Name Dropping

It seems a little odd to me to be blogging today. It just seems I haven't had much to say lately. I've been in a season of listening and absorbing more than of sharing. But this morning I had a thought, and I wanted to put it out here.

It's fun to have "important" people notice us. Universally, the most important people are thought to be those with fame, power, or money. For instance, Denzel Washington is one of my favorite actors. If he were to stop by my house, give me a call, or even drop me a Christmas card this year, I guarantee you EVERYONE would hear about it. How cool would it be to be able to tell everyone Denzel and I were friends??!!!

It was at this point that I realized....we really don't understand how important God is. Maybe it's because we can't see Him or maybe it's because we sometimes feel like we have trouble hearing from Him. I don't know for sure why. But He is THE KING. He is the most powerful being that exists. He holds every answer to every question in the universe. And He owns ALL of it.

There is no one ANYWHERE more famous than He. And yet, for some reason it doesn't necessarily seem as big of a deal to us that we know Him personally. Most of us, if we're honest, would admit we might just get more excited if we met a movie star.

Why is it I don't go from person to person saying, "You know what?? GOD spoke to me today!!"  "You'll never believe who I met PERSONALLY!!! Jesus!"

Would it mean more to me if Brad Pitt said to me, "If there is anything, EVER, that you need...please let me know. I will take care of it."  Would that actually be more comforting than God's promise that HE will take care of everything I need?

What is real? What do we believe? Who do we trust? What do we value? The whole world is trying to blind us...to deceive us. God's place is not, and never will be, on the back burner. His is the most important relationship we will ever, ever have.