Meaning in a world of Chaos

Have you ever wondered where to turn - or what to believe - or what to do. In desperate need of an answer you go to the only place you know to concretely find God. You dust off your Bible - or maybe pull out your well-worn, overly marked up Bible and sit down. You say a prayer looking for anything - an answer - and you open the pages and randomly point at the book and start reading. Hoping that the words you see before are divine guidance from God.

Then you read, "So they took the bull that was given them, prepared it, and called on the name of Baal from morning until noon, crying, 'O, Baal, answer us!' But there was no voice, and no answer." It's the story of Elijah's Triumph over the Priests of Baal in 1 Kings 18.

This is where this blog could become a choose your own story adventure.

A. You say, "WHAT?!?" That's not what I was looking for... maybe if I randomly open to a passage in the New Testament surely that would be more relevant than the Old Testament! So you try again.

OR

B. You listen for what God may be saying in this passage and look for meaning to your struggle. Look for an answer to your question.

Many of us in life are looking for answers which include yes or no. We like black and white not gray. We want God to do things our way and in our time. We treat the Bible as a magical 8 ball. Scripture is Holy - it is rich - it is alive in us today. It goes beyond giving answers to questions and gives meaning to being a child of God in this world of chaos.