Thoughts on God from Anime

So I enjoy some Anime. I am very careful which shows I watch cause some are really bad.

So I was intrigued when I was watching the end of a filler arc, meaning a series of episodes that have no purpose in the actual story and is meant to keep the anime viewers busy while the manga (comic book) writer catches up.

Well there was something interesting as I said. There are two characters both trying to reason about life and destiny.

Well I don't know about destiny but I thought their musings applied to God as well

One charater said:

If destiny is like a gear...
then we are all the cogs,
and all we can do is trust that the gear knows where it is going.

She is coming from a place where she trusts the system how things work.

So her approach is that (I am going to replace destiny with God) we are part of the work of God, willingly or unwillingly, and all we can do is trust that he is good and going in a direction we want.

The other character said:

If destiny is like a gear...
then we are all dirt,
that gets ground in between the cogs.

He has seen pain after pain and thinks life and people are out to get him until they earn his trust, he is focused on being able to protect himself and his friends. He has a hard time trusting.

His view is that (again replacing God for Destiny) God is doing work and going somewhere and we just get in the way. When we get in the way we are damaged and hurt to get out of the way and we can't change the direction of God.

I think this parallels how we look at God, we see him as doing what he is doing. We attribute pain to us getting in his way, and at best we think we are being used but not by choice. He is going to use us regardless and there is nothing we can do about it.

But neither is right.

- We KNOW God is good.
- It is our JOY to do his work and work with him
- We KNOW that He is working all things for the good of his people.

How awesome is that. But how easy is it to take one of the perspectives above?

God you are awesome.