Some Words on Faith
The older I get, the more I realize that a relationship with God is the place where one truly encounters peace.
I have come to find that my entire purpose on this earth is my relationship with God. It took a long, long time to understand “purpose” and with the understanding came a new vocation: to know more of God, to pursue him… because how can you love whom you do not know? And I wanted more of Him.
As time went on, I began falling in love with God, more so, every day. And the fruit of this was peace, joy, happiness, contentment. When Jesus says that he leaves us with a gift, peace of mind and heart, and that the peace He gives, the world cannot give… oh my gosh, this is it right there, this is true life.
There is no reason to be afraid, God “has got us”.
Also, he breaches the divide of our separateness. And that is everything.
John 14:27
New Living Translation
27 “I am leaving you with a gift—peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give. So don’t be troubled or afraid.
I talk a bit about this in my yearly birthday video, here.
As an aside: I don’t attend church, I haven’t for many years now. I’m more of a let’s meet up in a café, discuss Theology and pray kind of person.
I also pray as a normal and very very frequent part of my daily experience, but many times, these are conversations with God, as I walk and listen to music, as I go about my day… If I need to ask for grace for others and myself, I do so. Sometimes sitting in my kitchen having coffee, other times on my knees.
But I mainly like to acknowledge His presence in the tidbits that make up the minutes and hours; in the mundane, in my routines.
I’m sure I’ve made him chuckle many times.