09/01/2026
I think this is one of those religious ideas that affects us in ways we don’t always recognize.
We say that God is not a man. We say that God is Spirit. But then many of us were taught to relate to God almost like a human being somewhere in the sky who needs our constant attention, gets jealous when we give too much attention to something else, and is disappointed when we haven’t spent enough “time with Him.”
And I really started thinking about what that does to us.
You can spend your entire day caring for your children, working, tending to your family, loving people, helping somebody, taking care of responsibilities, and trying to take care of yourself. Then you can get to the end of that same day and feel guilty because you didn’t pray long enough, didn’t do your devotional, didn’t worship, or didn’t spend enough separate “time with God.”
But why is all of that life separate from God in the first place?
What if loving people is not separate from God? What if caring for yourself is not separate from God? What if being present with your children, building relationships, creating, working, resting, learning, and actually living your life are not things pulling you away from God?
What if we created that separation because of the concept of God we inherited?
God is not a lonely man in the sky somewhere in His feelings because you didn’t give Him enough attention today.
Our concept of God shapes how we relate to God, but it also shapes how we relate to ourselves, other people, and life itself.
I talked more about this in this video, and I’d love to hear whether you recognize this idea of God in your own religious upbringing.
Peace to you.
Many Bible believers say that God is not a man and that God is Spir...
