Dude, this Sunday the Scripture is the one about Doubting Thomas. You know Tommy, he's the dude who didn't believe all the other disciples when they said that Jesus came to visit them after the crucifixion. Na-uh says Tommy! I mean, would you believe someone at your school if they said that Steve Jobs was outside giving away Apple Computers. "Na-uh!" you'd say! But what if they showed you the computer (in the box). I bet you'd beat it outside in seconds. Well, the disciples say that it was Jesus coz he showed them the holes in his hands and side. But Tommy wants to see it for himself. He's an "E" on the Myers-Briggs test....that means he wants clear facts and proof. Are you like that? Want to know "why." After all, we live in a world that is ruled by science and proven fact....I almost wrote proven theory....a definite oxymoron. Look it up.
Anyways, my point is that we often look for proof for things. There's a reason that TV shows like "Law and Order," "CSI," "NCIS," and about a million more are so popular....it's about proof. It's about hard fact. There's no doubt.
It's my theory that this is the foundation to the lack of "arts" in the suburbs. Art is about the heart. You like something because of what it causes in your heart not your head. The same with music, dance, poetry, literature....it's not proveable (is that a word?), it's an affinity. That means you like it because you do....no explanation, no facts, no proof. Heck, you like how your hair looks on any given day because of how it makes you feel....grasp that one intellectually.
So the point of my point is that proof isn't everything. It's something, but not everything that is important. There's doubt and mystery and not knowing the why of your preference or choice or belief. There's doubt coz we're human and don't know everything and know it. There's doubt because we might want to change our minds. Try to decide why you love your dog....ha! BUT that's okay. Why? Because we have doubt, we can know something without having to be intellectual about it. Faith, or love, can be felt and are not reasoning-able!
Do you have doubts about what you believe? Good! I'd be sad if you said no. Why? Coz you're not questioning and resolving if you're not doubting. Dude, quit frowning. Just go with the flow. Some of the doubt will go away when you begin to see the miraculous side of life. I don't know when that will happen, what do I look like, God?
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