Why Were We Created?

I was reading a book and I thought I'd bring this up. Maybe someone can help me out. If not, I hope it's still a good read. So why did God create us? I don't really usually like thinking too hard about this kinda stuff, as it usually leads to the answer "God'll show us when we die" or "we as humans don't have the intellect to comprehend the things of God". So it pretty much means, we really don't know, but we can make the best guess with the clues that are left to us.

In the past year or so, I've always thought that we were made completely for our own benefit. That is, God has nothing to gain from making us, and that we humans have everything to gain from being created. It says in John 17:5, 24 that God existed in love and glory within the Trinity. That is, God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit were just fine and happy before mankind was created, as He had everything He needed within Himself. Yet after the creation of man, there's all the heartbreak and grief that we cause Him from our sin, the pain and sadness that we bring him when we deny His love, and He had to come down from his comfy heavenly realm to die by the hands of the very people he's saving. So in my mind, God pretty much took an extra step to "unnecessarily" (I can't question God's will so I can't say that mankind was unnecessary :P) put up with and endure the crap that mankind brings him, just to save a people that doesn't deserve salvation. I don't really see where God has to gain from any of this. But I guess this is why this makes God a god of love. Love is completely sacrificial, when we truly love I don't think we're supposed to get anything in return.

So am I wrong to say that we were created completely for our benefit? It says in my book that we were created for God's glory, and I guess that makes sense to me. When God shows this kind of mercy and love to an undeserving people, I would suppose there's glory to be had out of this. But I thought to myself, what exactly does "glory" mean? Didn't he have glory before He created us, He does not need to prove that he's worthy of glory by creating us. I also had a friend that told me we were created for His pleasure. I can accept that as well. But the same question comes back to mind. What does bringing Him pleasure mean? It's not as if He couldn't have pleasure if we weren't created. So I don't see why we were created, other than for the fact that God just wanted to overflow His love unto us, just so that we can enjoy it. To those who haven't accepted Christ yet, doesn't it just make so much sense that this is and should be the one true God that we should worship and believe in? I encourage you to send your thoughts my way if you don't think so, 'cause I'm struggling to accept how people can believe anything else.

Touch the untouchable, break the unbreakable......teach the unteachable??

Have you ever come across those people that just got it so twisted, it's just frustrations if you try to teach them. Like kids that don't understand why 4 X 4= 16, they just don't understand, and there's no real reasoning behind it. If someone insists stealing or killing is right regardless of how I show them that it's wrong, it's a futile cause. Often just 'cause I understand, I expect everyone else to as well. And if not, I get upset. It's a me that I've come to hate, 'cause I've been the one to not understand at one point. So what can I do but to just let it slide? If they don't wanna hear it, fine....go do whatever you want, when you figure it out, good for you. If not, well too bad. Why get upset over this kinda stuff.

I remember having a conversation with Enoch 'bout how some people are just meant to not understand. I insisted that it's 'cause we haven't done our all to make them understand. I think at men's cell he said I may have had a point, but of course I came with this opinion without getting my hands dirty trying to convince someone myself. I don't know if I can believe my own opinion nowadays. Some people just aren't convinced... and they won't be until they look through the eyes of the Holy Spirit. But if they have no intention in looking through these eyes, there's nothing I can do...'cause it's the Holy Spirit that makes them want it. Please correct me if there's a theological flaw in this. But it seems kinda cyclical....it's kinda saying to me that, if the Spirit comes, then it comes. If it was meant to be, then it was meant to be.

So, is waiting all we can do until someone does understand? I don't really know how you can teach someone to believe with their heart. I've been reading this book called "The Case For Faith", and after hearing all the arguments against/for Christianity, at the end you just kinda believe or not. If the Spirit touches you, you believe, if not then you don't. It's really unteachable. There's clues that are thrown around that show the truth, but at the end it's just a question of do you believe or not. It makes so much sense to me 'cause faith just seems radical enough of an idea to satisfy and permit acceptance from a holy ultimate being.