God is not reckless in any way

Because He is our Awesome Creator — Almighty God is not reckless in any way.  Why would He be?

So why do Christian song writers keep writing lyrics saying God is reckless?  And why do well-meaning worship leaders and pastors lead us into singing untrue, inaccurate, unbiblical lyrics?

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The meaning of “reckless”:

“The definition of reckless is something that is done foolishly, carelessly, or without thinking about the consequences.” – https://www.yourdictionary.com › reckless

“…careless, freewheeling, heedless, inattentive, incautious, mindless, regardless, unheeding, unmindful.” – https://www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › reckless

“The word reckless means “without caution” or “without thinking about the consequences.” – https://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com › writing-for-business › writing-…

Recklessness (also called unchariness) is disregard for or indifference to the dangers of a situation or for the consequences of one’s actions, as in deciding to act without stopping to think beforehand. … Recklessness has been linked to antisocial personality disorder.  – https://en.m.wikipedia.org › wiki › Recklessness_(psychology)

Does any of that sound like the God of the Bible?

The God of the Bible is loving, and gives thought aforehand about all consequences of His actions.  He knows what’s up before it happens, so nothing He does is “reckless”.  He cannot be “…careless, freewheeling, heedless, inattentive, incautious, mindless, regardless, unheeding, unmindful.” Saying God is reckless – is not factual.

Come on! Let’s stop singing cutesy tunes to false narratives. ¹ 

1. pushing a false narrative  …It means to convey a story that isn’t real but to characterize it as if it is by creating a false story behind the situation in order to make it factual, when the history itself never happened.