Loving God Creatively and Differently
TrueU.org | Men’s Hall: One Size Doesn’t Fit All: Are You Put Off by a Feminine Faith?:
“When it comes to the issue of loving God, we should not get tense and uptight when we don’t worship the same way as others. God didn’t use a cookie cutter to create us; He has designed us with such variety that it’s only natural that we will worship Him in different ways. When I read through the Bible, I see Abraham building altars, David dancing or writing a psalm, Mary sitting adoringly at Jesus’ feet, Peter’s mother-in-law serving – yet all of these people loved God and were worshipping Him while doing different things. Can you even imagine Jesus looking down on Mary and saying, ‘Quit staring at me! If you really want to show your love, go build me an altar, just like Abraham did! Those were really cool, and I’d like more of them.’ We wouldn’t go to Zaire or Peru and expect the people there to worship God exactly the same way that a Baptist from Georgia or an Episcopalian from Boston would do, but often when we deal with young people, we expect the energetic kids and the meditative kids to fit into one mold when it comes to devotions or quiet time. I found that it just doesn’t work that way. God didn’t use a cookie cutter to create us; He has designed us with such variety that it’s only natural that we will worship Him in different ways. Some of you guys may have your hearts opened up to God when you get out of doors. God seems more real to you when there’s a mountain in the background, and you’re hiking under a big expanse of sky. Others of you really like books – even the reference kind. You’re moved by concepts, and you want to come out of your devotional time with some new understanding. Still others may be more aesthetically inclined; you’re the artistic type, and you prefer creative and original music, or even good architecture to open your heart to God’s presence.”
This is an excellent article to counter legalism. We all worship/love differently. The goal is still the same, even if our hearts are opened in various ways.





