**Sit quietly, eyes closed and in silence for one minute before reading.**
It
only takes one person to break a stereotype. One person to radically contradict
an image of a group. It takes one person to begin breaking a stereotype and it
takes many more to continue to chisel away the remaining pieces. We all have
stereotypes, stereotypes of gender, of vocation, of socio-economic status, of
race and country. We place assumptions on a group based on misunderstandings,
misperceptions and misinformation. Getting to know individuals breaks our
stereotypes.
We also stereotype God. We have placed an assumption on God based on
misunderstandings of His actions, misperceptions of His heart and
misinformation about His identity. It takes continual meetings with God to
break down our stereotypes and for us to see, know and hear Him.
Will you take the time today to meet with God? An opportunity for Him to break
any stereotypes you carry about Him?
A couple of places … through reading the Bible. Start with the Gospel of Luke
and get to know Jesus, God Himself. Pray … take time to sit with God, talk to
Him and allow Him to meet you where you are. Make time to spend time with
someone who seems to know God well, a person whose stereotype has been broken
more than yours.
Take the time to meet God.
**Sit again in silence for as long as is available to you.**
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