The God They Already Have

They say they already know Him.

Already love Him.

Already believe.

And maybe they do.

But when you ask about obedience,

about surrender,

about what it means to lay down a life,

they look confused.

Offended, even.

Because what they have

is the God who asks nothing.

The God who approves but never disciplines.

The God who loves but never corrects.

The God who blesses every lifestyle, every choice, every desire

without pause,

without cost.

They want worship

without obedience.

Grace

without effort.

Jesus

without the stake.

Jesus

without the sacrifice.

Jesus

without the burden.

Jesus

without surrender.

They want to belong

to a Christ who never faced the stake—

only glory, never blood.

But truth doesn’t shift to suit your comfort.

And holiness doesn’t hide inside loopholes.

So when belief becomes a barrier—

when “I already have God”

becomes a reason to stop seeking Him—

maybe the god they already have

isn’t the Son who gave his life for them…

or the Father who sent him.

Maybe He’s just

the one they made

in their own image.

The one who looks like them.

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