Rich Mullins was a Contemporary Christian artist. He was very talented as a songwriter and recording artist. He even wrote music for Amy Grant. You might recall one of his songs: Awesome God. It was a very popular song when it came out. But as talented as Rich was, he had some very deep conflicts. Internal and external. They stemmed way back to his childhood. He didn\u2019t get along very well with his father. And his demons lead to issues like alcoholism and anger. Things he battled a long time. There was a line of the movie that stuck out to me: \u201cGod loves us for who we are. Not for who we want to become.\u201d And that\u2019s perfect for someone struggling. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I have been reading a lot on conflict these past few days. How it can bring us down. How it can affect our relationships with others. It is amazing how even though we try to not let it impact us, it can do so. We can try to act like it doesn\u2019t. But I imagine most of us know what I\u2019m talking about. We go about our daily activities with the conflict in the back of our minds. It doesn\u2019t go away. Especially if it\u2019s conflicts with someone externally. And then someone, not knowing so, brings their name up. Or maybe you see them someplace. Internal conflict. External conflict. Either way. It\u2019s still there. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Unfortunately, we are all going to experience some type of conflict at some point in our life. The good news is no matter what we\u2019re going through, God can show us his grace. God\u2018s love is greater than any conflict we ever go through. And since we have his love and grace on our side, conflict can be temporary. And if it\u2019s temporary for us, then it is a season. Seasons come and go. And that\u2019s the good news. The hard part is that it could be difficult for us to find the root of what\u2019s causing the issues. Sometimes they are obvious. Other times not. But no matter what we\u2019re going through, let\u2019s not lose sight on the fact that our faith can get us through. Let\u2019s not lose sight on God. Not loose sight of his grace. Just remember he loves us for who we are. And just as the song proclaims, \u201cOur God is an awesome God.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Rich Mullins was a Contemporary Christian artist. He was very talented as a songwriter and recording artist. He even wrote music for Amy Grant. You might recall one of his songs: Awesome God. It was a very popular song when it came out. But as talented as Rich was, he had some very deep conflicts. … <\/p>\n