So we’ve reached the end of term and it’s time for another summer holiday! I’ve packed my bags and moved out of school, not without many tears and a few goodbye drinks. I’ve also said goodbye to Mark and Dave from our house. I’ll be leaving myself in a few weeks to move into a smaller house nearby (complete with dishwasher!).
However, God has been working out new things in my life over the past few weeks. Mainly due to how big He is and how little I can understand about Him at the moment. This all started when trying to define love. We know the well rehearsed phrase that “God is Love” and if you’ve been to a few weddings you’ll know that “love is patient and kind,… it keeps no record of wrongs… always trusts, always perseveres..” and so on.
But what stumped me was this. Love is not greater than God. God does not look at the blueprint for love and try to change Himself to fit within it. Rather, God, by being God defines what love is by His own nature and the relationship between the persons of the Trinity. But this leaves us with an issue. We have to let go of our judgement of whether God is loving or not. By definition; God is love. He is just, merciful, holy and eternal and my views on what each of these mean is imperfect. He holds the measuring stick for each of these natures, whilst I’m simply guessing with my thumb like an artist.
There’s one way to refine my viewpoint here. In essence I need to draw closer to Him. To align my viewpoint of goodness with His. Many thanks go out to Bex for helping me articulate this. Her dissertation on suffering was raw, honest and humble.
In other good news, I’m finding some time to rest and have got two housemates for the next year. Boxes are mostly packed and ready to move in the next few weeks after Transform and Falcon Camp.
For those of you still reading. Can I ask that you pray for Ignite; the Kidswork at Transform. We’ll have around 200 kids seeking God and what it means to have “Christ in you, the hope of Glory”
With much love.
Alan 
