How shallow our understanding…

I have been thinking lately about how people view our God.  I was thinking about how they see him as unapproachable, unreachable, unattainable. I have seen this in my own life, and it has been amplified by my time here in El Salvador. I see how one in three Salvadorians is ”born again” yet don’t really experience life in abundance thanks to a skewed view of the Mighty One.  For most Christians here, following Christ is about following a bunch of rules, and not about entering into the most intimate relationship of their existence.  As I was thinking, I remembered a humorous rendition of this world view.  Here’s a little insight into how people think here (and everyone):

Funny, because it’s truly what people believe about Christ sometimes.  I have news for those of you who see Christianity as a bunch of rules, regulations, and restraints.  Following Christ and surrendering my plans to his has shown me the most freedom and peace I’ve ever experienced.  This week has been huge in that.  I’ve been contemplating Jonah’s prayer in Jonah 2.  It’s a prayer of complete surrender, the prayer of a dead man.  I must continually die to myself, and in this way be sanctified by the blood of Christ.  That’s what Christ is about.  Freedom through surrender.