I Have Faith (But I’m Open to Alternatives)

I met a guy last week who saw Jesus in an IHOP. He had a serious drug problem (the guy I met, not Jesus), and he had been praying hard for God to help him. I guess I figure that if the way you are living your life is questionable enough for Jesus to meet you for pancakes, change is probably in order. The guy I met has been clean for two years now.

I don’t know what happened in the IHOP that day, and neither do you. I believe God is with us, all around us always, and we choose, consciously or subconsciously, to let Him into our lives to varying degrees at varying times. How’s that for a concrete assessment of what happened at that IHOP?

Spirituality is an individual thing. My wife, Sheri, runs the Sunday School program at our church. She knows the Bible very well — much, much better than I do. The Bible stories are an important part of her spirituality, and she not only teaches them to the kids in our church, but she leans on them for guidance. I’m more of a constantly-talking-to-God kind of guy. I get the jist of the Bible, but I find more comfort from frequent, informal prayer.

Because I believe God is with us always, I feel like He listens to my constant rambling. I often imagine He’s got more important things to do than to hear from me. Like, for example, telling His Son to get to an IHOP in Aurora. But I keep…