walk closer with God

By having this as a goal, doesn’t mean that I am overly religious. I meant that I wanted to walk with God’s ways. These are the things that I associate with “Walking Closer With God:”

-Trying to live my life in a loving, understanding and kind manner;
-Treating others with respect and how I would like to be treated myself;
-Being open and non-judgmental;
-Doing my part to help make people happy around me.

While I always have to remind myself to try my best to live my life in this manner, I think I am now able to retire this goal and say that it is accomplished.

I think I have always been conditioned to think that I am very selfish. Someone I know very well told me several months ago that they think that I am one of the most unselfish people they have ever met. What an epiphany that was! Thanks so much for sharing that with me, fine friend.

because it is one I will never give up on. I reckon that’s why more 43ers don’t join us!

Interesting that no one has yet dared to say they have completed this goal and not found it worth doing. I would have to question the honesty of such a person…

I have seen my relationship with God as an evolving journey of spiritual growth over the years. Lots of lessons learned along the way, lots of highs and lows. But I’m so very glad that during times of despair, I am not alone.

One thing that I would like to comment on, is that over the years, I’ve experienced many situations of people having issues with religion or more specifically with “going to church.” Once some people find out that I go to church regularly, I am amazed at some of their notions about church. They must have had some pretty terrible negative experiences in their lives. It’s unfortunate. Even my own sister has made assumptions and comments about that issue. Please humour me as I go through these points:

1. People who go to church regularly are not better or more “holy” than anyone else in the world.

2. For the most part, people who go to church do not think that they are better or more “holy” than anyone else, lol.

3. For the most part, people who go to church don’t look down on other people. They are in fact, normal, average people themselves.

4. People who go to church to worship are not being hypocrites, we are human and we mess things up just like anyone else. ;)
Just because we might go to church regularly to worship, doesn’t mean that we are implying that we are morally superior. That notion is absolute garbage. We are not morally superior, read #1 above, lol.

5. People who go to church do so because we want to receive moral guidance and atone for our sins (yes, even for non-Catholics, lol). We are not going to church because we think we are in the right-hand of God (i.e. read #4 above).

I hope that I have properly explained my feelings on this. Just because I go to church doesn’t mean that I feel that I am morally better than others. In fact, maybe I even make more moral errors than average, who knows? I try to be ethical and I try to follow God’s moral lessons. Sometimes I am successful in achieving that and sometimes I fail.

I have even mentioned on 43T previously that one of the main reasons I go to church is to use music to help get closer to God. I readily admit that I need music to form a closer connection and remind myself how I should be leading my life. Sometimes I get it and sometimes, I need to go back for remedial work. ;)

Have a wonderful Sunday, fellow 43 Thingers! :)

I have started a bible study, and I am really getting alot happier, reminds me of my days as a new christian. I love learning new things about Gods word. Did you know that that bible says that the earth is round….before we actually discovered it?! Amazing. I am doing the bible study called “believing God.” So far, I love it. This past Wednesday, my sister, Christina, went with me…I hope she comes every week with me, I enjoyed having her there.

It’s not always easy, but I want to keep remembering to walk with God more often and not forget to have him as a big part of my life.

I want to spend this year, walking closer with Jesus. Leaning on him for my every need. Whether it be weight loss, grief and pain, He will be my rock.