People know me as the “religious guy from The Real World.” So I get into a lot of discussions about God with random people. Once somebody declared to me, “I would believe in God if he came down to earth and made himself real.”

The first thing I thought was that this guy is really working hard to not believe in God. I mean, what kind of deal is that? You come down here right now or I’m not going to believe in you. Instead of calling him out, I said, “He did come down. That’s who Jesus is–God became man.” He mumbled something about seeing is believing.

What? Is it not enough that God came to earth once? Does he have to show up in flesh and bone every ten years? Even if he did, some folks would demand that God take them out to dinner and only then would they believe.

What more do you want?

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There’s an old story that a river flooded and a town evacuated. An old man sat in his living room and prayed for God to save him. A car came by and offered to drive him away, but the man said, “No thanks, God will save me.” Soon the water pushed open his doors and he ran upstairs. A boat floated by and offered him a ride. “No thanks, God will save me.” Finally he was sitting on top of his chimney when a helicopter came by. He said no, because God would save him.

The river washed over his head and he died. When the old man made it to heaven, he asked God why he forgot him. God explained, “I sent you a car, a boat, and a helicopter. What more do you want?”

I’ve been thinking about how this applies to my life. I meet people everyday who are working so hard to avoid believing in God. But those who believe and love God can work so hard to avoid his help.

This afternoon in San Diego, Tom Booth and I were talking about God calling us to new kinds of ministry. I told him about a couple websites I wanted to make, and I wasn’t sure if I was going to go all the way.

Then I thought, what more do I want? At what point do I know that I have to do it? God could give me an idea, the motivation, and even a free computer. Part of me would still hesitate.

What am I getting at? I am going to spend a lot of money on custom-made belt buckles to promote NoMoHo.com. It’s going to cost me several thousand of dollars, but I don’t care. Everything has worked out to bring me to this point, and I just have to do it.

What am I getting at? I’m thinking about marriage.