God, Who are You Anyway?: I AM Bigger than You Think (Morgan James Faith) - Softcover

Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Bill Bright (October 19, 1921 – July 19, 2003) was the founder and past President of Campus Crusade for Christ International, the largest worldwide mission organization in modern history. He wrote over 100 books and booklets, including his Gospel presentation, The Four Spiritual Laws, and was the impetus behind the JESUS film.

Brad Bright is Dr. Bill Bright’s youngest son and is the President of Bright Media Foundation. Brad currently resides in Orlando, Florida.

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Have you ever considered one of the most important questions anyone could ask? Is it possible for a mere human, less than a tiny speck on a pebble of a planet in the midst of a vast galaxy, to know the great God who created everything? If so, can we know God well enough to trust Him with the most sensitive areas in our lives? Even more, do we know God well enough to love and obey Him in whatever He asks of us? The quest to know, love and serve God is the greatest adventure in life!

I am sure you will agree that trustworthiness is in short supply today. At every level of government, there are officials who feel that dishonesty serves a purpose in politics. Within our financial institutions, businessmen have used the wealth of others to their personal advantage, often depriving those who are most vulnerable, senior citizens, of their retirement funds. People break contracts without remorse under the pretense of smart business practices. Husbands and wives, some who have been married for decades, betray their spouses for their own selfish, lustful desires. Families, especially innocent children, are shattered by broken promises. Good friends become enemies over lapses in honesty.

If a close friend or relative has betrayed your trust, how did that betrayal affect your relationship? Did it influence how much you trust other people today?

In many cases our past experiences, backgrounds, and personalities shape how we view other people and how we form relationships with them. If someone we trusted hurt us, we hesitate to trust anyone else again. If a parent or sibling treated us shamefully, we respond by protecting ourselves from other close relationships. Although trust is an important part of any healthy friendship, for many of us, building trust is one of the most difficult elements of our relationships.

But what about God? Can He be trusted? How far are you willing to go to trust Him? The amount of trust you have in God depends on how you view Him. Some people think of Him as a big bully, a cosmic policeman, or a divine Santa Claus. Others believe He is like their insensitive, selfish parents who do whatever they want because they have the size or power.

Some consider God to be hard to get along with, someone to fear. Others think of Him as a heartless dictator waiting to punish them for doing wrong. Perhaps you see Him as a kindly grandfather who just shakes His head over the terrible plight of humankind but does not get involved. Do you see Him as loving, gracious, tender, and compassionate? Or as critical, jealous, vindictive, and haughty?

I hear from many Christians who are discouraged in their quest to know God more fully. They claim to have tried to learn what God is like but have come up short. Maybe they failed on a commitment they made to God and feel the communication lines are down between themselves and heaven. Others believe that God has abandoned them or treated them unfairly. Some simply do not know what God is like and have decided that they probably will never know more than they do now. Millions of people cry out, “Who are you, God?”

Everything about our lives--our attitudes, motives, desires, actions, and even our words--is influenced by our view of God. Whether our problems are financial, moral, or emotional, whether we are tempted by lust, worry, anger, or insecurity, our behavior reflects our beliefs about God. What we believe to be true about God’s character affects our friendships, our work and leisure activities, the types of literature we read, and even the music to which we listen. If the majority of believers do not have the right view of God, how can our society even begin to see Him as He is? Because of the wrong view of God that predominates in all areas of our culture today, our society is in moral turmoil, and we are in danger of losing our moral soul.

We can trace all our human problems to our view of God. What misconceptions do you have about God that are preventing you from getting to know Him better? Are you so unsure about what God is really like that you cannot trust Him completely? Take heart. Because of God’s love, He has provided the way for us to understand more about what He is like, what He is up to, and how He can help us change our lives completely. Keep reading. We will discover many ways He has given us to know Him better. If you read this book with prayerful sincerity, it will alter your perspective and you sill find your life changing in astounding ways.