religulous & God

I do get a little nervous when my mother tells me that she believes we are living in the End Times.  The reason I get a little nervous is that I have been hearing this for my entire life, yet things now do seem to be worse today than ever.  What is even worse was a comment I heard while watching the news a few weeks ago.  I wish I remembered which station, but anyway, there was a jab at Palin's religious beliefs.  SNL also followed suit with their comments about "end of days."

I'm telling you.  It's not cool to believe in God anymore.  It's even less so to believe in Jesus Christ.

It does make me nervous to know that a movie called Religulous is coming out:



I know this movie will hit a nerve within me if I decide to see it.  It's very difficult for me to defend the faith because the fundamental first thing in the study of Christ and believing in Him is a leap of faith.  That leap of faith is not something that I can necessarily define, but I can say without doubt that comparing God to the Easter Bunny or Santa Claus saddens me.

In the darkest times of my life God has been my everything.  How can I possibly explain that?  He is my daily joy.  Rather than falling apart as many would do during any traumatic event, God has His way of carrying His child above it all.  Sometimes He carries you through it, but still it's a better way than going it alone and trying to make sense of life without a Savior.

I imagine the love that I feel gazing at my son is just a glimpse of the love He has for us.