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As I think about telling my story on how God changed my life, there are many things I could say. I sometimes wonder since I've been a Christian my whole life, what I would be like if I was not a Christian. I also wonder what's missing from my spiritual walk? Is it joy? Or is it a closer relationship with the Holy Spirit?
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Sin is no longer a dictator when you have Jesus. It is now an indicator that we need Him.
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The idea that God calls us to be faithful over being successful, and understanding that failure is part of life can be a relief.
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How to disconnect with God:
1. Realize how good God is. If you don't feel that you're already disconnected.
2. Feel like you should do more for Him or be a better person in response.
3. Feel inadequate and burnt out.
#grace
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I can be such a negative thinker. It can feel like a battle, and I have to admit that caffeine helps! I'm trying to be thankful, and to identify an attribute of God that causes whatever it is I am thankful for. Plus, I'm trying to live moment by moment instead of thinking about my overall struggles.
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Feeling financial struggle, and the daily expectations on me at work, tempt me to live in regret. But, if God loves me, I can rest in my trust in Him. The issue may not be the struggle or the challenges before me, but whether or not I can trust that He loves me.
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I certainly have failures in my life. I've also had success. God is good to His followers and his unfollowers. Bad things also befall his followers and his unfollowers. The main difference is His followers appreciate Him for the good and turn to Him in the bad.
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When the Bible says to speak the truth in love, that also applies to self-talk. It's the only way we can grow from an experience. Not just truth, and not just love. I can't change the things I've lost, but I can show care for my sadness, which at times is confusing.
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I'm reading Numbers 11 this morning about God's anger against complaints and greediness. Moses has thoughts of death in this chapter but God said he will not have to carry this alone. "Do you think I can't take care of you?" Both the people and Moses had complained to God, but some people were punished for their greediness. Both the people and Moses were provided for, but God responded differently to the people because of greediness. A pattern of Israel complaining and God responding in anger is seen thereafter. In the context, the Israelites were disdaining God's provision and God himself. I know the context is different, but it makes me feel cautious about complaining to God. I think we can both state how we feel to God and also appreciate what he has given. Like Paul said, he quit focusing on the handicap and started focusing on the gift.
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What's amazing to me is the story of Jesus and his resurrection. If it's not true, it's amazing how many people have been deceived.
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I can understand why someone might not believe in God the father. From my human perspective I would never want my child to suffer. God allows it. Now I trust he has His purposes. Also, I wouldn't want my children to think of themselves as wretched sinners. It's just not on my priority list to make sure my children tell me how bad they are. However, it is true we all are sinners. Realizing our need for a Savior, makes me thank God we have One. I worship that more than anything else in this life. I know God is with me.
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The more I don't fight with my feelings and trust in God the happier I am to be alive.
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I'm reading a book that affirms that unhappiness is normal. It's called The Happiness Trap by Russ Harris. Sadness, fear, guilt are all part of life and will be felt at various moments throughout the day. We can reduce our anxiety about it. I'm thinking we have to accept our feelings, but still make good decisions. With that being said, is our life just a coin flip? This thing works out; this other thing doesn't work out. Or is it all part of a Divine plan?
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My biggest challenge is what feels like daily drudgery. I'm trying to FACE my feelings by focusing on my Faith, what I want to Accomplish, Connection with others, and Enjoying God's good gifts.
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It is "difficult to distinguish consciousness from the Autumn autisms. It has created."
Dr. Tzanck
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The organism is regarded as a machine, and that is right; but it is a considered a fixed, movable, automatic machine, confined within precise mathematical limits, and that is quite wrong. The organism is an organic machine, endowed, that is to say, with a flexible, elastic mechanism.
Claude Bernard
Compare a train on a track with a vehicle on a road.
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I have already told the story of the friend who used to ask everybody what he must do to find faith. It was sort of a challenge, for he used to add: "You say that it is a matter of grace, so there is nothing I can do about it."
One day he was given the answer: "Begin by living as if you had faith, and you will see."
Paul Tournier
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