makes God, God. That’s why saying he is like a father is not a good thing to people who had a horrible father. They can not comprehend. (Read “The Shack”). That book describes why and how this notion is so very well.