Personal Space begins this Sunday and here are the ideas behind this whole thing. Actually, I didn’t even come up with the initial idea. That credit belongs to Gordon, who rides the road from Kershaw to Charlotte deep in thought about God:
God refuses to stay out of your personal space.
He kept in the face of His people. He created the universe but didn’t leave when things got tough. He engaged people like Jacob and Moses and nation of Israel. He came as the incarnation and the creator became the redeemer embracing the mess that we made. He continues to confront us with the Holy Spirit.
This is a stark contrast from the modern life of everyone traveling in cars alone to separate cities, jobs, vacations, and surfing in solitary to virtual-world games, chat rooms, etc.
Too much personal space allows room for fractured lives to be left un-accountable and un-confronted and un-healed. The most important things in life like true intimacy, love, forgiveness, salvation and personal change are found in the struggles with people and God that we try desperately want to avoid. What to do: struggle with, surrender to and love those who are in your face.
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