One of God’s ‘Messengers’ Sent Me a Chain Letter

Those born before 1990 might remember receiving chain letters in the mail. You were promised riches or other material goods, and if you didn’t obey the commands of the letter, you would suffer from misfortune.

Now I’m receiving the digital version of chain letters, which are much shorter. A screen shot of this chain letter is below:

I would hope that if God was speaking these words to the originator of this message, the Holy Spirit would also breathe “grammar” and “spellcheck.”

I’m all for positive, uplifting messages, but this was one step beyond a fortune cookie. God doesn’t grant wishes if you put a quarter into a Zoltar Machine.

First of all, God’s love and providence aren’t conditional. Perhaps our previous relationships have given us ultimatums — “If you love me, you’ll do this.” But that’s not love. That’s certainly not faith. It’s manipulation. It’s coercion.

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God doesn’t work that way.

God, like any parent, wants us to love Him, but our free will offers us a choice — do we want to love God and His path, or do we want to do things our way and have God submit…