DEFINING GOD

An ode to all the hearts we meet as we journey to discover The Meaning of Life!

God's Child

Once upon a time; God was - or so I assume.

But today, maybe he is...maybe he isn't - evidently.

How does one define life?

How does one define God?

How does one define life without God?

God, biblically, is the alpha and the omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last. 

To me, he is the universe, love and life itself. 

Which means, to me, that whatever our purpose in life is, we must know God to define it. 

And to know God we must know humanity, because we are made in the image of God. 

Which would mean also that everything that we are is God. 

So the way to know him is also in knowing ourselves. 

Which in turn would mean that a life without God is nothing. 

And the face of God is every face we see. 

So how can we love God who is beyond us, and not love our brother who is beside us?

This is...if God is.

If God is not...then what is life?  What is love?  What is infinity?

Easily defined...is easily found...easily found is easily lost.

But the human element is not easily defined.

Yet...easily lost.

And yet again...not easily found.

So how do we define God?

We must first define life.

Or perhaps; we first define God and then we define life...

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I ASKED GOD...

I asked God for the strength to face the adversities in my life—He supplied me with more adversities because I am not yet as strong as I can be.

I asked God for the courage to face the challenges in my life—He supplied me with more challenges because I am not yet as brave as I can be.

I asked God to give me the faith to always believe that He alone can save me—He gave me the wisdom to know that there are times when I must save myself.

I asked God to teach me the value of every moment and every breath—He called away those whom I have loved.

I asked God for someone to talk to—He sent me no one, so that I may learn to speak with Him.

I asked God to carry me through my hard times—He reminded me of where I’ve come from then showed me again where I am now.

I cried to God to please lift my burdens—He did not.

And I remembered that God will never put more on me than I can bear.

And so I rejoice—even in sorrow—because I know now that where there is darkness, there can be light.   

Psalms 46:1

God is my refuge and my strength, a very present help in the time of trouble.

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Thank You!!

Today is the day to give thanks.  

Most days, as I scroll through my Tl (and the streets in general) the consensus is, thank God for Life, for another day, for waking me up this morning.  But I wonder, do we ever really thank God for life?  Or do we insult him for it?

For example, you probably passed quite a number of people on your way to work this morning – other motorists, pedestrians, persons at the place you stopped for breakfast, the gas station, etc., etc. – but how many of those persons did you say ‘good morning’ to?  How many of those persons did you give a smile to? Lend a hand to? Show some other seemingly insignificant and fleeting gesture or word of well intention?   Probably very few, if any. 

Did Christ knock this morning?  Did you turn him away?  Did you tell him “IDGAF…NO NEW FRIENDS!!”?

How many persons had ever stopped to think, that every other person you meet on your way,

The Power of Prayer

  I’m not super duper religious—never have been. Being raised in a Christian home however, I believe in God Almighty. I believe that God is our creator, He is our provider, our protector and our guide through life—if we allow Him to be. And I believe in the power of prayer. 

 To be perfectly honest, I pray perhaps once every other day. But it is said that the Father