In the beginning, my search for God was more like an intellectual exercise that eventually leads to an emotional response. I can not believe without understanding. I hear a lot of people talking about loving God. What does that mean? How do I love something I can't define? Well, I need to define a term, … Continue reading How I define God, and what that means to me
Love
Companionship is God Sanctioned.
God did not create us to be solitary beings. Joy and happiness are to be shared. Everyone needs that one person they can be comfortable with, to pour out their heart and soul to, and not be judged or criticized. That’s why couples get married; they have found that special person. We all need a … Continue reading Companionship is God Sanctioned.
Hope and Expectation changed my life.
I have been doing a lot of thinking about Hope lately. I always saw Hope as a wish, but I have discovered that it is much more than that. For many years I didn’t have much hope that anything in my life would change. I wished it would but didn’t have any confidence that it … Continue reading Hope and Expectation changed my life.
De-Clutter Your Life
Hello everyone, I’m going to do something a little different with this blog. I’m going to talk about what I’m doing with my life now, instead of how I found healing in the past. I told my daughter a while back I was going to get rid of everything in the house I wasn’t using, … Continue reading De-Clutter Your Life
Seeing through God’s eyes transformed my life
When we are children it is so important that we have good role models, so we grow up with a healthy attitude about life and our perception of the world around us is clear and true. When we are abused we grow up with all sorts of incorrect beliefs about life and how to deal … Continue reading Seeing through God’s eyes transformed my life
Life’s Purpose
An eighty-five-year-old friend told me the other day that her life just had no purpose anymore. I immediately saw that she did have a purpose. Yes, she is older and can’t get around and do things like she used to, but that doesn’t mean she is useless. She has children and grandchildren that depend on … Continue reading Life’s Purpose
“And God said, Let there be Light:”
Isaiah 45:7, “I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the Lord do all these things.” Genesis 1: 4, “And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.” Light has … Continue reading “And God said, Let there be Light:”
How I learned to put down evil.
As I was discovering my relationship to God the subject of evil came up, and I had to figure out what evil was and how to handle it in my life. First, I realized that I could have no control over other people or what was going on around me. I was responsible only, for … Continue reading How I learned to put down evil.
