I have been seeking after a relationship with God and trying to understand His calling on my life since at least the age of 4. I know this because I am in possession of a letter my mother wrote after I invited Jesus to be my personal Savior in 1957.
I was recently corresponding with a longtime acquaintance about their spirituality and that conversation affected me deeply – to the point that I feel compelled to write about my faith so others can hopefully benefit from my thoughts. I don’t know that they will benefit, but I want them to do so very earnestly and feel that, at the very least, I will benefit from putting my thoughts down in this discourse.
The first point to acknowledge is that we come to God on His terms and not our own. Most of us sincerely believe that what we hold to be true, is rational and based on sound reasoning. However as I listen to other’s expressions of faith and understanding of God, it is apparent that their belief system is neither rational nor sound; but instead it is a hodge-podge of ideas that do not even fit together, let alone come from God. Whether we mean to or not, we are attempting to squeeze God into our little box instead of acknowledging how little we truly understand about Him. I am as guilty of this as anyone and am engaged in a lifelong effort to get outside of my own skin and see God as He really is; not just as I want Him to be. Will you join me in this pursuit of True Spirituality?
“For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.” I Corinthians 13:12
