Not My Own

I have been reading through the book of Joshua and Judges and I keep seeing this theme which is through out the entire Old Testament of how God is a jealous God. The first and most broken commandment in the Old Testament is "You shall have no other gods before me." The Israelites break this commandment over and over again. God rescues them again and provides for them endlessly; yet again they choose to worship other gods. While reading it I keep yelling in my mind at the Israelites, "Are you that stupid!? How could you forget that God has brought you out of slavery and performed miracle after miracle to save your butts!" I closed my Bible and took care of my breakfast dishes while laughing at how dumb the Israelites were. Call me crazy but that's when I heard this in my head... "You really think you are that different than the Israelites?" Well, I don't worship other gods. I mean how does this really apply today? I guess some people have ot

After watching the movie "The King's Speech" I had an incredible fresh view of how our relationship with God  works - or at least how I think my relationship with God works. Some people think of God as a parent figure comforting them at every turn and putting band aids on life wounds to make everything instantly better. They treat God as if He exists to keep us pain free or someone we go to for a quick fix. Others take the "Jesus is my homeboy" approach making Jesus out to be a buddy who has got their back in all situations and decisions even if they make stupid mistakes. I suppose there are some theological truths to these views, but my relationship with God never quite fit into these views. I suppose just as there are no two people who have the exact same relationship with others, God has a different relationship with each of us.  Watch this clip first... Lionel Louge ends up being the King of England's speech therapist; however, the King has