a left handed man in a right handed world.

Ok, I admit it. I’m addicted to thinking about analogies of living out faith and encouraging thoughts of continuing to seek out faith.
Here’s my latest brainstorming idea.

Living for God can be difficult. Seeking His will, guidance for your life, His plan, and other things related to God being in control of your life has and can be a difficult thing to grasp. I heard a message today that I really liked, where the chaplain spoke about God being in the driver seat, steering your life. He mentioned how hard it is to not be a backseat driver and want to control everything, even though we know how greater things would be if we just let God drive and keep our mouth shut.

My biggest battle is possibly that battle between Calvinism and Armenianism. Is God in control of everything, regardless of what we do, is that something God already decided what was going to happen? Or are the choices make based on free will where God created us and just let us be with no real input on our day to day choices.
I find myself somewhere in the middle. I believe God does have control, but not to the extent of making my choices for me, or decided what my choices would be before He created me. I also believe that God grants us free will, but sometimes will allow us to be the choice He would have us make, if we just decide to interact and (Psalm 37:4) “delight ourselves in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart.” There’s a balance to be found there. Free will within God being in control.
And to live out that faith, I think of it like the following will hopefully illustrate. When I’m doing my own thing, its like writing with that hand I don't normally write with. I’m left handed, so me writing right handed is very much not normal. I can do it, but it doesn’t look nice. I make mistakes, things don't look like they should, but the more I practice it, the more I work on it, the easier it comes, the better it looks, and the more ability I have to use that. The more natural it will begin to feel.
Most people would probably not think of using their opposite hand unless they broke or (God forbid) lost their normal writing hand. So goes the case with people regarding their faith too. I’ve experienced it way too much, seeing people only realize the importance of their faith, when they’ve lost faith in the things they've believed in, their own sense of faith and come to realize there is another side of faith. A faith not grounded in their own ability to handle things, but a faith in grace. A faith, guided by Jesus, learned through reading the Bible, and practiced by an alternative concept of living from the one they have lived not recognizing God's presence in their lives.
Just as learning to write with your opposite hand is something that simply needs time to develop, so it goes with faith. Not many people have the exact same handwriting. I’ve never seen anyone with the same chicken scratch I've got. And I’ve never seen anyone with the exact same faith as me either.
And though we’re “writing”(living by faith), it doesn’t mean its going to look the same.


So, I don’t know. Maybe that works a little?