make-believe?

Some might say that Christianity is make-believe. To me, God's words speak the truth. However, to some extent, it was like a make-believe at certain stages of my faith.

It is no surprise. In many ways our relationship with God is like our earthly relationships. Or it should be put the other way around. We are made in his image, and our earthly relationships resemble our relationship with God.

Like in any relationship, there are struggles. Since we are given free will, we do have a choice to hold on or back out. And many times we can not see clearly who he is and who we are. But it is important that we make the decision to believe that God is good, just and loving. Then we ask him to reveal himself to us. And he will.

From a non-Christian point of view, it is much like a make-believe. But for anyone who ever experienced a struggling relationship, it is clear that it is just one necessary step to start a relationship, or to fight for it when troubles come.

For us Christians, it is also a practice. The more we make the right decision, the easier it gets to put trust in God.