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FAITH

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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HOW WE THINK OF GOD

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PEOPLE HAVE LOTS OF NAMES FOR GOD

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Take a moment

And give God a name
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You know,

IT HAS BEEN SAID...
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has that name changed?

FOR MOST PEOPLE IT CHANGES, DEPENDING UPON WHAT IS GOING ON IN LIFE
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GOD IS NOT simply MASCULINE

ALTHOUGH GOD SHOWED HIMSELF TO US IN JESUS
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Male & Female REFLECT GOD

"GOD MADE THEM IN HIS IMAGE; Male & Female" (GENESIS 5:1-2)
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DIFFERENT QUALITIES OF GOD

They reflect
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We could call God "Mother"

ALTHOUGH CULTURALLY NOT MANY PEOPLE ARE COMFORTABLE WITH THAT.
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How we think of God

IS OFTEN BASED UPON OUR RELATIONSHIPS WITH OUR PARENTS
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A difficult relationship with one or both parents

CAN MAKE IT HARD FOR US TO WANT TO TRUST GOD AS "FATHER" OR "MOTHER".
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WE BASE OUR IMAGE OFF OF THEM

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but God can work with those struggles

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and God has

THE FOLLOWING REFLECTIONS WERE WRITTEN BY YOUR PEERS
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Spiritual Reflection Assignment

TAKEN ANONYMOUSLY FROM YOUR
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ask yourself

IF YOU CAN RELATE TO ANY OF THESE
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YOU ARE NOT ALONE

because no matter how alone you might feel in your God struggles
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Who is "God", anyway?

SOMETIMES I HAVE A HARD TIME FINDING HIM IN ALL OF THE WORDS ABOUT HIM.
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I've been a pretty awful Christian;

BUT I KEEP TRYING AND I THINK THAT IS WHAT IT MEANS TO FOLLOW JESUS. YOU KEEP TRYING.
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I hope he believes in me.

I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF GOD EXISTS, BUT IF HE DOES...
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After all of this

I HOPE YOU FOUND A THOUGHT THAT REMAINS WITH YOU.
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Just know you are not alone

BECAUSE "FAITH" IS NOT...
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CERTAINTY

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PERFECTION

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OR KNOWING EVERYTHING

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faith is a struggle

AND A JOURNEY
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so its ok to doubt

in fact, its normal
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you aren't alone

EVEN NUNS DOUBT... ;)
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Sister Brittany Harrison