My thinking got me thinking:
Where does luck come from anyways?
The obvious answer is God, but how many of us actually operate on that belief?
I played Yahtzee with Evan and Tellie a few weeks ago, and I in no way believed that the outcome of my Yahtzee game had all that much to do with God.
But God even controls the roll of the dice. Every molecule moves under his observation.
So all of the gambling debt in the world, all of the lost Yahtzee games (I got butchered) and all of the short ends of the stick are known to God.
Did you know that the disciples believed that dice (or casting lots in their case) revealed the will of God?
They cast lots to decide who would take the place of Judas the Betrayer among the 12. (Acts 1:12-26)
They prayed about it, picked 2 candidates, and threw some old school dice.
They knew that God really could speak through that because he controls everything.
Man, that's the kind of faith I aspire to.
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So, this is the blog of Brett. I used to write on my Myspace and I still use my Facebook all the time to tell people what's going on in my life, but I suppose true blogging isn't about what's happening in your life, it's about your reaction to it and what it inspires you to think. Not to say that this is my journal. It's where I drop my brain off at the end of the day.
5 comments:
tossing dice for decisions scares me, but then i think we all resort to some strange ways of making up our minds or hearing the will of God
Interestingly, that was a very cultural thing for the disciples to do at that time. I guess that's good for me to realize. Sometimes I scoff at people who get a feeling or know in their heart that God has told them something... even when I know I have been in the same place. I just refuse to let God work the way He wills. However, it is so cultural for us in the United States to makes decisions based on a gut feeling or on or "hearts". It's so cool to know that even in our weakness God can use that too!
Another question you might ask is...
Is there a difference between God's wants and wills?
i had no idea our game of yahtzee had that much of an impact on you... i even forgot we played. :)
ironically i was just thinking about the concept of casting lots the other day. i was reading the passage in Acts 1 or 2 where they cast lots to choose who would fill Judas' role as a disciple... i was wondering what the significance of that was and how the idea of how casting lots, which is gambling, has changed so much from then until now, when gambling is viewed by many as a sin. what you said has helped a bit... you'll make a good pastor. :)
I was too lazy to walk over to the fridge...
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