be closer to God

I don’t think this means that you have to be best buddies with everyone, but to just treat everyone with respect, love and understanding on a daily basis. This is not always easy. But the more I try to understand people, the easier it is for me to see God in them.

i need to be closer to God. and live my life the way it should be lived, as God intended me to. Ive realized i need to change for the better. Besides my Fiancee i want to be closer to God just as he is

I was awake late last night, unable to sleep and I turned on this sermon podcast I got about prayer and it was really powerful. It reminded me to pray about this, becoming closer to God too and I am. I’ve started enjoying reading my bible again too which is a good sign, I’ve pretty much had a love/hate relationship with it all my life.

I feel like I have been less close to God lately so I want to be closer to God. I’ll keep you in the loop of my progress…

I never go to church anymore, but I’ve started to print homilies from this one priest who used to be at this church I attended a while back. I remember the first time I heard him speak, it was so uncanny the way his message related directly to my life. His messages were always uplifting and inspiring. So of course I was really disappointed when he left to start a new church. But then I ran across his homilies online – so I’ve been printing them out and reading them lately.

I think it really helps to identify with someone spiritualy that you can learn from. For a long time I have always had this very liberal approach to spirituality – a belief that didn’t really conform to any religion. And I think I felt very alone in my beliefs. But the more I read, the more I realize that there are a lot of people who think very similar to the way that I do, and I’ve been learning a lot more in the process.

I always feel like God let me down when I really need him. Like he is never there for me and always let terrible things happen to me. But I realise that God has a plan for each and everyone of us. I have to have faith in him. John15:16 And if we know that he hears us whatever we ask, we know we have what we asked of him. And I realise that although he had not always given me what I wanted, he gave me what I needed.

Why is it that I’ve allowed people to come into my life, effortlessly and often undeserving, yet it has taken me so long to welcome my Creator? I want to strengthen my faith, and show that I am worthy of all the blessings I’ve received!!

For some reason I feel more connected to God when I get outside, and have some time alone. Being cramped up is never a good thing.

3 years ago I lost my mother to a not-so-rare but uncommonly known disease, myasthenia gravis. I’ll give you more details about the disease if you ask, but I’d like to share how with the loss of my mother, I also experienced a break-down in my faith in God.

I went from being angry and confused that such a huge creator could allow something so devastating happen to my family.

Then I decided that God would have to prove to me whether or not it was worth believing on something for so long and not receiving anything from it.

I completely lost faith in God and decided that I didn’t want to have a relationship with God anymore.

Now I’m beginning to become closer to God again. I do realize that even in my relapse of faith and understanding, God still had an impact on my life.

I realized that ultimately, God still wants me around. I’m still angry and will be until my life evens out again, but for now I need a friend and God will be a friend to me if nothing else.

Would like some guidance,please. =(