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The closer we get to Christ, however, the more ‘dangerous’ he becomes- dangerous to our attempts to control him or to limit his influence in our daily lives or even to domesticate him in destructive prototypes… Is it possible that we control the degree to which we seek intimacy with Christ by offering just enough of our personal will and freedoms to pacify God’s desire to know us intimately? Do we really allow ourselves to draw close to the consuming nature of divine Lordship? Or are we practicing self-deception, acting out spiritual intimacy while keeping Jesus at a safe distance? How intimate is our relationship with Christ? Intimate enough that all our programs for emotional happiness or preconceived perceptions of his identity or even our limited engagement with his control over us could be redeemed in us? That our love could be pure and selfless? That we would allow God to be God on God’s terms?
…This is how we find Christ- in the sincere desire to be completely surrendered to God in such a way that no emotional or safety mechanisms prevent God from showing us the divine character. This is the path to humility, to really love God, know God and be known by God.
