What I've Learned

 January 13 2023

Welcome back. How are you?

There is no agenda for this blog. Merely someplace for thoughts, questions, observations that I’ve had and hoping that God will use them for a jumping off point. Very much a work in progress, just as I am, too. The title may even change at some point in this journey, but He never does.

Over the years I’ve learned you don’t bargain with God – or make promises that set you up to disappoint. Or worse, cause you to think of yourself as a failure. God never sees us as a failure and is always ready to pick us up and start again.

The closer you grow to Him, the more His, and our, enemy will work to pull you away. I have learned to never say never. To say I will never be deceived or led astray is an open invitation to the enemy to attack. And his attacks aren’t always obvious, but he knows the buttons to push. That’s why it is critical to stay close to God, to seek discernment, to seek His protection, His guidance, and His peace. To have favourite scripture verses that bring comfort. To invite the Holy Spirit to help you.

And I’ve learned you can be angry with God, that you can question Him. There’s so much I don’t understand, and in this limited human life I never will. So much of what happened in the Bible, and in today’s world, seems so unjust. But I trust Him to give me the knowledge and understanding that I need for any given day, or circumstance.

And how well I know that humans, no matter how sincere and dedicated to Him, make mistakes, falter and often find ourselves battling the same sins over and over. But everyday is new in Him and He is always there to walk with us anew.

I know that God understands grief. And the pain, often unbearable, that the death of someone we love brings to our lives. A pain many never recover from.

Above all, I know I would be adrift and lost without Him. That causes me to wonder what thoughts run through the minds of those who don't believe, as they drift off to sleep. When they are aware of a tiny, quiet voice asking them how they are. Do they brush the voice aside, or are there moments when they wonder - maybe, just maybe? 

What are your thoughts? How do you view God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit. As remote, unreachable beings? Irrelevant to your circumstances or the society we find ourselves in? Or are they your rock, the source of unshakeable comfort?

I'll be back, but for now, take care and know that you are loved.

In His Name - 

Liz