- Jan 8, 2011
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I hadn't even got my coffee yet and someone comes up and asks what the title says. Boy, that was kind of awkward because I know how this goes of course. Sometimes people feel safe asking because they already assume that, based on your character and attitude, that you are a happy, G-d fearing Christian like they are.
You know, they see that smile that's always on your face and they see you are doing something right in life, and it must be the truth of Jesus, because what else could shape a person in such a way if not the love of Jesus?
So, he felt safe asking because, as he admitted, he thought I was Christian. When I told him, "no" he looked genuinely confused and at a loss for words. He then said, "Oh, you don't believe in G-d, or...?". And I said, "Well, no I don't. I don't know if there is one or not." Of course, I know the one he believes in doesn't exist just as well as I know anything else in life, but I wasn't about to return the favor of tactless inquiries into his personal beliefs, especially since we are here to earn a paycheck and leave at the end of the day and not engage in an offensive battle of the workplace world views.
You know, they see that smile that's always on your face and they see you are doing something right in life, and it must be the truth of Jesus, because what else could shape a person in such a way if not the love of Jesus?
So, he felt safe asking because, as he admitted, he thought I was Christian. When I told him, "no" he looked genuinely confused and at a loss for words. He then said, "Oh, you don't believe in G-d, or...?". And I said, "Well, no I don't. I don't know if there is one or not." Of course, I know the one he believes in doesn't exist just as well as I know anything else in life, but I wasn't about to return the favor of tactless inquiries into his personal beliefs, especially since we are here to earn a paycheck and leave at the end of the day and not engage in an offensive battle of the workplace world views.