Imbroglio isn’t a spelling error or a made up word, but it means a complicated confused misunderstanding. I think that defines my theology and spirituality. I know a lot about the Bible, I know (or at least used to know) Greek, I have studied theology, and I have good sense of my tradition in my own church/denomination as well as the bigger Christian tradition and history. Even though all these things are true, I have come to the conclusion that although I think I know a lot about God, in reality I know very little. Although the pursuit is important and vital to healthy spirituality, I also have embraced the humility that I will never fully understand God. In fact, I think I have embraced it to the point that I know, and I don’t think there is a way around it, that I will, as everyone else on the planet, be faced with a complicated and confused misunderstanding.

I am not saying that I think God is trying to confuse us, but that as His creation it is impossible to every fully know Him. I think I can get a glimpse and although I think that glimpse may be accurate, it is only a glimpse and because I am human I will always have misunderstandings about God, my spirituality, and theology.

Imbroglio spirituality can bring freedom can’t it? I think it helps us be humble enough to recognize that we may not have everything understood and in fact may even be wrong on some things. This isn’t to say that Scripture, as God revealed, inerrant and inspired Word, isn’t true and accurate but our interpretations and perspectives may be skewed.

So I journey forward, with my faith in Christ, knowing I worship a God I will never fully understand or comprehend and as paradoxical as it may sound, I find ease and comfort in that.