Pathway to God.
If at first you don't succeed try try again, is what we keep getting told don't give up, keep trying.
How dose this fit in with God and his pathway....to him?
Ok I will try to make sense of this, people think that Christianity is easy, it a cop out of life, hmmm. I have been a Christian for nearly twenty years and has it been easy? What with rules and regulations peoples expectations of what we should be and that's before you go to church! But! Is that really what it's all about?
Well No.
I am free to do what I want, go where I like, see who I want.
So I am just like you! The difference is I want to please God so I choose to do what is right and just, this is where things get hard I get things wrong I hit my thumb with a hammer I am likely to shout and swear like you would.
I get upset over things like you do I get angry to, and not righteous anger just pull out In front of me and cut me up in the car and watch me in the rear view mirror I am like you.
God allows things to happen in life so he can trim off the rough edges, it is my want to please God that leads me yo say sorry lord I just cursed than driver again cancel the calling down of fire from heaven. It's like your parents you want to make them proud of you, well that's how it is with God I want him to be proud of me.
So what's with this prayer thing well when life was simpler we met with people and had a chat we didn't text or skype them we spoke face to face, now that's not as easy with God as we can't just pop round his place for a cuppa and a chat, we don't even know where he lives! The good news is we don't have to pop any where we just open up our mouths and Chat to him and he listens he even answers too, now the next bit is the had part, what did he say? How do I know what he says?
Well I have found when he talks to me and I have listened, it is often like a though i get but it it wasn't my thought, it's thinking in the third person.
So why is it hard well I am human my flesh wants to do fleshy things and my spirit wants to please God some days my flesh wins some days my spirit. But what is even harder is dealing with how I dealt with my self when I get it wrong.
I know I should have done better, bit my lip more said nothing and walked away,
But I didn't then the sayings come along wwjd? Well he might not have called fire down from heaven but he dose forgive me, thank goodness.
One thing I have found on this pathway is that sin is all the same to God he doesn't like sin Weather your sin of murder theft or treason that is not what separates you from God it's simply because you don't know God that separates you from him, to be fair you wouldn't let a complete stranger into your house would you, if you did they would at least have yo have an id badge to say they are official, so why should God let a stranger into his house?
That's why we are on a pathway, getting to know God wanting yo know God,
He's a friendly guy willing to make you his friend and wanting to be your friend.
Try him
Chat to him now,
Say God I want be Your friend,
Then find a good church lean his word and see what he can do for you and what you can do for him,
It ain't easy but it's worth if.
